Can’t edit on my iPad….

Just tried to add a picture from Flickr as I have a paid for account – got two images…….

Seems to have worked – lots faster on first look!

Valve amps are quite simple circuits, far fewer components than a solid state amp. Some have point to point wiring – the main components (valves, transformers, controls) are bolted into the chassis and the rest of the components are arranged…   Read more»

The use of a drill press and hole saw is in the bolt on neck course.
I did this process at the Bailey Workshop last year – works really well.

Welcome @mezy – this place is slightly dangerous and very addictive…..
 

That component (IC27) looks like it might be a voltage regulator – that is a more recent amp than the one I found a schematic for – looks like it has DSPs for effects an poss amp models – bung…   Read more»

Yes – by DHL – maybe I was just lucky – but 8 orders in a year – some only $10-20 others were $100.
Wouldn’t have ordered the $10-20 ones as shipping would probably double that.
 

Also look at Axminster Tools – they have router bits and different bearing sizes – might be able to find a combo there that works. It could also be worth paying the StewMac membership (about $30) as you then get…   Read more»

How old is the amp? Electrolytic capacitors age and fail – they are the largish tubular things – the tops bulge at first and then may burst open.  Bad soldered joints can cause problems – if the amp has been…   Read more»

It could be something simple like a fuse – it could be a failed soldered joint on the PCB – bad component…. I have a Cube 60 schematic (circuit diagram) in front of me – there is a preamp out…   Read more»

I built a valve amp 4 or 5 years ago – try a search on AX84 – there is a community based around a single ended 5 Watt amp with an EL84 power valve. There was enough detail for a…   Read more»

TV romping up the ratings by triple posting…… 🤣  Think neck carving an first coat of oil finish are two magical bits in a build – I remember my first neck up at Baileys in 2017 – got the first…   Read more»

Good soldering iron and solder – there has been a move to lead-free solder – it needs a higher temperature and it doesn’t flow nicely – I copped a couple of large reels of ‘normal’ lead tin solder when schools…   Read more»

guitarmaking.co.uk convention…….
I’ll book the NEC because by the time we are allowed to meet there will be enough of us to fill it 🤣 
 

Back to Darren’s PA thump – assume that is when you unplug – I have some jacks that have a built in switch that mutes the cable as you unplug – made up some leads using them – they work…   Read more»

And I thought you were a nice guy Darren……..

Loads of videos out there – most seem to be from the USA – lots of the people spraying finishes probably won’t live long as they seem to have the same approach to wearing protective equipment and extraction as they…   Read more»

It’s about 8 hours from here with a couple of stops……..  
That’s assuming that the M6 is a motorway and not a car park…..

So is that knobs on a guitar or knobs on the forum?