In guitar amps, we always battle the signal-to-noise ratio. Of course we could never have the ideal guitar amp in this life because we are limited by the components we use that will dictate the final guitar tone and noise. And to be honest we don’t even need to push for a complete noiseless amp [...]
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Front Control Wiring Session
Going further with our guitar tube amp building! Here I will show you the simple trick I use to wire the front controls. Nothing complicated. You will see the way I solder the ground buss I use for all preamp connections that are kept separate from the power amp and power supply stage ground connections.
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Power Supply Wiring
Hello Ladies & Gentleman!
Here is another chapter in the Sound Garage Tales video tutorial on how to build a tube guitar amp from scratch. This time wiring the power supply.
Follow along all 4 videos in this chapter and you will learn how to make a clean layout which is critical for a robust guitar tube [...]
Tube Heaters Wiring
Wiring a tube guitar amplifier heater can be a pain in the rear. From twisting the leads to cancel out hum, to routing the 18 AWG wire the whole operation can be a hard animal to tame.
I’ll show you a couple tricks in this video on how you can do it. Enjoy this tutorial in [...]
Safety First
As Bon Scott of AC/DC said “High voltage rock ‘n’ roll”, these two items go together had in hand in guitar amplifier building.
But really, the Low Voltage can be extremely dangerous because in the end it is the current that is the one that kills.
We are getting shocked daily with 27-30,000 Volts, sometimes not even [...]
Welded Corners
In the end I decided that welded corners make a more G-force resistant and sturdy chassis. The first batch arrived two weeks ago and it looks superb! The thing is made out of 2mm aluminum that slightly thicker than 1/16″. The structure looks ready to take the road scuffs and hits. Literally.
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