“Hey John, which one is the Volume?” said the confused guitar player starring at the amp chassis… So, you finished your amp project, sounds wicked and all that, but it sits bare naked on top of an extension cabinet or best, housed in a cabinet with Sharpie marked labels for the controls. Nice, but your amp deserves to be more elegant and sexy. After all it brews some real tone.
MercyMe Gold Disc
It is a special thing to have the amps I build with a guitar player in a major band but it is really special to have all guitar players of the same major band using them! You know that people out there appreciate your amps when my good friends and guitar players Mike Scheuchzer and Barry Graul of MercyMe, surprised me one day with a package at my door with this superb Gold Commemorative Disc presented to myself! HUGE THANKS Mike, Barry and MercyMe folks!
Live Gabtone Shop Cam
Short one here folks, to announce that the live Gabtone TV Shop Cam will resume in work days afternoons (usually at around 4:00 pm CST) for those of you curious on tube guitar amp building.
I don’t promise it will be a two way communication (as I need to concentrate at what I’m building) but I’ll read the chat from time to time just in case you have questions about what in the world I am doing!
Guitar pedal board routing
I’ve been asked numerous times about when will I make those Gabriel Ts available again. The task was always on my list but never got to it.
So finally here it is! The Gabriel Amps Clothing Line, a fashionable, wide variety of apparel in various styles, colors and sizes! Take your pick!
Gabriel T
From T-Shirts to coffee mugs and beyond am working on a couple more Gabriel products so check back regularly because I will be making these available as I finish them.
Show off that you are an owner (or a fan) of one of the finest hand-wired guitar amps on the market!
I couldn’t control myself. After seeing these cool demos of the Magick Eye tube, (a tube commonly used as a tuning indicator in old radios) I had to try them out in my amps. So I plopped together a quick video to see the dramatic and cool visual effect. I will probably tweak some values but overall I am very happy with the visual effect.
The circuit is nothing complicated. All you need is one of the many Magick Eye tubes existent out there, with many different beam patterns, that might need a slightly different pin-out connection, but all of them work in a main common way – it taps in the path of the signal level of roughly 10 to 25 Volts (depends on the type of tube used), and a high DC voltage of something between 200 to 250 (B+).
I used a Russian EM80/6BR5 I scored off Ebay. The EM80 tube has a “U” shaped fluorescent target and two rods connected to the anode, producing two angled shadows on the edge triggered by the control voltage (input signal).
The schematic I used is the one below, posted by Michael on the 18watt site.
I tapped the control voltage (signal) off one of the plates of the EL 84 tubes, and got the high voltage of about 250v off one of the filter caps.
Check this video out of how cool this can be!
Paul Riario, did an exceptional video demonstration of the Gabriel V33 guitar amp, that was coupled with the print review that appeared in the Guitar World magazine a while ago (by Terry Buddingh). Paul explains in very easy terms the V33’s features as well as the footswitch functions. Sit back relax and enjoy the video!
It’s worth watching.
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.
Please make sure you give the videos a 5-start rating, and comment, ask questions, etc. I am glad to answer. Thank you and enjoy the guitar amplifier cooking show!
Jason Spencer demonstrates the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe electric guitar amplifier. Sweet one!
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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 3 parts!
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