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Amp Building Course/Workshop?

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  • 03-07-2018 1:26pm
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    eric_
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Are there any practical guitar amp building courses/workshops around for beginners? I assume there might be healthy and safety concerns for those without experience/qualifications (like myself) which might be a stumbling block.


    For any other builders here, how did you get started?


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    Keyzer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,331 ✭✭✭Keyzer


    I'd love to build my own amp from a kit but I'd be afraid I'd wire it arseways and electrocute myself and/or burn the house to the ground.


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    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Really I think the chances of finding such a course is really slim in Ireland. It's very niche indeed. You'd be better off learning electronics and using that to read amp designs and research how they are designed.

    I've just bought a mod kit for my Fender Champion 600. Nothing overly complicated, a bit of soldering. You just have to be careful of the large capacitors inside the amp, and make sure they are fully discharged before working. It's a starting point for me at least. I'll be adding tone controls, a gain/volume pot to drive the pre-amp tube at lower levels and a negative feedback switch.


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    wild turkey
    Registered Users Posts: 625 ✭✭✭wild turkey


    I've built two amps and in the middle of modding a valve junior. If you dont know what your doing I would not recommend it as your dealing with high voltages.

    I would start with effect pedals it will give you the skills you need to move on to amps

    Your dealing with 9 to 18 v so the worst you can do is fry a capacitor or two
    Its also a lot less expensive as well and most of the effects sound great

    Have a look here. This is the way to go if you want to learn a little in the process .start with something easy like a Z Vex SHO

    http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.ie/

    You can also buy kits and pcb's which are also good to start out with as your fitting components
    Both these places are good for parts Tayda being cheaper but with a two week wait for delivery
    http://www.musikding.de/

    http://www.taydaelectronics.com/


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