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[quote name='rmshaw37' post='1116403' date='Feb 5 2011, 12:10 PM']i have a line 6 g90 - the rack one and in 6 months of using it on all stage sizes, its never EVER dropped out yet! NO loss in signal, in fact it can sound better than a lead! our guitar player uses the g50 (pedal version), in fact lots of guitards we know use them, and no one has ever lost signal or moaned about tone yet[/quote] g90 is amazing. has lead simulation too.

[quote name='Slipperydick' post='1092302' date='Jan 17 2011, 11:40 AM']You might find this site useful. [url="http://modulusamplification.com/AMP-CHASSIS-for-JCM800-JTM45-PLEXI-STYLE-AMPS-P643467.aspx"]http://modulusamplification.com/AMP-CHASSI...PS-P643467.aspx[/url] Used to build amps years ago and the metalwork was always a problem for me. I took an interest again recently, Looks like transformers might be a bit of a problem nowadays, although I have seen replica Fender Bassman ones on ebay occasionally. There are high voltages with high available current in valve amps, and its still there ages after you have disconected the mains. Dont get involved with valve stuff if you dont know what your doing, Errors can easily be fatal when working with valves.[/quote] would solid state be better to start off with?

[quote name='dan670844' post='1092186' date='Jan 17 2011, 09:44 AM']If you really want to have a go, I would try a kit first and not bass,a guitar amp would be a better bet, I say this as there are a lot of kits around. Have a look at these websites www.musikding.de and www.ampmaker.com, both of them do 'champ' style kits musikding does a little one watt head, both of them sound good for guitar. With Ampmaker kits you will get a lot of support and help and at least a couple of them! are relatively simple to build and set up. Musikding even do a bass preamp / pedals, which would be even safer for a first go. I would avoid building up something more complex to start with and probably even avoid building a valve amp (to start with), try a valve driven pedal or even a valve headphone amp as they tend to work at 9-24 volts from a regulated power supply. (check on the web there are loads), as a fair deal of knowledge about HT electrics RF shielding etc will be required to make a decent job. Start reading the websites etc. Locally to me there is a club (in london) for valve radios and radio ham etc. They helped me a great deal, how to solder, getting the components the right way round etc, shielding wire etc I started small the first thing I built was a 12UA7 headphone amp, It was a disaster (lots of hum etc) but in a safe way, it taught me what i was doing wrong (it runs at 24 volts dc) even though 24 volts gave me a few zaps. I had got a few dud capacitors in the circuit, but i changed them all and with a great deal of help from the ham guys I got it working well. After that I built a WF-55 kit from ampmaker, this is where I learnt even more, about shielding, reducing hum etc ts fun but very dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.. even inside this little monster the voltage is 350volts plus but its dc so you really stand no chance! Have fun[/quote] thanks for that reply dan, really what i was looking for. I think I'll start with a few of the pedals, a headphone amp etc, similar to how you did yourself. I'm in the process of building a cab, I know thats nothing compared to a head, but I dont expect anything soon, I dont care if it takes me three years to be where I want to be, purely something I'd consider a hobby. I do like the look of the pp-36 kit though! [url="http://www.ampmaker.com/pp-36-18-36w-plexi-amp-1490-0.html"]http://www.ampmaker.com/pp-36-18-36w-plexi-amp-1490-0.html[/url]

[quote name='untune' post='1091738' date='Jan 16 2011, 07:48 PM']I'm sure that somewhere out there, there's a DIY guitar valve head design that has a community around it. But yeah, I wouldn't do it unless youre 110% sure you know what you're doing as valves will be running at a potentially deadly 240-300V[/quote] Surely its something I could get PAT tested or something. I wont lie, i'm a novice at electronics. I'm not saying I want to do it now. Its something I want to look into, start with some smaller things, and progress. I was looking for more a forum/community, like stated above. Cheers.

Hey. Is there any information available on the internet in regards to building heads? I'm going to experiment by building a few cabs soon, but Im interested in getting into head building. Is there anything I should start by looking at?

Someone please answer me something Ive always heard mixed answers of? The quality of squier? Ive got a few mexican fender jazz basses, Ive seen so many squiers I like however Im constantly put off by people telling me of cheap materials, and poor sound, any views?