tony builds a guitar amp

[peeves24]

sir edrel! its working but i dont have a chassis to put it on. it also lacks headroom - sounds compressed - so i ordered an amp from sir tony instead

[tony]

cant wait to visit your place next week sir tony!

almost there...call me on saturday, i will have your guitar amp ready by then.....

[s2kov]

nice build!

congrats!

[tony]

nice build!

congrats!

yup, the amp was delivered yesterday, it sold for 6.5k, the buyer tells me he was asked for 30k for a guitar amp......

[peeves24]

i'll build the cab this weekend

[tony]

update, this is a "firefly" inspired guitar amp:







[img ]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/leoman53/firefly/img006.jpg[/img]

[insf001]

New here and new to tube amps. Pinoy from San Francisco since '83.

Bought a modded bogen challenger CHA-20 20 watts (original public address head). Mods really for fender electric. It has three 12AX7, 2 6V6GT power tubes and a 1-rectifier tubes. I play acoustic guitar - warmth, clean and clear with very little distorion is needed. I read someplace a 12AU7 is better for acoustic guitars. What you guys think. A direct swap is OK? The schemtics online does not correspond to the bogen i have.

Tony, I see you make guitar amps. can you do a 20 watt acoustic guitar tube amp for me? how long and how much will you charge including shipping.

Let me know thanks.

[tony]

New here and new to tube amps. Pinoy from San Francisco since '83.

Bought a modded bogen challenger CHA-20 20 watts (original public address head). Mods really for fender electric. It has three 12AX7, 2 6V6GT power tubes and a 1-rectifier tubes. I play acoustic guitar - warmth, clean and clear with very little distorion is needed. I read someplace a 12AU7 is better for acoustic guitars. What you guys think. A direct swap is OK? The schemtics online does not correspond to the bogen i have.

Tony, I see you make guitar amps. can you do a 20 watt acoustic guitar tube amp for me? how long and how much will you charge including shipping.

Let me know thanks.

Hi,
welcome to the forums, perhaps you can also consider a SET guitar amp,i can make one for you using a "6V6 like" tube, rich 2nd harmonics........yes, 12au7 provides for lesser gain.....are you using this amp for practice or live performance?

[insf001]

Hi Tony,

I do church worship band and solo performances. The 20 watt is currently loud enough. For me however 10 watt amp is not enough. I can always mic it if it is not too loud.

SET amp is fine.

Let me know money arrangements, how much and how long to make. I can send money thru xoom.com.

Levi

[jimny]

update, this is a "firefly" inspired guitar amp:







[img ]http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/leoman53/firefly/img006.jpg[/img]

ilang watts?

[tony]

^no more than 1 watt...

[Majorkonig]

sir tony, nice one. is this the finish product? Its one of our next project for me. For the meantime, let finish my audio set-up. hehehe...Godbless

[tony]

Hi Tony,

I do church worship band and solo performances. The 20 watt is currently loud enough. For me however 10 watt amp is not enough. I can always mic it if it is not too loud.

SET amp is fine.

Let me know money arrangements, how much and how long to make. I can send money thru xoom.com.

Levi

Hi Levi,

i am in touch with a friend who's in California also, he will get in touch with Nilo Garcia, my high school buddy, he's the real expert when it comes to building tube amps.....

regards,
tony

[tony]

udate:

finished 2 amps, one uses EL84/6BQ5 finqls, the other 6W6GT's

[peeves24]

sir tony can you rebuild my firefly project? its noisy and i think its because of my pcb. karnehin na lang natin yung trafos at tubes tapos lagay na lang maliit na chassis


ngayong bakasyon ko pa lang nagawan ng casing yung spitfire clone hehehe. di pa nga lang tapos, naubusan ng rugby para sa leatherette

[tony]

sir tony can you rebuild my firefly project? its noisy and i think its because of my pcb. karnehin na lang natin yung trafos at tubes tapos lagay na lang maliit na chassis


ngayong bakasyon ko pa lang nagawan ng casing yung spitfire clone hehehe. di pa nga lang tapos, naubusan ng rugby para sa leatherette

okey, hindi rin maganda ang karanasan ko sa firefly.....kaya ireredesign ko..tatawagin ko syang "Alitaptap"......single ended 6CL6 output tube for about 3 watts....for more grunt.....bitin talaga yung 12au7 na finals......nakapagrewind na ako ng power traffo at opt, will let you know once done, probably week-end next week....

[tony]

udate:

finished 2 amps, one uses EL84/6BQ5 finqls, the other 12W6GT's

i was expecting that the buyer will choose the original spitfire.....i was surprised when he chose my own designed 12W6 guitar amp.....maybe i should call my 12W6GT guitar amp, "Stuka" german dive bomber......

[tony]

sir tony can you rebuild my firefly project? its noisy and i think its because of my pcb. karnehin na lang natin yung trafos at tubes tapos lagay na lang maliit na chassis

paolo, i have updated the firefly, it now uses a 6CL6 output for more volume level in a single ended setup

[alexg]

Hi Tony, where do you get your chassis?

I have to build a few guitar amps for my staff. I will be using 6V6 PP, similar to some Fender amps, but with a 6sl7 driver.

Thanks.

[tony]

Hi Tony, where do you get your chassis?

I have to build a few guitar amps for my staff. I will be using 6V6 PP, similar to some Fender amps, but with a 6sl7 driver.

Thanks.

sa T. Alonzo, kay Peng......Unity Metal Shop....