Tube Amp Archive

it came stock with sovtek tubes....if i am not mistaken those are the bottom of the line tubes right? i heard a guy at guitar center asking about jj tubes one day and i looked them up, thought about getting some and should one really be relying on the OD channel for good distortion? i know about the...

my amp is a Crate Palomino V32H with matching Cab

i am gonna do a bunch of looking around before i commit to buying a kit...it is probably going to be a while before I can get one anyways, figure with that time, why not do a bunch of research

yeah Normster, I'm still here... looking into the 5e3 kit...i dig fender amps so i figure it would be cool. now with the tube amp...is it the tube or the circuit that predominately sets the tone of the amp? i wouldn't mind knowing how to modify my amp, it is a cool amp, and looks great, i just don't...

so if i am reading the page right, the 5E3 is complete....every single part i need to create a fully functioning amp is included?

this amp be comparable to a Fender type I guess?

( i don't know much about tube amps either, just bought my first one earlier this year, played solid state for 8 years)

So what would be a good simpler, starter amp (with killer tone) to build to get some basic skills down Structo? Any ideas?

I am still excited to try this. Figured I might see if my library has any books on the subject too, all this reading on the computer is killing me.

Excuse me Bob, sorry for everyone I have insulted or offended with my inferior knowledge of amp building. Wow ask a question and get jumped on. I wasn't trying to "offend" anyone, just trying to get ideas for this, I come here with no knowledge of anything with this field. I have nothing but respect...

i guess i don't get it. why would i want to spend 1000 of my hard earned money on an amp that i have to put together? if it was like 300 dollar investment, great, that is not so bad. but if it takes 1000 dollars to buy a kit of an amp i want that i still have to put together with no experience, whic...

the more i look into this the less i actually think I will end up trying to build one. 1000 dollars for an amp that i have to put together. wow i was figuring i get a schematic....go to radio shack grab some odds and ends and what not and in a few days...bam...some kinda of amp is made i don't reall...

is the d'lite kits on the bnamps.com website?

if so does the bare bones kit have everything i need to build one?

Hey guys, I am completely new to the concept of building an amp, but I am pretty excited about it. Would love to try to build the Dumble clone, I stumbled upon them last night by accident and am now obsessed. I have to have one. Buying one (real or clone) is pretty much out of the question since the...