build your own amp! wha???

[mikegee]

build your own tube amp! wha???

i been reading a lot about special one day workshops where you can build your own tube amp. Here's an example:

http://www.specimenproducts.com/amps/index.html

check out the different kits:

http://www.specimenproducts.com/pric...e%20Amplifiers

how cool is this??? anybody ever try this b4? i'd love to hear any personal experiences about that, thnx! fun but pricey...

[dolivas]

Originally Posted by mikegee

build your own tube amp! wha???

i been reading a lot about special one day workshops where you can build your own tube amp. Here's an example:

http://www.specimenproducts.com/amps/index.html

check out the different kits:

http://www.specimenproducts.com/pric...e%20Amplifiers

how cool is this??? anybody ever try this b4? i'd love to hear any personal experiences about that, thnx! fun but pricey...

I dunno what would sound cooler played through that speaker a guitar or one of those old gramaphone records.

[smopo24]

pricey? yea, for $3400 i'd rather buy a few guitars built by professionals, not one guitar that i can potentially ruin and hate.....plus it will have limited resale value. that amp looks cool though; but out of my price range too.

[Ol'boy rivers]

Building your own amps are AWESOME alternitives to paying the Store price Remember, Half of the time you're paying for a name ( Coughmarshallfenderbognercough ) but most of the time the name is worth it. ( On a last note, DO NOT, DONT, NEVER EVER ATTEMPT BUILDING A TUBE AMP FROM KIT OR SCRAP WITHOUT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING ) Done.