diy amp

  1. YourGuitarist

    GRS Woofers on Parts Express Simulate Suspiciously Good for Their Price

    Hello, I've been led to a new speaker brand to investigate by this guy: https://ampslab-spk.com/ He has a review of a woofer by the brand GRS: the GRS 10PT-8 10" in which he has great things to say about the design, with measurement to back his stance (not that I understand all of them) and...
  2. YourGuitarist

    Power Amp Consideration - Program or RMS

    Been lurking on TB for years but decided to start posting here as I'm really diving into building. Basically, I'm designing a combo rn and need power Amp suggestions. The load is 4ohms (two 8s parallel) and the linear Xmax is simulated at ~300W RMS with the mechanical max occuring around 800W...
  3. whitelines

    Alembic F-1X Preamp in a Marshall/Fender style head.

    (putting this in Luthiers corner bc I don't see an amp builder's corner. Send me the right direction if needed) So I've been mulling an idea this weekend. I have an Alembic F-1x preamp (19 inch rack mount) and wondered what it would take to put it nicely into a marshal, fender or other style...
  4. J

    TKO-80 NO SOUND

    Hey, I'm having issues with an old TKO-80 peavey amp when I plug in my bass it doesn't make a sound it worked for a little bit through the chorus send no idea whats wrong any help.
  5. Midak

    My Custom, DIY Bass Rig - Meet 'Enceladus' & 'Hyperion'

    Hello to all. :) As much as I like a lot of commercially available amplifiers and cabinets, I always wanted to use my knowledge on electronics (I am an electrical and computer engineer, currently working towards a PhD in microelectronics) and my love to create things to design and build my own...
  6. sing-modulator

    What cap is in parallel with R13?

    I'm doing a diy tube preamp build, and I'm using the rev 1 sunn model t as inspiration. I can't read the information clearly for the component written in the title, and I don't know enough about tube amps to hypothesize or approximate. What say ye? Link to the schematic I'm using...
  7. J

    some questions about amps (especially heads)

    okay so hi everyone, I have few questions for you (well just two but okay) so the first one is : i was considering buying a Fender Bassman 500 head, but then i've got an idea : why not pairing my bass speakers (2×15" Wich are new)) with some 100W all-Tube guitar head. is it a good idea? (i saw...
  8. Crnovak

    Schematic for Orange AD140B?

    Hello: I am working on building my own tube amp and am looking for a schematic for an Orange AD140B. I have seen schematics on AD140TC, but want to see the changes for the Bass frequency. Any guidance, direction would be most appreciated. -Craig