Just another new guy

JJGross · 22nd January 2008, 07:36 AM

Hi all,
Just found this place doing some DIY research. Man there's a lot of good stuff floating around this place! I was looking for stuff on amp building - imagine my surprise when I found a thread about DIYing your own capacitors.

I'm sure to pester some of you about all kinds of stupid things since I've been building my own guitar effects since about 1980. I've also fixed amps & other audio goodies for some time, but only recently got into getting ready for my first real full-on tube amp build from scratch. It'll be a clone (sort of) of a 5C1 Fender Champ with some elements of 50s tweed Princeton and a couple tweaks for a little more grunt without completely changing the feel of the all-octal design.

I have no formal training in electronics at all, I've learned everything on my own. Because of learning this way, there are holes in my knowledge base, but I do at least know about discharging capacitors and using chopsticks while sitting on one hand.

Cheers,
- JJ

SY · 22nd January 2008, 12:13 PM

JJ, welcome! I see you're in Hooterville. Sam Drucker still alive?

Yes, the inhabitants of this site are somewhat extreme. The tube guys especially. You'll have fun.

Cal Weldon · 22nd January 2008, 08:38 PM

Hello JJ and welcome to the forums.

22nd January 2008, 07:36 AM	#1
JJGross diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2008	Just another new guy Hi all, Just found this place doing some DIY research. Man there's a lot of good stuff floating around this place! I was looking for stuff on amp building - imagine my surprise when I found a thread about DIYing your own capacitors. I'm sure to pester some of you about all kinds of stupid things since I've been building my own guitar effects since about 1980. I've also fixed amps & other audio goodies for some time, but only recently got into getting ready for my first real full-on tube amp build from scratch. It'll be a clone (sort of) of a 5C1 Fender Champ with some elements of 50s tweed Princeton and a couple tweaks for a little more grunt without completely changing the feel of the all-octal design. I have no formal training in electronics at all, I've learned everything on my own. Because of learning this way, there are holes in my knowledge base, but I do at least know about discharging capacitors and using chopsticks while sitting on one hand. Cheers, - JJ

22nd January 2008, 12:13 PM	#2
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	JJ, welcome! I see you're in Hooterville. Sam Drucker still alive? Yes, the inhabitants of this site are somewhat extreme. The tube guys especially. You'll have fun. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

22nd January 2008, 08:38 PM	#3
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hello JJ and welcome to the forums. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

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