Hello from West Yorkshire, UK

Dragondreams · 30th December 2010, 10:01 AM

Hi all.

Just joined a few minutes ago and thought I'd better introduce myself.

I'm Paul, a guitarist from Normanton in West Yorkshire. Over the last couple of months I've become slightly obsessed with building my own low-wattage valve amplifiers - and I've completed three so far. These have exceeded my expectations!

In a departure from building limited bandwidth, high distortion amps, I've now got really bad GAS for a valve hi-fi. And it seems only right to have a go at building one for myself. Which is how I stumbled across this forum (I was looking for load line information on 6n1p valves).

Looking forward to getting to know you all, and hopefully being able to make some worthwhile contributions to this excellent forum.

Paul.

sharpi31 · 30th December 2010, 11:14 AM

Hi Paul,

Merry Christmas!

Beware - there is lots to learn here and it's very easy to become quite addicted. I've learned lots over the last few years. No shortage of clever and helpful folk around.

I'm toying with the idea of building a low power valve guitar amp for a friend who has a really rich sounding gypsy guitar. Post some pics of yours in the Musical Instruments forum.

Cheers,

James

chris661 · 30th December 2010, 11:16 AM

Welcome to the forums. Sounds like you'll fit in well.

I built a small, low wattage hifi amplifier with a pair of 6EM7s...

circuit diagram here
Sounds really good, and it's a fairly minimal design. Might be worth a look.

Chris

3GGG · 30th December 2010, 11:35 AM

Welcome Paul

Have a Timoty Taylor Land Lord for me, lucky bugger :-)

Dragondreams · 30th December 2010, 12:16 PM

Thank you guys

At the risk of getting banned... I don't drink, but Landlord is one of my dad's favourite tipples.

Thank you to Chris for the circuit diagram! I've been looking at something with a pair of EL34s (simply because I have quite a few of them) and paralleled 6n1ps for the input (again, because I have some here). It's still very much on the drawing board, but all ideas and circuit tips are very welcome at the moment.

The guitar amps I've built have been high-gain brutes based round multiple ECC83 input stages. The lowest powered version uses an ECC82 for its output. The other two are EL84 outputs, but one of them also has the option to run a 6n1p as its output, selectable through a switch. All are single-ended. I'll post more details in the appropriate forum area later. The basis for both of the EL84 amps came from Merlin Blencowe's excellent books!

Once again, thank you for the warm welcome. And I'm already hooked! Just hunting for suitable transformers at the moment!

Cal Weldon · 30th December 2010, 02:57 PM

Hello Paul and welcome aboard.

Dragondreams · 30th December 2010, 03:00 PM

Hi Cal

Pleased to "meet" you. And thank you for having me here.

Paul.

indianajo · 30th December 2010, 03:30 PM

Welcome. Great weather you've had lately for building and practicing!. Only if the UPS /mailman can get through to deliver your parts. Have fun.

Dragondreams · 31st December 2010, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indianajo

Welcome. Great weather you've had lately for building and practicing!

It's been brilliant, all cosied up in my little "soldering haven" under the stairs.

c2cthomas · 31st December 2010, 09:08 PM

Thank you guys

At the risk of getting banned... I don't drink, but Landlord is one of my dad's favourite tipples.

Hello Paul - and a bit of a late Welcome to diyAudio!!!

You can join me over in the no alcohol thank you very much corner. After a couple of hours we will appear to be ever so much more civil and clever than the other chaps!!!

I lived in Ipswich as a lad and still luv a proper fish n' chips or bangers and mash.

BTW - get out from under the stairs and take the soldering inside

30th December 2010, 10:01 AM	#1
Dragondreams diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Normanton, West Yorkshire	Hello from West Yorkshire, UK Hi all. Just joined a few minutes ago and thought I'd better introduce myself. I'm Paul, a guitarist from Normanton in West Yorkshire. Over the last couple of months I've become slightly obsessed with building my own low-wattage valve amplifiers - and I've completed three so far. These have exceeded my expectations! In a departure from building limited bandwidth, high distortion amps, I've now got really bad GAS for a valve hi-fi. And it seems only right to have a go at building one for myself. Which is how I stumbled across this forum (I was looking for load line information on 6n1p valves). Looking forward to getting to know you all, and hopefully being able to make some worthwhile contributions to this excellent forum. Paul.

30th December 2010, 11:16 AM	#3
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	Welcome to the forums. Sounds like you'll fit in well. I built a small, low wattage hifi amplifier with a pair of 6EM7s... circuit diagram here Sounds really good, and it's a fairly minimal design. Might be worth a look. Chris __________________ "Throwing parts at a failure is like throwing sponges at a rainstorm." - Enzo My setup: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...tang-band.html

30th December 2010, 02:57 PM	#6
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Hello Paul and welcome aboard. __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

30th December 2010, 03:30 PM	#8
indianajo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Jeffersonville, Indiana USA	Welcome. Great weather you've had lately for building and practicing!. Only if the UPS /mailman can get through to deliver your parts. Have fun. __________________ Dynakit ST70, ST120, PAS2,Hammond H182(2 ea),H112,A100,10-82TC,Peavey CS800S,SP2-XT's, T-300 HF Projs, Steinway console, Herald RA88a mixer, Wurlitzer 4500

31st December 2010, 09:08 PM	#10
c2cthomas 49 - for the 16th time diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Near "Music City" (Nashville Tennessee)	Thank you guys At the risk of getting banned... I don't drink, but Landlord is one of my dad's favourite tipples. Hello Paul - and a bit of a late Welcome to diyAudio!!! You can join me over in the no alcohol thank you very much corner. After a couple of hours we will appear to be ever so much more civil and clever than the other chaps!!! I lived in Ipswich as a lad and still luv a proper fish n' chips or bangers and mash. BTW - get out from under the stairs and take the soldering inside __________________ "You can't always get what you want" K. Richards/M. Jagger *** "Next time I will know some things better" Zen Mod


	Please consider donating to help us continue to serve you. Ads on/off / Custom Title / More PMs / More album space / Advanced printing & mass image saving

30th December 2010, 11:14 AM	#2
sharpi31 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2005	Hi Paul, Merry Christmas! Beware - there is lots to learn here and it's very easy to become quite addicted. I've learned lots over the last few years. No shortage of clever and helpful folk around. I'm toying with the idea of building a low power valve guitar amp for a friend who has a really rich sounding gypsy guitar. Post some pics of yours in the Musical Instruments forum. Cheers, James

30th December 2010, 11:35 AM	#4
3GGG diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2010	Welcome Paul Have a Timoty Taylor Land Lord for me, lucky bugger :-)

30th December 2010, 12:16 PM	#5
Dragondreams diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Normanton, West Yorkshire	Thank you guys At the risk of getting banned... I don't drink, but Landlord is one of my dad's favourite tipples. Thank you to Chris for the circuit diagram! I've been looking at something with a pair of EL34s (simply because I have quite a few of them) and paralleled 6n1ps for the input (again, because I have some here). It's still very much on the drawing board, but all ideas and circuit tips are very welcome at the moment. The guitar amps I've built have been high-gain brutes based round multiple ECC83 input stages. The lowest powered version uses an ECC82 for its output. The other two are EL84 outputs, but one of them also has the option to run a 6n1p as its output, selectable through a switch. All are single-ended. I'll post more details in the appropriate forum area later. The basis for both of the EL84 amps came from Merlin Blencowe's excellent books! Once again, thank you for the warm welcome. And I'm already hooked! Just hunting for suitable transformers at the moment!

30th December 2010, 03:00 PM	#7
Dragondreams diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Normanton, West Yorkshire	Hi Cal Pleased to "meet" you. And thank you for having me here. Paul.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Hello from West Sussex Uk	jonboy	Introductions	1	30th November 2010 09:27 PM
Hello from West Florida	Parasonic	Introductions	2	10th February 2010 07:50 PM
Almost Free Sub Cabs, West Wilts, UK	richie00boy	Swap Meet	5	26th August 2006 02:23 PM
Any1 kno the yorkshire customer support?	dj_pacman	Everything Else	0	25th August 2005 06:01 AM
West Cobb, GA	acweibel	Multi-Way	5	3rd January 2004 10:52 PM

New To Site?	Need Help?
Register to Participate Search Privacy Statement Contact Us	Frequently Asked Questions Did you forget your password? Mark Forums Read