Super cheap guitar amp kit?

cuallito · 21st May 2004, 08:53 PM

I'm looking for a super cheap and easy to build guitar amp kit. Preferably under $100 bucks. I've searched the forums and I've found some tube kits, but nothing solid state (and probably cheaper!)

Lee35210 · 21st May 2004, 10:02 PM

Last time I looked, you could buy a "Champ" for about 1 and a quarter. Great little tube amp and easy to tweak. Check out silver faced Champs. The solid state versions are probably cheaper. Buy a dead one and build a GainClone in it. Have you considered a PigNose?. I know these are all commercial products, but by the time you buy cabinets, speaker(s) ans asstd parts, you're in tha same if not higher price range. I wouldn't want my wife to know what I spent building a guitar amp so far..............

Illusus · 21st May 2004, 10:11 PM

Try this... http://www.apexjr.com/Line6.htm .
Follow the links or Google about it. Looks like a very flexible amp.

azira · 21st May 2004, 11:26 PM

Your most expensive part will likely be the driver. Check parts express for a guitar driver. I'm not sure exactly the the differences are between a Hi-fi Driver and a guitar driver, I suspect the guitar drivers are meant to be capable of a broad midrange but nothing too low or too high.

Other than that, you could do a chipamp and put a fender/marshall tone control on the front end of it and have a DIY kit for <$30 in circuitry parts leaving you about $70 to work with building yourself a cab. One way to go anyways..
--
Danny

21st May 2004, 08:53 PM	#1
cuallito diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Milky Way	Super cheap guitar amp kit? I'm looking for a super cheap and easy to build guitar amp kit. Preferably under $100 bucks. I've searched the forums and I've found some tube kits, but nothing solid state (and probably cheaper!)

21st May 2004, 10:02 PM	#2
Lee35210 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Irondale, AL	Last time I looked, you could buy a "Champ" for about 1 and a quarter. Great little tube amp and easy to tweak. Check out silver faced Champs. The solid state versions are probably cheaper. Buy a dead one and build a GainClone in it. Have you considered a PigNose?. I know these are all commercial products, but by the time you buy cabinets, speaker(s) ans asstd parts, you're in tha same if not higher price range. I wouldn't want my wife to know what I spent building a guitar amp so far.............. __________________ Been there, Heard that, Forgot what I was listening to!

21st May 2004, 10:11 PM	#3
Illusus diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Prairie Wasteland, Canada	Try this... http://www.apexjr.com/Line6.htm . Follow the links or Google about it. Looks like a very flexible amp. __________________ Fighting the program since 1976.

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azira diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Near Seattle	Your most expensive part will likely be the driver. Check parts express for a guitar driver. I'm not sure exactly the the differences are between a Hi-fi Driver and a guitar driver, I suspect the guitar drivers are meant to be capable of a broad midrange but nothing too low or too high. Other than that, you could do a chipamp and put a fender/marshall tone control on the front end of it and have a DIY kit for <$30 in circuitry parts leaving you about $70 to work with building yourself a cab. One way to go anyways.. -- Danny

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