my first valve amp build,

[GARAGE HERMIT]

been wanting to build a valve amp for quite a while, but did'nt want to spend too much money on it, so i bought a few radio gram's, old record player's etc, some were given to me as well,

did'nt want to buy a kit as i think i'll learn more if i have to mix and match part's ,

so i picked this one to start with,

gutted it and was left with this,

 

[GARAGE HERMIT]

this is the circuit i ended up with,

my first attempt was a bit messy to say the least,

so i un-soldered everything, re-positioned the valve's, and have this,

 

[GARAGE HERMIT]

this is the circuit i ended up with, not drawn by me, but by a very helpful person, Eric Gittins,

 

[tinitus]

fun project..and cool drawing...looks like small buggers swinging in a circus 😀

 

[Cassiel]

That's a very nice looking radio, cool, but not really that useful as guitar amp. Problem is the tiny speaker. I would use the case for the amp and play through an external speaker cab.

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.