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#1
The Newcomer's Forum / How to use a Multimeter video
April 07, 2012, 02:22:00 AM
this helpful vid is for beginners or folks not familiar with all the functions of a multimeter .

how to use a multimeter with a slant towards guitar / pedals / audio

one

http://youtu.be/AwUhuJZvdfM

pt two

http://youtu.be/XSQaLxW_Wsk

thanks for watchin !!
#2
DIY (quick and dirty) Test Oscillator pt 1

http://youtu.be/6X7VrcYwKM4

DIY (quick and dirty) Test Oscillator and Probe Part two

http://youtu.be/SF0ZjDsYKas

preciate the views !!
#3
Preamps and Effects / New Pt2 demo video
March 31, 2012, 10:04:29 PM
diy buffer pedal demo vid :

http://youtu.be/CUKIWAj_JVg

home made pedal power supply  :

http://youtu.be/MtiZRGfSGBI

its actually a bit more flexible than "just for pedals"  , but  ...

thanks for watching !   :)
#4
i built a battery powered minamp using some car speakers , a sure tda 2024 15 watt tripath stereo amp . the "front end" is a korg pandora x5 . anyway i am a little surprised that it isn't as loud as i had imagined it would be . looking around i saw about impedance mismatching when you plug an ipod into a stereo . this lead me to ponder that perhaps if i had some sort of boost circuit between the pandora and the tda tripath amp it would perform much better (loud) .

i have monkeyed around and read a little about boosters so i ended up building an oorman mosfet bost . i also saw on beavis hifi he had a jfet circuit for ipod to stereo . anyone famaliar with this conundrum ?  any recommendations ? ideally it would be quiet , provide the right range of gain (i know) not use too much power , and sound great (hah) , i am impressed with the pandora sound quality , it is pretty loud but i really think something in between will set this thing off like a rocket . i have some mini speakers i could chop that circuit in , also a circuit from some pc speakers that has a headphone jack , but thats in my cbg ....

as far as powering goes the amp has a 12 volt sla , and internal ac power supplies/dc regulators for 4.5 volts , 9 , and 12 . so i can run it ac or dc . it also powers the sustainer in my fernandes thru a custom hacked mic cable that carries 9 volts to the guitar .

i can not access the bevis hifi site , curious if someone had that page (jfet ipod pre) or schmo saved , a vero would be a dream come true  ! another option may be a mini headphone amp (ipod booster) , i have seen those too , but not sure . realize this is an oddball , but figured it wouldn't hurt to ask . (sorry i am not an EE , i am a goof) i just figured maybe someone had been thru something similar and could maybe point me in the right direction so i can save time , being disabled with this chronic back pain sucks . it kinda makes me want to cut the tinker time down if i can .

i can post more info about the pandora and the actual amp if needed , i am uploading a huge video to  YT right now so bandwidth is tight ....

should i try and measure the output of the pandora and then see if i can get specs for the tripath amp to see how much headroom i have ?

thanks in advance for any feedback , ideas , or insults directed towards my lethargy and (lack of) intelligence !!
#5
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/the-capitol-amp

my latest home made amplifier . stereo , 30 watt , built in ac adapters and also a selaed lead acid 12 volt battery for LONG play . the "front end" is a korg pandora . i got the speaker box on craigslist free section . this puppy sounds sooo sweet ! its loud too . 6 inch sony xplode automotive speakers i got free , thanks Ken and Nancy !!!!! the amp is a ta2024 from ebay ... i may cut in an effects loop , but , i dont know if i need it yet . have to do some patch editing on the pandora , it has usb and patch software yahooo !

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/the-capitol-amp

this was a super fun project , thanks to my wife and kids who did most of the work . i pace around , drinking / farting and cursng a lot . they didnt get too many splinters but my kid got a really bad solder burn on her face .

jk .
#6
Amplifier Discussion / Portabe Bass amp hack (final)
January 10, 2012, 05:53:01 PM
final demo vid for my home made portable battery powered bass amp

part one : http://youtu.be/-oWcllUukXk - i talk

part two : http://youtu.be/naC31dQY5Ls - the actual demo
#7
Amplifier Discussion / the Stella amp kit (new)
October 17, 2011, 02:45:30 PM
this guy John Wilson contacted me (i dont know him) and asked if i would "beta test" his amp kit instructions . its a 1-2 watt battery powered "mini" amp kit . i used a 6 inch speaker / 9 volts . high quality pcb , great kit , great amp , it gets a sweet clean tone .

http://www.crazybutable.com/projects/stella

the vids that i did for it


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_n-GVSh_As
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHOYV33n9qM

a vid that he did for it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aPAU1SZXu7I
#8
Amplifier Discussion / Danelectro Hodad mini amp mods
September 06, 2011, 05:29:46 AM
i got one of these , rehoused it with a decent size speaker (5 inch) , removed the delay time resistor and cut in a pot , same thing with the tremolo rate resistor .

i am really fond of this mini amp .

the only thing left to do is mod the delay so i have a real wet/dry mix pot .

any ideas on how to go about this ?

thanks !
#9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOnMBOVNuhg

the second part has a circuit bent speak n math and this goofy lil noise maker called a slider synth (dino segovis) . the slide synth was the circuit that broke my heart for a month or so !

i do want a better speaker for this lil amp , but other than that it turned out way better sounding than i thought . the smaller drivers give enough high end to enable a mic to run thru it and sound great , and it has 2 inputs .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQzANuBi1LU

thanks for watching !
#10
Amplifier Discussion / the Metal Amp
June 17, 2011, 03:49:08 PM
my 3rd diy battery powered mini amp with built in effects . this one has three , a flanger , distortion , and a uni-vibe clone . this was the most challenging project i ever tried . it took a very VERY long time to complete and its super tight inside the chassis . i think it was around 5 weeks total build time , i mean i worked on it every night , some evenings went into the next morning . i did run into one very odd problem , but fortunately figured that out in less than an hour . i think i broke around a dozen drill bits , it has just under a hundred holes in the chassis .

enjoy , part one i talk , part 2 i play thru it a lil :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_OsZsA32m4



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfF9f0wtFw4&feature=related


thanks for watching ! 

two more to go .
#11
Amplifier Discussion / my 2nd "DIY" amp , the XAM
June 06, 2011, 07:01:38 PM
a little larger , but i like the tone , i will add a distortion circuit to this eventually , on the second channel maybe . the amp board came out of a karoake machine i got super cheap at salvation army . the delay is modified for longer echo . this was a very fun / pretty simple project , a great idea for a beginner to get their feet wet , also , really cheap .

part one i talk , part 2 i play thru it .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zczdqEMQHDk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=046PxdOjX-k

thanks for watching , any feedback is mucho gracias !
#12
i realize i did not build this from scratch so it doesn't qualify as much , but it was a fun starter project . the amp circuit was taken from a kiddie tape deck that had a lil plastic mic . i added a chorus circuit that i removed from a dano pedal , then a delay that i modified a little bit .

the video has 2 parts , part one i talk about it , part two i try and play a little bit thru it .

i only use 2 fingers to fret cause of a lawnmower accident when i was a kid .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEHPzmwST5M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVG5WwOpTVM

any feed back would be much appreciated , thanks .