Quote from: mac_sama on June 18, 2009, 04:25:56 PM
Hello people, a few days ago I've completed my first project, a Little Gem practice Amp. And it works! 

Although it does it's job very well, half a watt isn't exactly what i would call a "loud" amp...

So I'm looking for a new project... What do you suggest? I'm looking for something not too complicated since I'm still a begginner, and my ear isn't precisely good, so I'm more directed towards "volume" than "tone" or sound quality.

I got started with a couple little kits I found on Evilbay.  They were boards based on a pentawatt chip, but they were pretty cool with gain, treble, mid, bass and volume.  A kit of some kind might be the way to go.

Thanks in advance!

Quote from: joecool85 on July 29, 2009, 04:11:53 PM

Quote from: guitaradelic on July 29, 2009, 01:07:44 PM
Thanks for the link JoeCool, I was going to try to stay stateside (worried about shipping).  J M, I just might take you up on your advice for a substitution if I can't find a direct replacement. What ticks me off is the places I contacted that don't bother to reply.  Thanks for help folks!

I was hoping to find something stateside, but thats all I could come up with.  The two biggest places I normally check with (partsexpress.com and mouser.com) didn't have it - or I couldn't find it anyway.

I contacted three places today, one said they had a $250 minimum order, the second said not in stock and the third has not responded.  Just for kicks I think I'll contact Roland and see what they suggest. Should be interesting from a customer service standpoint...

Thanks for the link JoeCool, I was going to try to stay stateside (worried about shipping).  J M, I just might take you up on your advice for a substitution if I can't find a direct replacement. What ticks me off is the places I contacted that don't bother to reply.  Thanks for help folks!

Hello everyone, been here lurking for sometime.  Longtime musician, short time amp  builder.  My question, I have an old Roland Cube 20 (the old orange one), it uses a TA7200P to drive the reverb.  I had it in the shop and the tech could only find one source for the chip and their minimum order was $100.  Does anyone know of a source or a substitute chip for the TA7200P.   This is a little frustrating as I google the chip number and inquired at three or four places with only one response saying it was not in stock.  Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks, Jim