Quote from: phatt on December 28, 2023, 07:09:46 AMI don't wish to dampen your enthusiasm but but you may eventually be defeated.
There is just so many nightmares waiting for you.
My advice would be to go buy a bread board and parts needed to run a 30 volt split rail supply and start experimenting.
You will spend many months getting the preamp to work.
Then you will have to learn how to use a cad program to make the preamp PCB, another few months will go by.
at that point your best bet is to purchase a poweramp kit.
Meantime you will then need to consider a case to mount it all.
Oh did I mention that layout of PCB can be a nightmare if you don't understand that sensitive sections will pick up hum from bad design as well you will need to learn how to NOT create ground loops a common issue when designing sensitive audio circuits.
AND heaps of other gotcha's that better minds on this forum will tell you about.
If it interests you,
My rig consists of a pedal board, most of which is my own designs and my main amp is nothing more than an old SS Keyboard amp.
I just posted an mp3 composition I wrote on here last week.
It will give you some idea of what can be achieved with average gear.
https://www.ssguitar.com/index.php?topic=5309.msg41595;topicseen#new.
But keep in mind I've been doing this for over 30 years so I have learned a lot about how to get things to work together to get the Sound/Feel/dynamics to come together.
40 odd years back I was in your situation faced with a similar dilemma so I have a fairly good idea of what is ahead for you,,So I wish you luck.
Be aware DIY is rather addictive.
Phil.
Thanks for the advice! I've started building my own guitars years ago because it's less expensive than a custom shop and wanted to carry that spirit over to amp building, without the expense and replacement of tubes. Lots of great solid states now... I'll try to make a pedal first, I'll let you know how it goes. This site is a great resource! Thanks guys!