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https://youtu.be/apl7gM9BWKg?si=92MRI-PW1wnUatl7 Has anyone tried the 1/4 watt dumble? I wonder how it would be in a pedal, vs. adding a 3 band eq and housing it into an enclosure with a speaker and calling it an amp?

I had a friend ask me about this video just yesterday.
"Build a $5 Dumble-Style Amp" "It's called name dropping"
Translation back into Reality = "Build a $5 Amp"

Just by adding Dumble into the heading reaps him 176k views in 2 days.
It implies it sounds like a Dumble,, which is just DUMBULL BS for anyone who understands.

You would be better off building the Honey Amp.
The input Z of Waylons LM386 circuit is rather low for direct connection to a passive magnetic PU guitar.
(Waylon mentions that point in his video)

The Honey Amp comes with the added input stage which will be more user friendly.

Honey Amp build and kit here: https://www.ssguitar.com/index.php?board=21.0
Thanks to Joe for a great effort. ;)
Phil.

I design all my crystal lattice's in the vacuum of space. I even include a night light filament to make it look cool 😎

Quote from: phatt on March 07, 2026, 09:45:07 PMI had a friend ask me about this video just yesterday.
"Build a $5 Dumble-Style Amp" "It's called name dropping"
Translation back into Reality = "Build a $5 Amp"
Does anyone mass produce the "honey amp"? I assume there's not a giant market for us DYI amp builders. This spring, along with getting my honey bees back in production, the honey amp goes right in line. So it's like a sign from God! Thanks for the suggestion!


Just by adding Dumble into the heading reaps him 176k views in 2 days.
It implies it sounds like a Dumble,, which is just DUMBULL BS for anyone who understands.

You would be better off building the Honey Amp.
The input Z of Waylons LM386 circuit is rather low for direct connection to a passive magnetic PU guitar.
(Waylon mentions that point in his video)

The Honey Amp comes with the added input stage which will be more user friendly.

Honey Amp build and kit here: https://www.ssguitar.com/index.php?board=21.0
Thanks to Joe for a great effort. ;)
Phil.

The Honey Amp was done as a kickstarter and then I had some after for sale, but sales were so slow I stopped selling them.  That said, you can still order boards from OSHPark.com here: https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/DLReeaHK

All documentation is available here on the forum, starting here: https://www.ssguitar.com/index.php?topic=5010.0