Fender pro Junior clone..... ish

[roger bayliss]

Well done Ecca !

[ecca]

Thanks Rog !

[ecca]

Thanks Rog !

[David Martin]

I'm impressed Ecca... brave stuff!

[keithmantle]

Have a 'Malcolm', look forward to hearing it at the hankies

[ecca]

I'm impressed Ecca... brave stuff!

Thank you but it's no big deal for me David, I've been an electrical engineer all my working life.
I'm not as 'in-depth' knowledgeable as Amanda with regard to grid bias etc but
one circuit diagram is very much like another.
I would add a caution to anyone attempting to build a valve amp whether from scratch as I did or as a kit though.
There are high voltages present that could potentially kill you many minutes after you've switched it off.

[roger bayliss]

I always think of the TV repair man we used to have visit our house in the late 50's and 60's .... he had lost several fingers and when I asked him how he said he had gotton too brave at times ! TV sets back then of course had valves in them and were breaking down regulary as well as all the other high voltages associated with the main viewing tube.

[ecca]

Here's the almost finished amp, waiting for a handle.

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Here's it from the back. I put an acrylic backplate on it.

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I can't say I'm happy about the cloth I covered it with, but I've had enough of it now.
It still squeals a bit on high volume so I'll see what Amanda says on Tuesday.

[rogera]

Corrrrrr! Ecca I bet that now you've covered it with that carbon fibre look-alike vinyl it's pounds lighter in weight !!!!

Seriously, it looks like good fun and a good little workhorse.

[roger bayliss]

It looks splendid .... have you named it yet ?