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Well, it took a lot longer than expected, mostly due to life getting in the way of fun, not the amp itself, but I'm finally done. It's a basic 5C1 Champ, but I did it the hard way. No kits. I made the chassis myself. All the woodwork credit goes to my father, but I did the finishing. Wood is cherry.
Everything went pretty smoothly. If I did another one it might be better, since I learned a lot in the process, but I'm happy with what I ended up with. It sounds like a cool old amp and there's zero hum. Tubes are all industrial, just because I had them: RCA "special red" 5693 for the 6SJ7, NOS Sylvania 7408 for the 6V6, NOS GE 6087 for the 5Y3GT. The speaker is an 8" AlNiCo Weber signature series.
I named it "Octal" to emphasize the difference between the 5C1 and the 5F1 and threw my last name on there to pat myself on the back.
Everything went pretty smoothly. If I did another one it might be better, since I learned a lot in the process, but I'm happy with what I ended up with. It sounds like a cool old amp and there's zero hum. Tubes are all industrial, just because I had them: RCA "special red" 5693 for the 6SJ7, NOS Sylvania 7408 for the 6V6, NOS GE 6087 for the 5Y3GT. The speaker is an 8" AlNiCo Weber signature series.
I named it "Octal" to emphasize the difference between the 5C1 and the 5F1 and threw my last name on there to pat myself on the back.
Lost track of how many coats. I just stopped when I didn't think it would get any better.
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