It has been a while since I have posted, so I figured it was due.
Now that summer is here, I have more time to build, design, and do repairs (to support the other two). This is a nice break from having to balance schoolwork and building, especially now that things are picking up in most aspects of my life.
I have several projects in the works that are all running in parallel to one another. Here's some summaries of 'em.
The first one I have yet to finish is an amp for an awesome local guitar player, who initially prompted me to start this blog. It was first supposed to be based around a Fender Princeton Reverb built into a head. Then it became made out of vintage Hammond Organ transformers (not to be confused with the new Hammond Mfg. transformers, which are awesome in their own right). Then it became 6L6 capable, with dual switchable transformers. Then a pine cabinet combo with a Weber Neo 15" speaker. There were a lot of other electrical changes, but I'll save that for later...
Another amp build is one that is a sort of test bed for future amps. The owner of the guitar store I tech at had told me about his intentions of starting a small, simplistic, and interesting amp line. I just took it and ran. I have never built something by intentionally blindly diving into a design. Nothing but research and selecting tubes for use went into the design. This one should be fun.
A local trumpet cat had recruited my skills to build a studio grade compressor for him. It was sold as a pre-made PCB and electrical parts for it. He also took it upon himself to source the case, meters, and optoisolators, which took quite a load off my back. Some of those are dang hard to find. Its mostly done, just waiting on a hardware order for now.
I have too many ideas floating around to write down them all, so I'll save those thoughts for a later post.
I'm still really looking forward to getting all this awesome stuff posted.
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