inside an EL84…

a close-up picture of the guts of a JJ EL84 with all it’s grids exposed. such a seemingly odd and fascinating device.

Mistumin Valve Caster build…

a tube overdrive build for Anthony of the The New Diet and The Regular Fucked Up People. it’s my take on the Mitsumin…

no. 5 re-appropriation…

this is a re-appropriation of a Fender Frontman 15-B. it’s one 8″ speaker in a closed cabinet primarily designed as a really cheap…

5W single-ended EL84 amp (before)

insides of a Fender 15B solid-state bass amp that i gutted and converted into a simple tube circuit. i constructed this several years…

Ampeg SVT-CL Repair

here’s a 300 watt Ampeg SVT-CL that i had on the bench today. a much different kind of amp from the 70s models…

No. 5 speaks.

and what a lovely voice it is. even through a Crate speaker (i’m saving the better speakers for when the testing phase is…

No. 5 come alive!

like Dr. Frankenstein, it’s about time to bring this little fellow to life… or at least try. the schematic i have is a…