June 30th, 2011 
Tristan Well, here it is. I’ve been wanting a decent compressor pedal for a long time, and I’m too cheap to pay for a good one. I found a great thread on freestompboxes.org, though, with a schematic for a good-sounding, inexpensive compressor, and I figured I’d give it a go. Naming my first build “Ugly Mug” was a [...]
January 25th, 2010 Tristan This week I spent some time in Bloomington, Indiana (home of IU), and stopped by one of my favorite music stores, Roadworthy Guitar & Amp. One of the things I love about Roadworthy is that they always have interesting stuff in the store — usually they have some guitar, amp, or effect I’ve never heard [...]
October 9th, 2009 Tristan The cab is finally done! Since the last post, I poly’d the speaker baffle, attached & wired the jackplate, mounted the speakers, and painted & attached the speaker grills. I found the Marshall switchable jackplate at Antique Electronic Supply. It allows the use of both speakers at 4 ohms or 16 ohms, or either speaker [...]
August 24th, 2009 Tristan Since the last post, I finished staining the cab. I used Minwax Red Mahogany on the box and Varathane Summer Oak on the speaker baffle. Before staining soft woods like pine, it’s important to use a wood conditioner so that the wood stains evenly. I used Varathane wood conditioner, but any will do. After staining, [...]
August 18th, 2009 Tristan This part of the project has been about gluing and sanding… lots and lots of sanding. Here are some more pics… Getting ready to glue a brace. I used the bracing technique described on the Dr. ZEE Workshop 2×8 cabinet project page. My cab is going to look quite different, but his instructions were helpful. [...]
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