“Fun” with decals

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I recently ordered some vinyl inkjet sticker decal paper stuff from ebay…a little over £1 a sheet. After epic failing the first two sheets (one in greyscale, one the wrong actual scale) I managed to get a sheet printed with a FF, WM, SHO and my latest build in progress, Wolf Computer. I modified the … Read more

Postman has been….

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Did my first order from Rapid UK. Items ordered Friday, received around 11am yesterday, good service, then again I expect that for £5 flat rate. At least I know now that it is a 24 hour service. Anyway, I stocked up on Eddystone (Hammond Manufacturing) cases. I got two of the larger size and three … Read more

Current Set Up

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For the music project I am working on right now (with the singer and drummer of my previous band) this the setup I am using. Might not look like too much but you can do a lot with it. This is the pedal board. Its a while since I wired it up, using George L’s. … Read more

A history of my guitar effects purchases: Part two “The Big and Expensive ones”.

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Now, I cant say that I make a habit of buying ridiculously expensive pedals, but in the past I’ve been known to splooge some cash on some big, knob-laden beauties. My first foray into a standalone pedal costing more than £100 was the Electo Harmonix PolyChorus. As a teen I got into Grunge, particularly Smashing … Read more

Fuxz Faxtory

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Now, where was I. Oh yea…shamelessly ripping off a certain mr Zachary V… After I’d managed to build a few SHO clones as shown in a previous page, I was getting very frustrated with my inability to make something with a bit more of an “effect” to it. I’m sure many purists out there collect … Read more

AWA: Model PA1005, 12w Valve PA Amplifier

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Another AWA valve PA amplifier from the PA100X series, from the late sixties.  Very utilitarian looking, and very sturdy.  It’s a little bit tight in the chassis – not much room to work in there. AWA PA1005 PA AMPLIFIER Standard mic, PU (record player) and tone controls.  Bass cut control on the rear, which is … Read more

AWA: Model PA-806, 5w Valve PA Amplifier

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Such an awesome looking little amp from 1954.  Photos from an online listing, I am yet to track one down in person. For a simple single-ended 6V6 based amp, it’s an interesting circuit. AWA MODEL PA-806 PA AMPLIFIER Standard inputs and controls for a small Australian PA amp from AWA.  Inputs for a mic, turntable … Read more