Recent content by FrankensteinsLobster

The head on my Spider II just blew up. So I'm looking for a replacement. What I'm mostly looking for in an amp is versatiitly and a nice, clear clean channel, plenty of headroom - I don't really want to be fighting against 'colouration' or 'natural OD' that comes from more specialised amps - I'd...

The idea is I want each pedal to have four on/off (and/or) buttons next to it that will assign them to one or more channels. When not assigned to the selected channel, that pedal will need to be bypassed. If a similar product already exists and has a circuit diagram I could probably just use...

Re: Tips for building an amp with built-in guitar? A thousand pardons. Hopefully this makes more sense. I got a little overzealous with the pickup holes but I'll just put some frames over them.

I got bored so I decided to hack up some scrap wood and shove a 12w speaker and guitar parts into it. I was aware from the outset that all I'm likely to achieve is a feedback generator that I can take camping. So far I'm pretty close to that achievement. So anyway I've gone with a diamond...

Any idiot who knows anything will tell you that a compressor is the most cost-effective way to make your guitar (and your playing) sound better. But I've yet to come across a neat little unit that will fit into a control cavity. Before I go taking my pedal apart to see what's going on - is the...

Re: 3x individual switches with 3x stacked pots. VTVTVT I have actually experimented with putting a mini preamp in it (an LM386 or something?) when I was trying to mix an active middle pickup with two passives - which i thought were active but weren't but i'd already wired them all up to 25k...

Re: 3x individual switches with 3x stacked pots. VTVTVT Is this what you mean? That's what I did. LPs have a VTVT setup, and that works. The only practical difference is an extra VT, right? Another I might want to mention is that where it says ground, I've soldered that wire to the bottom...

Re: 3x individual switches with 3x stacked pots. VTVTVT Ok that photo sucked - I don't know how to turn my flash off. It looks way better in person (or in guitar??)

Hey gang! I've been building my first DIY guitar. After many hours of learning through trial and error I finally ALMOST have it nailed down. I decided if it was worth making my own guitar - I might as well make one that I can't buy. So I've got with a H-S-H strat with individual switches and...