An amp that i've just built for a friend.
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Agileguy_101
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Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
Holy crap this is amazing. That white SLclOne is beautiful.
Holy crap this is amazing. That white SLclOne is beautiful.
Phantasmagoria
watch where you point that sabre
Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
Wow! That looks and sounds brilliant...fantastic work!
Wow! That looks and sounds brilliant...fantastic work!
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
That amp looks insane. Great work!
*Sigh* ... if only I had need of something like this!
That amp looks insane. Great work!
*Sigh* ... if only I had need of something like this!
Toe-Knee
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Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
I can give you a need! reform TO!
you are already 3/4 of the way there lineup wise
it can be custom voiced especially for you too!
And thanks!
That amp looks insane. Great work!
*Sigh* ... if only I had need of something like this!
I can give you a need! reform TO!
you are already 3/4 of the way there lineup wise
it can be custom voiced especially for you too!
And thanks!
Jolly_Rancher
New member
Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
Cheers on the job well done! That looks like a lot of fun, and you did it justice for sure. So, to buy the kit you register at slocloneforums.com?
Cheers on the job well done! That looks like a lot of fun, and you did it justice for sure. So, to buy the kit you register at slocloneforums.com?
Toe-Knee
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Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
There isnt a kit.
you have to find all the parts seperately. There are just schematics and a layout file.
Planning all the parts is part of the fun though!
The closest you can get to a kit of this amp is the weber heather which will get you about 50% of the way there but its an insanely hard kit to build and the layout isnt that great and is quite noisy and some of the parts leave a lot to be desired.
There isnt a kit.
you have to find all the parts seperately. There are just schematics and a layout file.
Planning all the parts is part of the fun though!
The closest you can get to a kit of this amp is the weber heather which will get you about 50% of the way there but its an insanely hard kit to build and the layout isnt that great and is quite noisy and some of the parts leave a lot to be desired.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
Of course, never say never ...
Ha, that would require extensive brain surgery.I can give you a need! reform TO!
you are already 3/4 of the way there lineup wise
it can be custom voiced especially for you too!
And thanks!
Of course, never say never ...
Jolly_Rancher
New member
Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
It says to buy the parts go to slocloneforums.com, so I am confused. You made the PCB layout and had the board made? From the pictures it appears to be a PCB from sloclone. And the chassis, head cab... what about those?
Thanks
It says to buy the parts go to slocloneforums.com, so I am confused. You made the PCB layout and had the board made? From the pictures it appears to be a PCB from sloclone. And the chassis, head cab... what about those?
Thanks
TheLivingDead
Dawn Of The Shred
Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
That is super cool, man!
Maybe I missed it in the thread but how much did this cost to make? If you don't mind me asking.
That is super cool, man!
Maybe I missed it in the thread but how much did this cost to make? If you don't mind me asking.
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Toe-Knee
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Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
Sorry about the confusion but there is no kit as such. You can buy a few things here and there and then the rest of it you need to figure out/find yourself. There are also a number of errors in the schematic & layouts but if you go ahead with this build i would be glad to point them out to you and guide you through any of the trickier parts
The parts you can get are the PCB's and the layout/schematic from the SLOcloneforums.
The headshell & chassis are from an italian company called Brownsound and the transformers were custom ordered.
Everything else was from tubetown,mouser,farnell,digikey,modulus amplification.
Sorry about the confusion but there is no kit as such. You can buy a few things here and there and then the rest of it you need to figure out/find yourself. There are also a number of errors in the schematic & layouts but if you go ahead with this build i would be glad to point them out to you and guide you through any of the trickier parts
The parts you can get are the PCB's and the layout/schematic from the SLOcloneforums.
The headshell & chassis are from an italian company called Brownsound and the transformers were custom ordered.
Everything else was from tubetown,mouser,farnell,digikey,modulus amplification.
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Toe-Knee
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Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
This one in particular i can't say as i deviated from the original plan and changed some stuff around halfway and didn't keep track of it.
But depending on how cheap you want to go/can get certain parts.
It can be done from around £600-£1000 which is for absolutely everything including valves and could probably be done cheaper but £600 is the absolutely minimum i've gone down to as below that you are really just using cheap rubbish that wont get a great end result.
If you can make your own chassis or headshells you can save a big chunk of money there as those are two of the more expensive parts.
Oh also the above costs also include shipping from europe & the US to the UK and a small Import Duty/VAT buffer.
This one in particular i can't say as i deviated from the original plan and changed some stuff around halfway and didn't keep track of it.
But depending on how cheap you want to go/can get certain parts.
It can be done from around £600-£1000 which is for absolutely everything including valves and could probably be done cheaper but £600 is the absolutely minimum i've gone down to as below that you are really just using cheap rubbish that wont get a great end result.
If you can make your own chassis or headshells you can save a big chunk of money there as those are two of the more expensive parts.
Oh also the above costs also include shipping from europe & the US to the UK and a small Import Duty/VAT buffer.
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Jolly_Rancher
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Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
Understood now, thanks for the clarification. If I ever have the time and money for an amp of this nature I would appreciate the help, I'm sure! It's an exquisite project you put together! I'm impressed. But it's not cheap, even for a DIY.
Understood now, thanks for the clarification. If I ever have the time and money for an amp of this nature I would appreciate the help, I'm sure! It's an exquisite project you put together! I'm impressed. But it's not cheap, even for a DIY.
Toe-Knee
New member
Re: An amp that i've just built for a friend.
oh yeah its definitely not cheap but at the end of the day you get what you pay for.
In the uk a real SLO goes for around £2500+ sometimes closer to £3000 so its still a huge saving you just have to look at it in perspective.
There are people on the sloclone forums though that have done this for less than £400 but they used really cheap parts and made the chassis/headshell themselves.
One good thing about it is you can spread it out over a long time which is what appealed to me as i am useless at saving and it gave me something to do.
Another good option is if you spot a broken amp on ebay going cheap as you can gut it and possibly reuse some of the parts then do a conversion job.
oh yeah its definitely not cheap but at the end of the day you get what you pay for.
In the uk a real SLO goes for around £2500+ sometimes closer to £3000 so its still a huge saving you just have to look at it in perspective.
There are people on the sloclone forums though that have done this for less than £400 but they used really cheap parts and made the chassis/headshell themselves.
One good thing about it is you can spread it out over a long time which is what appealed to me as i am useless at saving and it gave me something to do.
Another good option is if you spot a broken amp on ebay going cheap as you can gut it and possibly reuse some of the parts then do a conversion job.
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