Modern technology meets vintage amplifier

[Rich_S]

I bought a '68 Vibrochamp recently. Great little amp and perfect for my weekly gig at church. However, it came with no footswitch, and I needed one in a hurry - no time for mail-order. So with a look through various junk drawers (and credit to Vintage Guitar magazine for the inspiration) I give you my new vibrato switch:

 

[Fender_Punk]

Re: Modern technology meets vintage amplifier

WOAH!!! SWEET!! Explanation.....

Instructions.....

I want to make something like that in the future!

 

[Rich_S]

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Wouldn't you like to know.

 

[Kamanda~SD]

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Thats amazing

 

[tone4days]

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very fun

gotta luv dragon ingenuity!

rock on!

t4d

 

[wahwah]

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That is absolutely brilliant!


Cheers....................wahwah

 

[Rich_S]

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Maybe I should delete post #3 and go into business. I have a near-infinite supply of raw materials around here.

 

[MikeS]

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Too cool! Let us know how it holds up to the abuse!

 

[ErikH]

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That's brilliant!! And it looks cool too. A single-button channel switcher could be had too, just need a 1/4" plug on the end. Or you could put a 1/4" jack on the mouse and let it be a UYO (use your own) cable. Very cool.

A good place for heavy duty switches.......vacuum cleaner stores. Get some Hoover vacuum cleaner switches. Those make great switches for stuff like this. I've got in a small Radio Shack enclosure for switching master volumes on my Marshall.

 

[Rich_S]

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Too cool! Let us know how it holds up to the abuse!

It's my church amp. I'm not exactly landing Pete-Townsend-style leaps onto my trem switch.

 

[B Bent]

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Too cool! Let us know how it holds up to the abuse!

That was my thought. After stepping on it several times I wonder if it will break?