Want a cheap, small tube amp? Check this out.

[@joseislanio8910]

That's great! Small speakers are underappreciated in the guitar world

[@cristianhernandomendivilra461]

Agree, You can place the mic in any position and get the whole sound spectrum, instead of just catching few frequencies from a big speaker.

[@TheFlippy1]

​@@cristianhernandomendivilra461Good point. I've been recording with small speakers, and they always transfer amazing sound quality to the mic. I never realized how obvious it was as to why. Near stuff.

[@cristianhernandomendivilra461]

@@TheFlippy1 yes, I have a small Gibson GA-5T with the original 10 inch speaker, so for recording instead of placing the mic just few inches to the cone, I move the mic a little more back that the "recommend" distance; it sounds huge, with all the high, mids and low frecs right there.

[@rotaxtwin]

Love that era of tube radio, great when there is a power transformer in them. Good find.

[@TheFlippy1]

Totally. 60's era amps were starting to get pretty good, and tubes just kept getting better. I'm a big fan of the EL84 output tube too. Now I just have to decide whether I want it mostly original, or do a complete rewire and go to a more commonly known circuit. I've got options with that transformer setup.

[@rotaxtwin]

@TheFlippy1 Exactly, you don't have to leave tubes in place for the goofy series filaments. I like the EL84 also, been (ever so slowly) gearing up to build a stereo amplifier based on the VOX AC15.

[@kentbogus5873]

Easy to adjust the filament voltage . Look up the tubes in a tube manual. Find the current draw of the heater. Ohms law: R=E/I . This will give you the value of resistor needed in series to get correct filament voltage.😊

[@TheFlippy1]

@@kentbogus5873 That's probably what will wind up happening. But I'd rather fill those empty tube sockets with more preamp if possible.

[@cristianhernandomendivilra461]

Cheap but not creep... The world would be a better place with more tube amps playing real music around there...

[@TheFlippy1]

This ^^^ Truth bro

[@muttamps]

I like your style. Recycling makes better sound! You have some good tubes in that Yugoslavian radio, but you're right, keep your hands away from the transformers, kids...

[@TheFlippy1]

Ya that thing should have a shield on it. Any time I've got AC from the wall exposed like that... Well I wouldn't do that. That's crazy man. Seriously. The thing has to be serviced every now and then, and they must have known that Joe Homebody is going to do it himself.

[@MehM3T]

25 yrs of exp damn

[@MehM3T]

transformers scare the shot out of me, also

[@TheFlippy1]

Well I'm not trying to say that I'm an expert or extensively knowledgeable, but I've been doing this long enough to have had more than a few hard lesson learning experiences.