My homebrew "Knotty Pine Blues" amp!

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Re: My homebrew "Knotty Pine Blues" amp!

Postby Vec » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:44 pm

Veenture wrote:Hey Vec,
what a nice surprise and treat you're giving us! I was meaning to ask you about your avatar ever since your intro but you beat me to it, cool! Wow, the amp’s so cool, it is just begging for a Sparkle Blue or a Solid Blue or a Blue Burst Mo' to keep it company! (Heck, …or a Sunburst …or a CAR …or a …xxx)

Have you thought of putting your own logo on it ? -like dotting the "i". I’m sure that "VAUGHN" would simply stand out proud! BTW and what about putting patents on your ideas (dual speaker comb.) and design for such a unique amp?!

I like combo’s myself and have two Fenders; a Solid State Princeton 112-plus from the late 80’s (nifty little thing) and a Custom Vibrolux Reverb Reissue (tube) that I treated myself to last year …and currently saving up for a “Vaughn”... ;)

I’m envious of your skills and I’m sure that all of us here on the forum -and especially our project builders- would be SO interested to know how you manage to make such wonderful things out of a mere "pile of sawdust and solder fumes" (!)…right guys? :o (Now for that pic of your SUNSET SPARKLE in front of the K.P.B.) :P

Thanks for sharing!

Never really thought about a logo per se....it was just a silly garage amp fun project between band gigs ;).

I'll work on a photo with my new Hallmark 60 guitar....but my cheezy gold/greenburst guitar might clash with my cheezy blue jeans amp don't you think?
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Re: My homebrew "Knotty Pine Blues" amp!

Postby gplayer » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:47 pm

If you wear mauve bellbottoms and a hot pink shirt....no one will even notice. ;)

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Re: My homebrew "Knotty Pine Blues" amp!

Postby Vec » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:57 pm

Mr. Bill wrote:Vec:
Really nice job there. I've always loved the sound of dual mis-matched speakers, like on the old Gibsons. Big bottom end from the 12 and great midrange from the 10. Very Cool!

Veenture:
There was an amp with denim looking covering back in the early seventies (?). I can't remember if it was the Gibson SG series or Crate or another brand. It wasn't real fabric, it was vinyl that was made to look like denim.

Thanks!

Yup, I learned a few years ago that I really liked the 12" & 10" speaker combination in a guitar amp after I purchased a KJL Clubowner 1210 speaker cab...and thought I 'd incorporate that configuration into my own amp designs. 2X12's generally sounded too tubby to me and, while I really like 4X10's, they can be cumbersome to lug around gig to gig. So, I got to thinking about combining 12's & 10's and ended up really liking that configuration with the round bottom of the 12" and the focus of the 10". Works for me but, like they say, your mileage may vary ;).
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Re: My homebrew "Knotty Pine Blues" amp!

Postby Vec » Tue Apr 07, 2009 6:59 pm

gplayer wrote:If you wear mauve bellbottoms and a hot pink shirt....no one will even notice. ;)

Thanks...I'll give that some thought ;).
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