+1 to turret. Way easier to work with.MikeC wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 7:29 pmMe too and I often build the boards myself. Also, many boards (e.g. Fender Blackface, Trinity) aren't available at all or are eyelet boards - I prefer turret boards to work with.Marshmallow wrote: ↑Tue Mar 08, 2022 6:20 pmAs for the turretboardkiwibilt wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:57 pm Cheers Cdog & thanks for the welcome & the link & rest assured mate, I have a healthy respect for voltage & amps lol.
I can wire a car or a house in 1/2 a day, but never really got into electronics, which is why I scored some text books & will start with a simple circuit.
Looking for 240v Mercury Magnetic transformers & a chassis first I think. Know anyone who has used the Chinese turret boards on ebay ? They appear to use quality components ?
I've been using the 2mm Fr4 board for my builds. The chinese ones should also be okay if you can't be bothered making your own.
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I have been toying with the idea of building a champ myself for so long, instead of the tweed 5F1 though I'm looking at a blackface / silverface champ, the AA764 circuit.
I believe if you put in a switch to bypass the tonestack its essentially a tweed champ then as well, so best of both worlds, I'd also like to use a 10" speaker as I think the new vibro champs with the 10" sound superb, plus I'm a big fan of 10s ever since I got the AC10.
I'm keen to do it pretty much all from scratch, make my own turret board etc... should be a fun journey once I finish my current non-guitar project!
I believe if you put in a switch to bypass the tonestack its essentially a tweed champ then as well, so best of both worlds, I'd also like to use a 10" speaker as I think the new vibro champs with the 10" sound superb, plus I'm a big fan of 10s ever since I got the AC10.
I'm keen to do it pretty much all from scratch, make my own turret board etc... should be a fun journey once I finish my current non-guitar project!
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This looks like a good more local place to source a chassis etc if you're building a 5F1: https://www.evatco.com.au/5f1-chassis-tweed-champ-style
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Some cool videos of repairs and builds out there!
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