An EL84 amp in a vintage radio cabinet

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An EL84 amp in a vintage radio cabinet

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Hello, I am new to NZguitars and by way of introduction here is a small amp I have built using a 1951 Columbus vintage radio cabinet. The preamp tubes are 12AX7 and 12AU7 and the output tube is EL84. It delivers about 3Wrms at 1KHz into an 8 inch speaker. I would be interested in any comments, and if there are any players reading this I would be keen to know how it compares with other amps of similar power.
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Wow nice work! Welcome to the forum!
Would be great to hear a sound clip. Also can you post some shots of the chassis/circuit/layout ?
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Way cool! Welcome aboard!!
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Good to have you here. You're not the bloke from Devonport who builds these quite regularly, are you?
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Nice little amp, welcome.
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Tubaholic wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 10:56 pm Hello, I am new to NZguitars and by way of introduction here is a small amp I have built using a 1951 Columbus vintage radio cabinet. The preamp tubes are 12AX7 and 12AU7 and the output tube is EL84. It delivers about 3Wrms at 1KHz into an 8 inch speaker. I would be interested in any comments, and if there are any players reading this I would be keen to know how it compares with other amps of similar power.G14.2 amp.jpgg14 front.jpeg
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StrummersOfThunder wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 6:03 am Wow nice work! Welcome to the forum!
Would be great to hear a sound clip. Also can you post some shots of the chassis/circuit/layout ?
Here are some pics of the layout.
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robthemac wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 7:53 am Good to have you here. You're not the bloke from Devonport who builds these quite regularly, are you?
Yes guilty as charged! I have built a few, and sold some of them. So far, no complaints and the feedback from buyers has been good.
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I’m a happy owner of a Princeton type
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Delayman wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 1:27 pm I’m a happy owner of a Princeton type
circuit by Tubaholic. Very classy amp in sound and looks. ( Tubaholic, it’s Dave from Tauranga)
Hi Dave, many thanks for suggesting this forum to me.
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Tubaholic wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 2:42 pm
Delayman wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 1:27 pm I’m a happy owner of a Princeton type
circuit by Tubaholic. Very classy amp in sound and looks. ( Tubaholic, it’s Dave from Tauranga)
Hi Dave, many thanks for suggesting this forum to me.


Yip, had a thrash on this one a couple weeks ago, sounds wicked wound up full noise and didn’t make my ears bleed…bonus!
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Love your work man! Are you by any chance in auckland?
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Re: An EL84 amp in a vintage radio cabinet

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Nice amp!

I bet Devo has changed a little from my days there as a teen in 1980 - Drongle Buss Co, 'The Splade' with Th' Dudes, Hello Sailor, Pop Mechanics etc. playing in the back bar, big brawls with the Navy lads at the Masonic that had us young whelps running for cover, or maybe it's exactly the same ;)

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