It Works

Last night I did the power connected tests on my amp. All tests went well and all values were in range so I connected my guitar and played through the amp.

It works. Huge relief and huge excitement.

My first amp project works first time!

I did the testing at my work table with the speaker simply lying on the table.

I now need to put the amp into my 'prototyping' cabinet for the interim.

I have the wood, light Meranti, for the final cabinet for this amplifier. My friend John who is an avid woodworker has agreed to help me make the cabinet using his equipment. This will probably only happen at the end of this month or early(ish) next month after I come back from the SA Schools canoeing championships.

It is difficult to make any comments on the sound of the amp as it is not in a cabinet and I need to experiment with the controls but my quick first impression is that there are definitely usable sounds available.

I have some interim pictures which are not posted because I get some strange problems trying to load the pics. I have had too much on my plate recently to try and troubleshoot this issue but when I do and have resolved the issue I will post the pics.