Building my own Amp

Prages said:
I built a Weber kit (the 5E7M...the same kit Randy built).

I also read that same book before building. Then printed off the schematic and layout from Weber's site and studied them for a while before actually ordering the kit.

I think it took me about a month from beginning to end, working only an hour or two at a time a few days a week. I didn't have any real issues. I wired up one of the transformers backward and it got stuck in an infinite feedback loop, but a little google research quickly told me what was wrong. Reversed those two wires and she's worked like a champ (or a Bandmaster) ever since.

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Got any clips of the amp?
 
wagdog said:
Got any clips of the amp?
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That's it in the video. Just the lead...plugged straight in.

This is also it. I believe the rhythm stuff was plugged straight in and cranked, and the leads may have a boost on them.

Free For All

I'm sure I've got some clean stuff too, but I don't really remember what amps I used for what.
 
Prages said:
That's it in the video. Just the lead...plugged straight in.

This is also it. I believe the rhythm stuff was plugged straight in and cranked, and the leads may have a boost on them.

Free For All

I'm sure I've got some clean stuff too, but I don't really remember what amps I used for what.
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Sorry! Saw the thumbnail of the vid and thought it was a marketing clip for the amp!

Sounds freekin' great man.
 
Prages said:
Yeah, I'm really happy with it. And yes, I've gigged it many times.
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I'm thinking about another build, that might be it. Really considering doing a replica blackface fender deluxe reverb also - hated the DRRI I had, and a replica of a blackface is probably the closest I can get to a real one.
 
This one is a tweed Bandmaster. I built it as a head instead of the traditional 310 combo or whatever tweed Bandmasters came as back in the late 50s.

The Weber kit seemed pretty good, and I got good customer service. I was originally sent the wrong chassis, and they rushed me out the correct one. I was missing one component, and they rushed that to me. The biggest problem was that one of the transformers was back ordered for a few weeks, so I built the board and wired up everything except the back ordered part, then dropped that in when I got it.

I'd definitely buy another kit from them.
 
wagdog said:
Damn that sounds good. I have a similar MESA 1x12 (the bottom half of my Express 5:25 that rarely leaves the house as I typically don't need more than the combo). Definitely thinking about this now.
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Most of my amps are head/cab setups - allows me to mix and match. I do have my Fender Excelsior and Clone Deluxe build that are combo's and are great for those lower volume type gigs. The Weber however is now housed in a Tweed Super type cab from Mojotone. I did it so I have a blues amp to use at gigs and jams.
 
In my video, I see that I still had the Coppertop rectifier in there. I have since replaced that with an actual rectifier tube, though I can't remember what kind.
 
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