More Arriving Everyday

The first round of parts from AmpWares arrived today. Even though they don't reply to emails very well and have slow shipping, everything arrived just as described.

Now that pieces are starting to arrive, I can get a better idea of exactly how to arrange them around the chassis for best layout and minimal hum.

I purchased a book called Building Valve Amplifiers by a Brit called Morgan Jones, and although it is primarily geared towards hi-fi stereo equipment, many of the tips and principles apply to guitar amps as well.

You can see in the photos some of the parts that have come in so far.

This is the chassis. It is 17" long, 4" wide, and 3" tall.

Here is the cloth-covered wire, fuse assembly, pilot light assembly, and Carling power switch, all from AmpWares.

These are the tube sockets from AmpWares. On the left are the octal sockets, one for the power tube (6V6GT) and one for the rectifier (5Y3GT). On the right are the 9-pin sockets, which will hold 12AX7s for the preamp section.

I have ordered the turret board and a few capacitors from Triode Electronics. I will post pictures of those parts when they arrive as well.