I'll tell you, I am suffering right now. Steveo and becklita came over for diner and swimming with the kids. Steve brought some Cubanell peppers (long big sweet peppers). We proceeded to brown up some hamburger mixed with jalepeno peppers, onions, tomatoes and seasonings...mixed with some cheese and stuffed into the peppers...oh my goodness. We put those on the grill for about 20 min. and then proceeded to hurt ourselves consuming them.
Food network ain't got nothing on us...at least for this time.
Grilling is good,
Grilling fun,
but right now I don't think I could eat another one!
(oh, excuse me...there are none left.)
Me thinks I shall sleep well...kids are loosing it too after three hours of swimming. Ain't summer fun!
k
Saturday, May 31, 2008
18 watter post 1
About a month ago I was all set up to start building a http://www.ax84.com/ P1 extreme. This amp is basically a Fender Champ on steriods. Power section can be any octal tube..I was planning to do a EL34 in there. I might still build one, but someone mentioned the 18 watt Marshall clone.
What is that you probably ask...Jim Marshall started making a clone of a the Watkins Dominator in 1966 or so and made it till 1968. Marshall then changed the amp to a 20 watter..used solid state rectification and a few other changes. This changed the sound and the amp was nevera as popular as the 18 watter...otherwise known as a 1974X. It competed with the VOX AC15. Main difference in the two is the Vox has an EF86 in v1 position, where the 1974X has a ecc83 (12ax7).
I listened to the sounds of this amp and decided it was cool. It is just big enough to play at church. My current amp is a 40 watt Fender and it is a little too big for most of the playing I do. I may not end up using this amp at church, but it will be fun to build a piece of history. Transformers and the chassis is on the way. Will post pics and detail step two when they arrive.
k
What is that you probably ask...Jim Marshall started making a clone of a the Watkins Dominator in 1966 or so and made it till 1968. Marshall then changed the amp to a 20 watter..used solid state rectification and a few other changes. This changed the sound and the amp was nevera as popular as the 18 watter...otherwise known as a 1974X. It competed with the VOX AC15. Main difference in the two is the Vox has an EF86 in v1 position, where the 1974X has a ecc83 (12ax7).
I listened to the sounds of this amp and decided it was cool. It is just big enough to play at church. My current amp is a 40 watt Fender and it is a little too big for most of the playing I do. I may not end up using this amp at church, but it will be fun to build a piece of history. Transformers and the chassis is on the way. Will post pics and detail step two when they arrive.
k
Lets get started!
Ok, here is my initial post...and I will tell a little about myself. I am just a computer guy with a wife and two kids. But I have a crazy life. I seem to be pulled in so man directions sometime I feel like stretcharmstrong (you remember those?).
I enjoy building things, playing and recording music and grilling out.... among other things. Over the last year I have built two guitar amps and am currently working on number three...an 18watt marshall clone (Lite IIb version). Unlike most folks who says "I want to build that"...I didn't buy a kit. I got a schematic, layout and a material list and started ordering parts. I plan to calendar my exploits here...along with other crazyness.
I also am a USA Swim Stroke and Turn judge (you know the guy at the end of the pool at a swim meet)...so the kids sometimes love me, sometimes hate me....I tell them just to get back in the pool and swim...my son included.
I have a home studio and love music. My wife and I play music in the Grace Church of Bainbridge praise band every Sunday. (why do you think I got started building amps...)
My kids love music too...so maybe oneday we will all sing together...but don't expect us to all dress up the same in polyester suites and dresses like some southern gospel family groups did in the 1970s and 80's (man that was ugly!).
Myother website is http://www.kirkwhitaker.com which i need to update more frequently. When I will post over there and link up here so you can hear. I currenly have about 10 songs written to record...just no time to do it...maybe i need to take a week off and work on it? I would, but have no time.
More later....
k
I enjoy building things, playing and recording music and grilling out.... among other things. Over the last year I have built two guitar amps and am currently working on number three...an 18watt marshall clone (Lite IIb version). Unlike most folks who says "I want to build that"...I didn't buy a kit. I got a schematic, layout and a material list and started ordering parts. I plan to calendar my exploits here...along with other crazyness.
I also am a USA Swim Stroke and Turn judge (you know the guy at the end of the pool at a swim meet)...so the kids sometimes love me, sometimes hate me....I tell them just to get back in the pool and swim...my son included.
I have a home studio and love music. My wife and I play music in the Grace Church of Bainbridge praise band every Sunday. (why do you think I got started building amps...)
My kids love music too...so maybe oneday we will all sing together...but don't expect us to all dress up the same in polyester suites and dresses like some southern gospel family groups did in the 1970s and 80's (man that was ugly!).
Myother website is http://www.kirkwhitaker.com which i need to update more frequently. When I will post over there and link up here so you can hear. I currenly have about 10 songs written to record...just no time to do it...maybe i need to take a week off and work on it? I would, but have no time.
More later....
k
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