Hitachi Transistor Radio with Tape. - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T12:21:23Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/hitachi-transistor-radio-with-tape?groupUrl=vintage-radios-converted-into-guitar-amps&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks David,
I finally got r…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-04:2592684:Comment:26409012016-07-04T15:56:39.752ZGARY KNIGHThttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GARYKNIGHT
<p>Thanks David,</p>
<p>I finally got round to making a demo video for it yesterday.</p>
<p>This is what it sounds like :O)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLmhkOgfG94" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLmhkOgfG94</a></p>
<p>Thanks David,</p>
<p>I finally got round to making a demo video for it yesterday.</p>
<p>This is what it sounds like :O)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLmhkOgfG94" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLmhkOgfG94</a></p> Awesome guitar Gary!
No doub…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-04:2592684:Comment:26408182016-07-04T08:59:41.355ZDavid Wilsonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidWilson
<p>Awesome guitar Gary!</p>
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<p>No doubt to compliment your client's Chamber Ensemble!!</p>
<p>Awesome guitar Gary!</p>
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<p>No doubt to compliment your client's Chamber Ensemble!!</p> No Worries,
Hope it all goes…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-03:2592684:Comment:26401792016-07-03T10:29:54.477ZGARY KNIGHThttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GARYKNIGHT
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<p>Hope it all goes to plan :O)</p>
<p>I've just finished making another toilet seat guitar, only my second electric guitar build so far.</p>
<p>This one was a commission by a friend who was so impressed with my first one that he wanted me to make him one too.…</p>
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<p>Hope it all goes to plan :O)</p>
<p>I've just finished making another toilet seat guitar, only my second electric guitar build so far.</p>
<p>This one was a commission by a friend who was so impressed with my first one that he wanted me to make him one too. Trouble is it's so much better than my first one I'd like to keep it !! but I must be good, I had my boiler go on the house last year and I have a 3k debt to clear now.</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Gary</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306567813?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" height="961" class="align-left" style="width: 413px; height: 544px;" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306567813?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"></a></p> I'm no guitarist (or electric…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-03:2592684:Comment:26402492016-07-03T09:12:55.498ZDavid Wilsonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidWilson
<p>I'm no guitarist (or electrician!) and all of this is a steep learning curve. The switch will take some time to get here and if and when I get it right I will put up a sound clip. Thanks for your advice and input so far. Much appreciated.</p>
<p>I listened to your YouTube clip and if my project ends up sounding as good as that I will be VERY happy...</p>
<p>Best regards</p>
<p>Dave</p>
<p>I'm no guitarist (or electrician!) and all of this is a steep learning curve. The switch will take some time to get here and if and when I get it right I will put up a sound clip. Thanks for your advice and input so far. Much appreciated.</p>
<p>I listened to your YouTube clip and if my project ends up sounding as good as that I will be VERY happy...</p>
<p>Best regards</p>
<p>Dave</p> Well.. I can't say I've ever…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-02:2592684:Comment:26396532016-07-02T15:43:14.436ZGARY KNIGHThttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GARYKNIGHT
<p>Well.. I can't say I've ever done this.</p>
<p>I've converted radios to guitar amps, but if I were trying it, My thinking would be to treat the input jack and the tape head as your two inputs and the Les Paul switch as the go between. So output from the switch to the radio amp circuit and treat the input jack and tape head as if they were a bridge and neck pickup, if you see what I mean. So you can have one or the other or both.</p>
<p>Hope that all makes sense,</p>
<p>Good luck with that,…</p>
<p>Well.. I can't say I've ever done this.</p>
<p>I've converted radios to guitar amps, but if I were trying it, My thinking would be to treat the input jack and the tape head as your two inputs and the Les Paul switch as the go between. So output from the switch to the radio amp circuit and treat the input jack and tape head as if they were a bridge and neck pickup, if you see what I mean. So you can have one or the other or both.</p>
<p>Hope that all makes sense,</p>
<p>Good luck with that, post a video if it works :O)</p>
<p>Here's a track I did with an old Ekco Radio I converted, which I got at the bootfair for £3 which had obviously been rescued from a skip. With a touch of Reverb she sounds fab :O)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE9iyjZfvGU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE9iyjZfvGU</a></p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Gary</p> That's really cool. Ordered 1…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-02:2592684:Comment:26397272016-07-02T15:15:02.949ZDavid Wilsonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidWilson
<p>That's really cool. Ordered 1 straight away. </p>
<p>So, my thinking is that it will slot in somewhere between the jack socket on the radio, and the pick up point on splicing on the head. Have you any suggestions regarding on the wiring sequence.</p>
<p>Dave</p>
<p>That's really cool. Ordered 1 straight away. </p>
<p>So, my thinking is that it will slot in somewhere between the jack socket on the radio, and the pick up point on splicing on the head. Have you any suggestions regarding on the wiring sequence.</p>
<p>Dave</p> Actually, that's a good idea…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-02:2592684:Comment:26395452016-07-02T13:35:36.186ZGARY KNIGHThttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GARYKNIGHT
<p>Actually, that's a good idea !</p>
<p>Praps you could connect a 3 way guitar switch like a Les Paul type. Giving you the option of tape only, guitar only or both at the same time. You might even be able to jam along to cassette tapes :O)</p>
<p>Funnily enough I recently bought some Les Paul switches really cheap off ebay.</p>
<p>Here's the link: …</p>
<p>Actually, that's a good idea !</p>
<p>Praps you could connect a 3 way guitar switch like a Les Paul type. Giving you the option of tape only, guitar only or both at the same time. You might even be able to jam along to cassette tapes :O)</p>
<p>Funnily enough I recently bought some Les Paul switches really cheap off ebay.</p>
<p>Here's the link: <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270789883369?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/270789883369?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT</a></p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Gary</p> Thanks Gary,
If all else fail…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-02:2592684:Comment:26395402016-07-02T13:05:55.396ZDavid Wilsonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidWilson
<p>Thanks Gary,</p>
<p>If all else fails I will give it a try. I was hoping to keep the tape head in place and intact, or can I splice the wires into the head anyway?</p>
<p>Dave</p>
<p>Thanks Gary,</p>
<p>If all else fails I will give it a try. I was hoping to keep the tape head in place and intact, or can I splice the wires into the head anyway?</p>
<p>Dave</p> How about a connection from t…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-07-01:2592684:Comment:26390302016-07-01T18:52:44.348ZGARY KNIGHThttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/GARYKNIGHT
<p>How about a connection from the magnetic head which I believe is just two wires.</p>
<p>In theory removing the head and replacing it with the jack socket should give you your input and You can use these heads for guitar pickups too, especially if you place a rare earth magnetic close to it.</p>
<p>Hope that's of help :O)</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Gary</p>
<p>How about a connection from the magnetic head which I believe is just two wires.</p>
<p>In theory removing the head and replacing it with the jack socket should give you your input and You can use these heads for guitar pickups too, especially if you place a rare earth magnetic close to it.</p>
<p>Hope that's of help :O)</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>Gary</p>