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"Wow, 7 responses in a day. You guys are awesome. Also, there was another question, d…" alectron replied May 4, 2011 to SDA-T Questions	10	Sep 2, 2015 Reply by Zac Ray
"Alright, some more debugging moved the 9 volt battery closer to the pcb, no change,…" alectron replied Apr 20, 2011 to Ruby Amp Motorboating	9	Apr 21, 2011 Reply by Servaas (Der Groovemeister)
"I just spent a little bit of time debugging it and I figured out what was wrong. M…" alectron replied Apr 19, 2011 to Ruby Amp Motorboating	9	Apr 21, 2011 Reply by Servaas (Der Groovemeister)
"I had it set up on a breadboard, which is why I think it picked up the radio frequen…" alectron replied Apr 5, 2011 to First Amp Build Problem	4	Dec 5, 2011 Reply by erik brena
"actually, never mind on the loudness thing because I just thought of a solution: I c…" alectron replied Mar 13, 2011 to Easy Amp (with tubes?)	17	Apr 16, 2011 Reply by petey twofinger
"I've been doing some researching and listening and I've decided to make a ruby. I th…" alectron replied Mar 13, 2011 to Easy Amp (with tubes?)	17	Apr 16, 2011 Reply by petey twofinger
"I checked out the matsumin valvecaster and It was a pedal, not an amp. I was thinkin…" alectron replied Mar 10, 2011 to Easy Amp (with tubes?)	17	Apr 16, 2011 Reply by petey twofinger
"Alright, I think I'll stick to solid state because I want something easily portable.…" alectron replied Mar 6, 2011 to Easy Amp (with tubes?)	17	Apr 16, 2011 Reply by petey twofinger
"Do you have to plug into the wall for tubes? But thanks, I'll definitly check out th…" alectron replied Mar 6, 2011 to Easy Amp (with tubes?)	17	Apr 16, 2011 Reply by petey twofinger
"They can be built with a piezo, a speaker (used in reverse), I don't know about a mi…" alectron replied Jan 29, 2011 to Foot Drum Amp	15	Jan 30, 2011 Reply by Servaas (Der Groovemeister)

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Ruby Amp

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Grounding for Cigar Box Amps: Chassis Ground?

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Neat amp components

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can a dab radio be turned into an amp

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SDA-T Questions

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HI - New guy & And speaker question

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Are Pre-fabbed LM386 Moduals Worth Trying?

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Powered sub to amp ??

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Amp and speaker INSIDE the guitar?

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trying to hack an old valve radio, into a guitar amp,

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Best mini amp KITS

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