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All the gear no idea

Hi folks ive got a problem.

Iwant to build me small cbg amp run by 9 volts and a simple amp kit i bought from maplins.

ive got a nice lookin box, ive got all sorts of spare parts, ive got a soldering iron.ive even got patience!!

But the one thing i n

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jacks pots and switches

it seems as though everywhere I look the stems on jacks pots and switches are too short to fit through the box and get the nut on. Is it just me or is this a common thing with everyone. Does anyone know where to get this stuff with longer stems to fi

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metal amp

so i made this portable mini amp , the chassis is metal so i call it the metal amp . it runs off batteries or an ac adapter . it has built in metal distortion , flanger , and uni-vibe clone (robin trower , jimi hendrix , david gilmour) . the univibe

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Background humming

Hi, I have just purchased a used Maniac guitar amp, it works fine except it has a constant background humm, even with nothing plugged into it.
Any ideas on what could be the problem, even better how to fix it?
Thanks in advance...

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perf board

Anyone know where a person can buy cheap perfboard. Seems every place I check the shipping is a killer sometimes 3X as much as the cost of the board !! I'm looking for 1.5" X 1.75" m/l

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Mini-Preamp Search

A few years ago I had the chance to play with the great Louisiana Red. He had a preamp someone had given him that was mounted in a Marlboro pack. Does anyone have a 9V powered preamp circuit that could possibly fit in similarly small package like an

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