I made a modification on my latest amp, by replacing the 10uF from pin 1-8 with a 1K ohm pot. This allows for variable gain, rather than a fixed gain with the 10uF. By tweeking the volume & tone a wide variety of tones can be achieved.
Imho, the LM386 amp gets a bad rap...and for a total cost of about $5, anyone can make a nice practice combo amp for bedroom use, can be mic'd to a PA for small venues or recording, and I add a switch and "line-out" jack so the amp becomes a "head", and will drive a 4x10 cabinet...not loud, but sounds great.
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I made a modification on my latest amp, by replacing the 10uF from pin 1-8 with a 1K ohm pot. This allows for variable gain, rather than a fixed gain with the 10uF. By tweeking the volume & tone a wide variety of tones can be achieved.
Imho, the LM386 amp gets a bad rap...and for a total cost of about $5, anyone can make a nice practice combo amp for bedroom use, can be mic'd to a PA for small venues or recording, and I add a switch and "line-out" jack so the amp becomes a "head", and will drive a 4x10 cabinet...not loud, but sounds great.
Interesting circuit there. Do you have a schematic?
This one I have pictured uses a 10uF from pin 1 to pin 8, a 0.1uF from pin 7 to ground, and a 220uF from pin 5 to speaker.