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1957 Admiral Radio Hacked Atomic Guitar Amplifier

Posted by 3 String Blues on February 10, 2020 at 8:58am

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robert jones February 11, 2020 at 8:31am

Keep an eye out for the Olympic 601/602 radios. They have a transformer and a phono jack so no internal hacking necessary. All you gotta do is make a cable with a phono plug end. Power tube is a 6v6GT with a 6sq7 preamp tube.
BUGGY (C) February 10, 2020 at 1:55pm

Cool
Uncle John February 10, 2020 at 1:52pm

Thanks!
3 String Blues February 10, 2020 at 10:44am

Hi, John, no its only amp, once you hack it you over ride the input coming from the antenna..

If you have a am and fm you can hack one side, but this is just am
3 String Blues February 10, 2020 at 10:42am

Hey Dave, it is best with a battery powered , not all radios can be hacked.

do you want me to make you one? email me I will do it if you want...email me
Dave Lynas February 10, 2020 at 9:20am

Hi John. I’ve still not successfully done a radio conversion. My attempts have failed so far. I’ve looked at the video about it but no luck. I have quite a few radios now. They have piled up. I remain ?
Uncle John February 10, 2020 at 9:06am

Love that amp. Does it still play radio too? I have not had the courage to try and do one of those. Great looking guitar and very nice pensive and complex music.