Jonbouy


Where's Daryk's Blue Peter badge when you need it?
 

 
That took me countless seconds hours to create.
 
I'm just glad McQ wears a hi-vis jacket - makes it much easier to er....... see him coming.
 
How much B.A.T. should I add?
 
 

Ya got "fiber" misspelled there mate.

Steve are you interested in going into partnership? I have a whole load of valves (that's the real name for 'tubes' for our US cousins ) available at a discount price. See below.





They've all been fitted with a "new improved" base for easy fitment and have a unique shape that helps generate harmonics in the high frequency range. I can probably get my hands on a load of low voltage ones if you want as well.

PM me if you're interested.

And what have all of you detractors built? Anything?

There's something special about making something with your own hands. Doing a one-off is always more expensive than buying the same thing from a traditional source. When you buy things by the skid load they become cheap but not if you have to create something unique or buy limited amounts. I'm not taking sides here but I know what it's like to spend a lot of time and money to create something. It's a real kick in the nads when someone asks how come you can't make it for the same price as the Chinese.

Tradesmen and craftspersons are undervalued in my book. If I'd learned how to sew I surely wouldn't be buying the crap that the sweat shops are churning out. 

That light bulb picture is a great example. Some glass, some tin and a little tungsten wire and they're being removed from the market as fast as they can. I don't see how the CF bulbs from China are any better. They have inductors, circuit boards, caps, resistors, phosphorus, glass and tin. How can they be better or even considered environmentally friendly?

A lot of thing happening right now just don't pass the sniff test. I shall now return to my latest project. The parts cost more than a small Fender tube amp but that's because I buy everything from Canada, the USA and Germany. I do my best to ensure that my stuff isn't sourced from a 3rd world sweat shop because I feel a moral responsibility to do so.

So go for it Mike, you won't save any money but you will know that equipment inside and out, plus you'll have some degree of satisfaction and pride. I find it harder every day to get that and don't know how to put a price on it.

Well it's a sad day when I pop down here and can't poke a little obviously light hearted fun. I thought this was the coffee house never realised I'd wandered into the Gear forum by mistake.

Best of luck with your build Mike, I hope it turns out well..

Now let's find my way back up to the slightly more light hearted producer forum..... where's the elevator?

I know I'm not saying anything.  Over ten years ago I bought a DIY Theremin kit - it's still in the box...  (Just saw it yesterday while looking for a strap-lock part.  *Sigh*)

ampfixer


And what have all of you detractors built? Anything?

There's something special about making something with your own hands. Doing a one-off is always more expensive than buying the same thing from a traditional source. When you buy things by the skid load they become cheap but not if you have to create something unique or buy limited amounts. I'm not taking sides here but I know what it's like to spend a lot of time and money to create something. It's a real kick in the nads when someone asks how come you can't make it for the same price as the Chinese.

Tradesmen and craftspersons are undervalued in my book. If I'd learned how to sew I surely wouldn't be buying the crap that the sweat shops are churning out. 

That light bulb picture is a great example. Some glass, some tin and a little tungsten wire and they're being removed from the market as fast as they can. I don't see how the CF bulbs from China are any better. They have inductors, circuit boards, caps, resistors, phosphorus, glass and tin. How can they be better or even considered environmentally friendly?

A lot of thing happening right now just don't pass the sniff test. I shall now return to my latest project. The parts cost more than a small Fender tube amp but that's because I buy everything from Canada, the USA and Germany. I do my best to ensure that my stuff isn't sourced from a 3rd world sweat shop because I feel a moral responsibility to do so.

So go for it Mike, you won't save any money but you will know that equipment inside and out, plus you'll have some degree of satisfaction and pride. I find it harder every day to get that and don't know how to put a price on it.

This ain't a build, it's self-assembly, nothing more than a aeroplane construction kit or a flat-pack wardrobe.  I've built loads of those, enough that I'd be ashamed to admit it, let alone make a feature thread out of the process.
 
That's why all the big talk is laughable.
 
You wanna watch a 'build' take place Spacey has got another guitar on the go.
 
This didn't even start as a thread about a DIY project, it started as an example of how great some dealers still are offering good ol' fashioned service.  A year late and a blemished finish to the product supplied was the service this particular dealer managed to satisfy McQ so much with that he felt compelled to share his experience with us, who obviously wouldn't know what good customer service consisted of without his benevolence and readiness to point it out. 
 
Go figure.
 
You can't see the comedy in that, fair enough, but personally for me it's been and continues to be absolutely hilarious.  I ain't making none of this up it's happening right here in front of our very eyes.
 
Besides who's detracting?  I'm positively encouraging it, there's few things as entertaining here as McQ when he's completely on one.

Thanks for the encouragement ampfixer.



all the best,
mike

OK, sorry everyone. I'm not trying to make a statement, I simply wanted to say more power to those of you willing to learn what may be considered obsolete technology. Yesterday was not good and I think I came on a little too strong. It's just that I've seen a lot of posts lately where people are referring to this thread, in other threads. A man shouldn't become a joke for merely trying to do something for himself. It's his time and his money.

Back to the cheerful and light hearted side of the coffee house, and no more defending folks that can defend themselves. Cheers.

ampfixer


Back to the cheerful and light hearted side of the coffee house, and no more defending folks that can defend themselves. Cheers.

I need de-fending. My fend is damaged and I should get a new one to replace it.


Oh Straummy?