Upgrading My Epiphone AlleyKat: A Journey into Wiggly Tremolo Fun Back in 2017, I decided to give my trusty Epiphone AlleyKat guitar a much-needed upgrade. If you’ve ever owned an Epiphone, you know they’re usually solid…
The Break Wind Attenuator
When a Guitar Amp is Too Loud: Building the Perfect Attenuator for a Fellow Musician There’s something magical about tube amps. The warmth, the crunch, the way they respond to every nuance of your playing—it’s no…
The 18W Tremolo TMB Tube Amp
I created the tremolo TMB amp’s circuit design based on a request from a member on 18watt.com. The circuit came out so nicely, naturally I had to actually make one. After hearing it, I’m guessing I’ll…
Building a Wah Pedal Enclosure
If you’re somebody that enjoys building guitar pedals, you’ve probably seen the aluminum wah shells floating on the internet. It’s available from a number of sellers, for a large range of prices, but it’s exactly the…
Upgrading the AlleyKat
AlleyKat Upgrade Time! The Epiphone AlleyKat is a really nice guitar! With some crap attached to it. Luckily, it’s an easy fix to take the crap off. I was looking forword to this AlleyKat upgrade. You…
Capacitor Break In Box UPDATE
To recap, the capacitor break in box is a small project I made to help break in, or burn in, capacitors for use in guitar amplifiers and other projects. This can be a very helpful tool…
Custom Audio Patch Bay
I needed a high quality patch bay with specific ins and outs that wasn’t available (at least not for under $1000). I thought that price was insane until I built one. As stupid simple as these…
Capacitor Break In Box
The capacitor break in box is a small project I made to help break in, or burn in, capacitors for use in guitar amplifiers and other projects. I like to call it the Capacitor BIB. This…
Tonewood: Brazilian vs. East Indian Rosewood
A friend of mine recently shared this video on Facebook, and while I find it interesting, it raises a few questions for me: Problem 1: aged tone wood is better. Period. Only old growth Brazilian rosewood…
