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[siore]

Update: Share ko lang DIY ng PEAVEY RAGE AMP.

This amp has a CLEAN and DIRT channel.

Problem: The switch channel (push button) is located in between the knobs of the AMP. So if I want to switch channel between CLEAN and DIRT channel I will need to push the small button with my finger.

Solution: Created a foot switch channel at the back of the AMP using STEREO JACK PL, wired the push button switch.

Materials: Stereo Jack PL (female), any wire (with 3 wires) HOT, COLD, GROUND, A regular foot switch.

I'll try to post some pics...

Yung silver ba yan?  RAGE 258?  Yung red stripe kasi toggle yung channel select, and I couldn't get my head around which traces to drill holes into, and I abandoned the idea of a footswitch.  Nilagyan ko lang ng ext. speaker jack.

[nerobin]

DIY 4x12 speaker cab celestion... mas makakamura ba... or bumili nln ??

[r_chino18]

DIY 4x12 speaker cab celestion... mas makakamura ba... or bumili nln ??

Depende. Anong klaseng branded 4x12 cab yan bro na may celestion? Anong celestion speaker?

Tapos yung sa DIY, sino gagawa? Anong kahoy gagamitin? Malamang sa ikaw din bibili ng 4pcs celestion of your choice kaya added cost pa yun.

[surplusmusic]

DIY 4x12 speaker cab celestion... mas makakamura ba... or bumili nln ??

Masmakakamura ka syempre, lalo na may plywood ka na or makukunan na masmura. Hindi lang kasi makakamura ang tinitingnan mo dyan pati enhancement of ability to create, enhance and developed... self development ika nga,  :cool:dyan umuunlad ang ibang bansa!

You can customize kahit anong designed gusto mo at color 

Marine plywood gamitin mo para good quality. 1 inch okay na okay. 1/2 pwede gamitin pero lagyan mo lang ng support yong mga gilid kahit dos pordos at pakuan. para hindi lumangitngit sa speaker at gumalaw.

tapos dapat may Jigsaw ka para pambutas mo sa paglalagyan(bilog) na 4 na speaker. Kong wala kang Jigsaw hanap kalang ng meron may jigsaw at pabutas ka mga P20-30 pesos lang.

Tapos the rest pwede na lagare. Kong gusto mo naman sobrang dali tapusin ay buy ka ng circular saw, saglit lang yan. Actualy lagare lang okay na para exercise narin tutal maliit lang naman na kahon yan saglit lang.

Buy ka lang ng hawakan sa raon metal or plastic pwede na. Tapos yong clip na nilalagay sa mga gilid ng kahon(cab) meron din sa raon yon, mura lang yon doon mismo sa mga nag babangketa sagilid ang dami, tawaran mo mahal pa iyon.

Tapos after nyan yong socket/connector/speaker kahit yong ordinary lang ala naman problema yon(mura lang) bastat maayos lang pagkakasulda mo, Lagyan mo ng type yong every solda ng wire para sure hindi magkadikit. Kasi yong malalaki like xlr connector may purpose yon pang outdoor para sa mga malalakas na speaker at malalaking wire at tight ang pagkakabit ng cable para kong magalaw man hindi madaling mabunot or nahila yong wire.

Butasan mo yong likod ng kahon gamit ang malaki laking pako or any sharp object na metal na pwede ibutas. Kong meron ka naman or alam sino may drill pabutasan mo saglit lang yan secondo lang. Tapos don mo ilusot yong plug may screw yan naiipit sa kahoy.

Tapos sa pakinisin mo yong gilid buy kalang ng makapal na liha tapos dikit mo sa kahoy using rugby at kaskas mo sa gilid ng cab.

so, sa coating buy kalang ng masilya or yong sa kotse kahit paghaluin mo yong dalawa na iyon or hindi at isa lang gagamitin mo pwede yong color abo lang yon lang 1 day or maghapon mo patutuyuin, masmaganda bilad mo sa araw. Tapos pag tuyo na lihain mo na, saglit na liha lang pwede na. Tapos kong gusto mo yong buddy eh flawless sa pintura pahiran mo lang ng masilya (isabay muna) gamit ka ng dalawang piraso ng metal smooth object like yero para mangpahid mo para pantay. Pag natuyo kahit anong kulay gusto mo pwede. Kong may compressor spray ka makinis din maganda kong wala pwede na yong brush sa pintura basta wag masyadong malabnaw yong pintura.

Kong gusto mo naman may balot pwede rin nabibili lang sa apolstery yong pambalot at rugby ayos na yan.

so yong hatapan alam mo na siguro kong ano gagawin madali lang yan  . Mamili kana rin sa apolster yong ano tela sa pangharapan na ilalagay mo marami dyan magaganda may makakapal at makikinis. Metal screen pwede rin pero mapapamahal kalang. tapos buy ka maliit at payat na kahot (maliit na dospordos na square na pahaba don mo ikakapit yong screen mo.  Almost tapos na

yan speaker nalang.... Enjoy


SA UNA PAG BINASA MO PARANG MAHIRAP, PERO HINDI YAN MAHIRAP PATIENCE LANG KONTI KONTI AT WAG KA MAGMADALI. PAG NAGAWA MO YAN ... yong mga susunod sobrang dali na sa iyo at madali mong tapusin.

 
Give time and chance to train yourself!


 
 

 

[r_chino18]

SA UNA PAG BINASA MO PARANG MAHIRAP, PERO HINDI YAN MAHIRAP PATIENCE LANG KONTI KONTI AT WAG KA MAGMADALI. PAG NAGAWA MO YAN ... yong mga susunod sobrang dali na sa iyo at madali mong tapusin.

Baliktad sakin.. hahaha.. nung una kong binasa bro, parang ang dali.. pero in actuality, hindi siya ganun kadali.. challenging siya.. medyo nakakapanghinayang pag hindi matatapos kasi maraming masasayang, pero fulfilling at masaya pag natapos.. I've already built a 1x12 and 2x12 cab..


Peace bro.

[surplusmusic]

Baliktad sakin.. hahaha.. nung una kong binasa bro, parang ang dali.. pero in actuality, hindi siya ganun kadali.. challenging siya.. medyo nakakapanghinayang pag hindi matatapos kasi maraming masasayang, pero fulfilling at masaya pag natapos.. I've already built a 1x12 and 2x12 cab..


Peace bro.

Madali lang yan bosing wag mong takutin yong gagawa, para matututo sila at may kakayahan rin silang gumawa. walang masasayang dyan sa plywood meron naman lapis at ruler ... AGAIN DAHAN DAHAN "PATIENCE" ...libre ito walang bayad hehehe.

Ako since grade 6 gumagawa na ako pero nakaya ko wal pa sa akin nag tuturo nyon pinag aralan ko lang yong every parts na kinabit. ... sya pa kaya .

Kaya mo yan sir trust yourself. Andito kami sa forum tutulungan ka namin.... pag meron ka hindi sure write kalang dito 

  Hmmm I wonder paano mo sisimulan pag kabili ng isang plywood? hehehe ito ang technique

1. i drawing mo muna ang gusto mong itsura. sa internet dami itsura design pwede na mamili. sa google.com >> imgaes type mo 4x12 cab.
2. after mo i drawing ihiga mo yong plywood. at pag tabi tabi hin mo yong 4 na 12" na speaker mo like this ... wait post ko picture



So bali ito ang outlook nyan after mo butasan yong plywood....  . Doon sir sa pag butas ang kukunin mong size yong sa loob ma eestemate mo naman yon tapos hanap kalang ng takip na pangguhit na kasukat ng bilog meron yan sa mga takip ng kaldero hehehe... pwede rin mala ala protaktor


tanong kalang sir wag ka matakot .... madali lang yan. wag mo isipin yong masasayang walang masasayang dyan maliit lang yan. Kong kasing lake ng refrigerator ang speaker yon medyo complicated ng konti yon kailangan bibisitahin na .

Para hindi OT: para doon sa Guitar DIY na gumawa sa mga previous page galing mo po sir. 

[r_chino18]

Madali lang yan bosing wag mong takutin yong gagawa, para matututo sila at may kakayahan rin silang gumawa. walang masasayang dyan sa plywood meron naman lapis at ruler ... AGAIN DAHAN DAHAN "PATIENCE" ...libre ito walang bayad hehehe.
Ako since grade 6 gumagawa na ako pero nakaya ko wal pa sa akin nag tuturo nyon pinag aralan ko lang yong every parts na kinabit. ... sya pa kaya .
Kaya mo yan sir trust yourself. Andito kami sa forum tutulungan ka namin.... pag meron ka hindi sure write kalang dito 
  Hmmm I wonder paano mo sisimulan pag kabili ng isang plywood? hehehe ito ang technique
1. i drawing mo muna ang gusto mong itsura. sa internet dami itsura design pwede na mamili. sa google.com >> imgaes type mo 4x12 cab.
2. after mo i drawing ihiga mo yong plywood. at pag tabi tabi hin mo yong 4 na 12" na speaker mo like this ... wait post ko picture

Haha. Di ko naman tinatakot boss. Pero kailangan ng pasensya ang pag-gawa..

Eto yung DIY 2x12 build ko dati... extrapolate nalang niya yung para sa 4x12.. Baka makatulong..
http://talk.philmusic.com/index.php?topic=261470.msg3567060#msg3567060

[surplusmusic]

Haha. Di ko naman tinatakot boss. Pero kailangan ng pasensya ang pag-gawa..

Eto yung DIY 2x12 build ko dati... extrapolate nalang niya yung para sa 4x12.. Baka makatulong..
http://talk.philmusic.com/index.php?topic=261470.msg3567060#msg3567060

Meron ka naman pala. lets give other a chance bigyan natin sila ng pagkakataon at gabayan / i train using this forum. Lahat tayo pwede naman matuto , wala naman agad marunong na. Hobby lang

[siore]

It's easy to build.  But not so easy and it won't be cheap if you really want to do a good job.  And you WILL make mistakes.  And you WILL need patience, ergo.. time.  Gastos paunti-unti, in the long run mas mahal.  If you intend to build in stages, take your time, and focus on building something really good instead of cutting cost... it's a worthwhile learning process.  Builds confidence, and what you build, if you took pride in building it, is always yours.

Some cabs in the classifieds are good.  Personally I found myself drooling over upfront's old re-finished Sunn 2x15.

[surplusmusic]

ganyan kaliit hindi magastos yan , hindi ka naman uubos ng isang plywood dyan. material nyan mura lang , except speaker siguro kong anong klase ilalagay mo. Kong peavy speaker original medyo masmahal lang.

sinasabi lang naman nilang magastos dahil pag natuto na hindi na bibili sa mga shop nila.

Sa lahat ng gagawa I recommend try it ... wag kayong matakot. kong gusto nyo pangmurang mura lang sa budget hanap kalang ng mga 2nd hand plywood na buo pa kahit may pintura walang problema yan.

Marami ng gumagawa nyan noon pa ... hehehe

[siore]

ganyan kaliit hindi magastos yan , hindi ka naman uubos ng isang plywood dyan. material nyan mura lang , except speaker siguro kong anong klase ilalagay mo. Kong peavy speaker original medyo masmahal lang.

sinasabi lang naman nilang magastos dahil pag natuto na hindi na bibili sa mga shop nila.

Sa lahat ng gagawa I recommend try it ... wag kayong matakot. kong gusto nyo pangmurang mura lang sa budget hanap kalang ng mga 2nd hand plywood na buo pa kahit may pintura walang problema yan.

Marami ng gumagawa nyan noon pa ... hehehe

I'm not sure what you mean?  But yeah, more DIY is good.  I like it because you build for your purpose.  Whether that means being strapped for cash, truly wanting a one-off build that no one else will make, or you're ultimately hyper-critical of typical custom jobs.

"Maybe if i do it I'll get it right, get exactly what I want, and learn something in the process" is my favored attitude going into a build.

[surplusmusic]

pag okay okay na fiber glass naman .... halukayin natin ang baol ni pedro  ...

"help other and share ideas...."

[yekoz]

Yung silver ba yan?  RAGE 258?  Yung red stripe kasi toggle yung channel select, and I couldn't get my head around which traces to drill holes into, and I abandoned the idea of a footswitch.  Nilagyan ko lang ng ext. speaker jack.

http://www.cliffmccarthy.net/wiki/Peavey_Rage_108_Footswitch_Mod

[nerobin]

mga sir... ako ang gagawa haha... my mga electric machine nmn ako kaya kayang kaya.. ndi ako mano mano... flywood ndi ko alam ang name nya pero dun sa nabasa ko same ng spec.. ang nabili ko ... kaso ndi ako sanay mag wiring nung 4-6 oms.. tpos yung 16 oms ba yun... ang alam ko lan wiring yung mga speakers ska yung plug

[markezekiel]

mga bro question lang .

pwede kaya i convert to?

from this:




to this:




sayang kasi eh. edge yung trem ko now. thanks in advance

[surplusmusic]

mga sir... ako ang gagawa haha... my mga electric machine nmn ako kaya kayang kaya.. ndi ako mano mano... flywood ndi ko alam ang name nya pero dun sa nabasa ko same ng spec.. ang nabili ko ... kaso ndi ako sanay mag wiring nung 4-6 oms.. tpos yung 16 oms ba yun... ang alam ko lan wiring yung mga speakers ska yung plug

  Galing, Plywood marine po sir. 1/2, 1inch pwede... Price nyan ngayon nasa P1K each mahal na sobra. dati P400-P500 lang isa nyan tapos yong totong Marine is P750.  Bali kong nakikita mong sinasabi nilang marine plywood dito ay hindi talaga yon ang totong marine plywood , pautot lang yon for market purposes. Ang totoong marine yong solid at hindi pinagdikit dikit na plywood na sinabi nilang marine...hahaha

Ang yong wiring marami nyan sa internet sample andyan si google.com hehehe "type mo lang kong anong klase gusto mong wiring like how to wire 40hms speaker" meron din mga video at sample . Pati sa youtube meron din. =)

Post ka din dito pwede ka namin tulungan sa wiring

[nerobin]

ask nmn... yung amp ko alang footswitch socket... gusto ko sana sya gawan... kaso ndi ko makuha kung . panu wiring gagawin ko...bali tanggal na yung on off nung 2 channel... bali wwiring nln sya.. help nmn..

[surplusmusic]

up ko lang para hindi OT

Here's what I look at every night before I go to sleep for close to a month while waiting for additional stuff to come in...


Finally, a few more stuff came and it was possible to continue...


Crudely checking if the fretboard is as flat as possible...


Started with 120 grit sand paper...


After a few passes, lots of lacquer powder. I don't push the radius block to the fretboard while sanding, just making sure it is flat and letting it's own weight do the work and sliding it from end to end.


Vacuum cleaner was on standby for clean-up. Wasn't able to take a picture but I also clean the sandpaper with the vacuum cleaner so it doesn't clog up too much.


After several passes... Notice the uneven portions. I guess partly because of uneven lacquer layer and/or warp.




After more passes, it is getting more even and the amount of sanded dust also became lesser



And after more passes, it looks more even...



Marked the board with pencil marks to double check if there are still uneven portions...



After a few sanding passes, I observed the pencil marks were getting removed evenly. After all the pencil marks were removed, shifted to 220-grit sand paper.


After two rounds of sanding passes, here's the final outcome...





As reminded by free2rock, I ran a file through each slot to aid in easier fretwire insertion and help the fret wire seat properly (the undersides of the fret crown where it joins the tang is not "flat")


Proceeded to hammer in the frets... First, I cleaned the fret wire.


Then I put Elmer's Glue All into the slots with the aid of a used guitar 1st string


The fret wire I got was pre-radius 9.5" (too near 10") and should have bought ones with tighter radius. So, I couldn't really follow hammering ends first before running the hammer up/down the middle.

I didn't want to bother re-radiusing the current wire so what I did was just hammer it from one end to the other while firmly holding the wire and then going back and forth and closely inspecting if it has seated properly.


After a few fret wire installations that are about the width of the shorter 10" radius block I bought, I clamp it over the frets and wait for the glue to dry. I used some scrap silicon rubber sheet so the fret wire will not put indentations into the wood.


To be continued... Watching MotoGP and Wimbledon for now.

Thanks for reading. 

[nerobin]

 PLS HELP sir help panu po ba gagawan to ng wiring..? ala kasi footswitch ang amp ko gus2 ko sana sya lagyan... ok na yung audio input jack wiring... iyan nlan ang natitira. THX



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[jobo_ph]

PLS HELP sir help panu po ba gagawan to ng wiring..? ala kasi footswitch ang amp ko gus2 ko sana sya lagyan... ok na yung audio input jack wiring... iyan nlan ang natitira. THX



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Ang ma-mungkahi ko kung ako ang nasa katayuan mo, gagamit ako ng multimeter (set to continuity mode) at i-figure out ko yung on-off switch kung alin sa anim na legs ang nagiging connected at alin ang hindi kapag naka-on yung switch. Ganun din kapag naka-off naman. From there, pwede ma-figure out kung pa'pano ang magiging wiring sa PCB towards sa footswitch na ginawa mo.

Puntahan mo yung link na shinare ni yekoz a few posts before. It is a very good reference for it is very similar to what you are trying to achieve.

Btw, the link to the bigger pic is just the same size as the pic you shared.

[nerobin]

Ang ma-mungkahi ko kung ako ang nasa katayuan mo, gagamit ako ng multimeter (set to continuity mode) at i-figure out ko yung on-off switch kung alin sa anim na legs ang nagiging connected at alin ang hindi kapag naka-on yung switch. Ganun din kapag naka-off naman. From there, ma-figure out mo kung pa'pano ang magiging wiring sa PCB towards sa footswitch na ginawa mo.

Puntahan mo yung link na shinare ni yekoz a few posts before. It is a very good reference for it is very similar to what you are trying to achieve.

Sir thx ala ksi ako knowledge sa wirings..  ala kasi jack ang amp ko para sa footswitch... gusto ko lan lagyan.. pra mod...

[jobo_ph]

mga bro question lang .

pwede kaya i convert to?

from this:




to this:




sayang kasi eh. edge yung trem ko now. thanks in advance

Looking at the pics, mukhang possible naman. Highly dependent sa dimensions nung trem bar na gusto i-convert.

Ipapa-machine shop mo?

Mahirap lang maging ganun ka-accurate kung wala yung original para maging basehan ng pag-convert... Pero baka madaan sa educated trial and error by using a caliper at sukat-sukatin yung saksakan sa trem unit.

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On second thought and looking at the pictures again, mukhang maiksi yung sinasaksak na portion nung iniisip mo i-convert na trem bar compared sa orig...

[yekoz]

Ang ma-mungkahi ko kung ako ang nasa katayuan mo, gagamit ako ng multimeter (set to continuity mode) at i-figure out ko yung on-off switch kung alin sa anim na legs ang nagiging connected at alin ang hindi kapag naka-on yung switch. Ganun din kapag naka-off naman. From there, pwede ma-figure out kung pa'pano ang magiging wiring sa PCB towards sa footswitch na ginawa mo.

Puntahan mo yung link na shinare ni yekoz a few posts before. It is a very good reference for it is very similar to what you are trying to achieve.

Btw, the link to the bigger pic is just the same size as the pic you shared.

madali lang yan, kuha ka ng wires with 3 wires inside, remember yung gitna ang ground

1 hot
2 ground
3 cold

follow mo yung 6 and 7 pic sa link na binigay ko. Kaya mo yan try mo muna...

[markcasq]

Ayan natapos ko na din ang DIY front-of-amp to FX loop switcher pedal... after months of procrastination 

Here it is from idea to product:
Design quoted below:

- Materials (jacks, 4PDT switch, 22awg hookup wires, enclosure and labeler)


- Assembly (now ko lang na-realize na di ko na kelangan ng ground wire since naka-dikit na yung ground ng jacks sa enclosure 


- Exterior (still need LED and DC jack)

Pedalboard people:

Anyone tried to create a switching unit that does the following:
* ON: Your pedalboard chain is routed as follows: Guitar --> pre-pre effects --> Amp preamp --> efx loop (mod effects + delay) --> back to amp
* OFF: your whole pedalboard goes in front of the amp.

I've researched some stuff in the net, and I found someone who used a 3PDT switch and 2PDT, so this looks feasible.  But I did not know what the result was.  So I'm trying to design a box with 3 in and 3 out and a 3PDT switch to achieve the above.  See below:

Anyone tried to do this?  Magkaka problem ba to sa ground?  Before I buy the materials, I'd like to know if this will work.  Appreciate any inputs.  Please do not ask me "why I want to do this?", hehe.  I know I can just turn off the amp and re-configure my cable so I don't have to do this, but I just want to  .  Anyway, appreciate your help if you have experience on this.

Routing when switch is "ON"


Signal routing when switch is "OFF"

[yekoz]

AT markcasq, astig yung diy mo saan nabibili yung enclosure? ty in advance,,,