Building a Hamptone
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Building a Hamptone
I'm in the market to by a hamptone DIY kit. I'm wondering how many of you out there own one of these pre amps? is it worth it? and is the diffculty of assembly high for I am a novice?
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Talk to Trashy, He eats breakfast with his.
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I have the tube pre. Love it.
It was a fun project to build.
Well worth the $'s
It was a fun project to build.
Well worth the $'s
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I built a JFET.
It's the shit....it really is. I had no problems whatsoever with the assembly and I'm no trained EE. I can't even read a schematic. I do have a lot of soldering experience and a small bit of common sense though and they help.
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It's the shit....it really is. I had no problems whatsoever with the assembly and I'm no trained EE. I can't even read a schematic. I do have a lot of soldering experience and a small bit of common sense though and they help.
heylow
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Re: Building a Hamptone
i feel like i'm in the same boat as you, heylow, but what about having to use a multimeter and such? i'm not experienced with them.
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here's my advice:
Build a guitar pedal - or something similar - first. You'll get out all of your jitters and wtfs on that thing.
It's not easy to build a Hamptone - it takes time, patience, guts, and the ability to weather storms of "I fucked it up!." But I had next to no experience and figured it out and I love love love it.
Also, Scott Hamptone is the coolest motherfucker on the whole fucking planet.
Do it.
Build a guitar pedal - or something similar - first. You'll get out all of your jitters and wtfs on that thing.
It's not easy to build a Hamptone - it takes time, patience, guts, and the ability to weather storms of "I fucked it up!." But I had next to no experience and figured it out and I love love love it.
Also, Scott Hamptone is the coolest motherfucker on the whole fucking planet.
Do it.
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I built both the JFEt and the Tube. They are awesome preamps, well worth the money. If you are careful when assembling, read directions carefully and use the website to solve questions, you will o a great job.
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thethingwiththestuff wrote:i feel like i'm in the same boat as you, heylow, but what about having to use a multimeter and such? i'm not experienced with them.
Well... I can use a multimeter for simple tasks. I'm no stranger to that but I can't really get too silly with em. I dunno. I've been really lucky with electronics stuff though I do it more via intuition than real knowlege. I built an Allen Old Flame guitar amp as well (another excellent source for kits) and had no problems. Half luck, half intuition.....that's how I roll.
Come to think of it....that IS how I roll and it can be said for way more than my electronics experience.
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I inquired about one, and due to my lack of electronics knowledge, Scott offered to send me some old circuit boards to practice soldering on. Thought that was a good idea, and a cool gesture.
I know enough to know that I don't know what I am doing.
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damn, Scott is the coolest motherfucker on the whole fucking planet!Coco wrote:I inquired about one, and due to my lack of electronics knowledge, Scott offered to send me some old circuit boards to practice soldering on. Thought that was a good idea, and a cool gesture.
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EXACTLY!!!!trodden wrote:damn, Scott is the coolest motherfucker on the whole fucking planet!Coco wrote:I inquired about one, and due to my lack of electronics knowledge, Scott offered to send me some old circuit boards to practice soldering on. Thought that was a good idea, and a cool gesture.
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hey T-Bag,
do you need a multimeter and an oscilloscope for reals? or can you build one w/o?
do you need a multimeter and an oscilloscope for reals? or can you build one w/o?
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The assembled kit is only a few hundred more and you get a warranty. So if you are worried about the soldering.... Some of the soldering is a bit tricky and tight. You do need a good good soldering iron, volt meter, strippers! Don't forget the strippers.... big wet ones for $50 bucks cause their dad is waiting in the tool shed and they need to get home. Plus it take 8-12 hours if you don't fuck it up.
Scott IS the coolest mofo on the whole planet!
Scott IS the coolest mofo on the whole planet!
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multimeter = yes. oscilloscope = no. You don'ty need a variac, either.eeldip wrote:hey T-Bag,
do you need a multimeter and an oscilloscope for reals? or can you build one w/o?
Maybe you could do it without a multimeter.... I dunno. It seems stupid not to own one. Rat Shack charges like 12 bucks for one or something. They might trade for a bedroll.
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oh... mr. rich man. has $12 lying around on top of his grand piano.
my name is trashy and i have $12 to spend on a multimeter while i am off to buy some monets for the solarium.
ok ok, i'll buy a freakin multimeter!
my name is trashy and i have $12 to spend on a multimeter while i am off to buy some monets for the solarium.
ok ok, i'll buy a freakin multimeter!
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