Category: DIY
Amiga next-gen build: sam440ep
Amiga is a name of a computer and Operating System of the 80’s and early 90’s before a slow self-destruction in various ways, however it never really ever died. This build use a much more recent custom ITX board and […]
Restomod Car: 3 GTE Digital Dash start
Digital dash, yes you saw right there is a digital dash available (from an Opel GTE) for this 90’s car, here I will heavily modify it to make it work, repair, change to custom colours and merge it into the […]
TrainWreck Rockette: 2 Headshell
A good find this old, 70’s VOX transistor amp, from my old music teacher no less, seems the perfect candidate for a Trainwreck build (a VOX AC30 top boost with EF86). Non functioning and quite dusty first step’s in making […]
Splitter pedal: Two guitar amps at once
Splitting the output of your guitar/pedalboard to two separate Guitar Amps is one of the most powerful way in shaping your tone and ‘broaden’ the sound, but to do so you need some tricks. In this post I build a […]
Headphone repair
When headphones wear out it’s not unusual to effect the soft fabric parts only, so can eb saved by replacement, or you can prevent failure by some tactical application of superglue. In this post I’ll show how to repair and […]
Cat tree
Say you want a cat tree on your balcony, buying one covered in fluff, like most are, is clearly a bad idea. Tossing something together from leftover wood and winding some sisal-rope however, a nice gift to your furry friend. […]
Restomod Car: 2 Brakes and Suspension
Completely changing the suspension and brakes with oversized parts on this little car can make for a very fun ride and good companion to a stronger engine. In front stock brake discs was 12.7mm thick and 236mm in diameter, and […]
Restomod Car: 1 Engine
With an old, regular, car like this, it is usually abandoned for a crusher, or parts hunter, however restoring and rebuilding it better than stock is both financially easily attainable and can bring nice active relaxation. This project car is […]
Dumble Overdrive Special: 3 Mods
Doing a copy of an amp can be a good learning experience, modifying it to suit your needs and taste, however, can be the really rewarding bit. Here I detail added FX loop, footswitchable; dual HRM, with bypass, FETboost, moved […]
High gain SLO/Ubershall: 1 Intro
The machine, this is the main amp I play and the platform I most try to optimize. Origins in Sloclone, It can be switched between key components of an Ubershall, tastes of a Rectifier, controls of a Larry(Fortin), Friedman and […]