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Old 13th Aug 2019, 8:47 pm   #27
dave walsh
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Default Re: Convert Vintage Valve Radio to Guitar Amp

I agree broadly with Paul JD eg post 25*. Clearly there have been very different experiences [post 12*] and these were only practise rigs for use in the front or box room. The OP said he wanted to demonstrate valve gear. We youngsters were aware, back then, that "real" guitar speakers seemed more substantial so substituting another seemed a good idea. I didn't want to risk damaging the small in-built spkr in the tape recorder or damaging my friend's parent's radio. Different times-less money-more accountability-more caution!

I had some sort of home built guitar and was also given a single [hum bucking?] pickup that I mounted on this. Surprisingly, for some reason, it produced much more output than other commercial guitars, overloading the amp and producing Hendrix type effects without any electronic "add ons" but also without any similar playing ability

Dave W

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