I have built this site, so people like me, who enjoy building and fixing things by themselves, can use this as a source of information. It all began when I had to repair my old '69 Vox AC30 guitar amplifier. It turned out it needed a little more surgery than I had anticipated but since then I was hooked on the whole DIY and tube topic. I have prototyped a HiFi Tube Amp, which has been responsible for my living room audio experience for quite some time now. I never got around to integrating this amp into a nice housing - which it deserves - but then again I have so much other things to do.

I’m planning to build my own custom tube guitar amp which will essentially be built along the Rectifier schematics with a few modifications.

I have developed an affinity to analog tape recorders. Don’t ask me why but I think it has to do with being able to fix things yourself and being able to buy things nowadays which would have cost a fortune back when they were introduced. Reel to reel tape recorders are still fetching 4 figures and more though, depending on the number of tracks they provide, or the condition they’re in. When you’re into recording it would be much easier and cost effective to invest in a digital audio workstation with some decent hardware but somehow booting up the computer and launching your favourite DAW is just not the same as cleaning your tape machine and doing some quick tests and alignments before arming it for a recording session.

I like old guitars, old amps, building music equipment with ancient technology and last but not least I like rock music. Why on earth would I want to drive a modern car? Exactly. I don’t. Just have a look a this recently acquired beauty from sunny Florida, USA.

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