Building a Fender Tweed 5E3 Kit from Trinity Amps
Building a Fender Tweed 5E3 Kit from Trinity Amps By John Templeton Introduction I was recently asked by a family member if I could assemble a Fender Tweed amp kit from Trinity Amplifiers. I love…
Restrain Your Tubes – Retainers
Tube shields and retainers get zero love in most guitar and audio journals. At some point in time a person thought that they were important and they’ve been used ever since. Why do we have…
DIY – Is it for you? What you should think about before starting out
DIY – Is it for you? If you’ve ever had to wait for your tube gear to be repaired, or wondered why techs’ charge so much money? Then you may have asked “Can I do…
Chicago Blues Box Amps – Dan Butler Interview
At thetubestore.com we have the good fortune to work with a lot of great musicians and tube amp designers. Recently we had the opportunity to discuss tubes and amps with Mr. Dan Butler. If you…
Guitar Flamethrower – Tone On Fire
You know you want one … George Miller pulled out all the stops when it came to Mad Max: Furry Road. In a movie world filled with CGI it is quite hard to believe how…
How To Tell If Your Tube Is Bad
We are often asked how to determine when a tube is bad without access to a tube tester. You’ve probably been there. You’re doing sound check before a gig, something sounds wacky, and now you’ve…
Get The Stink Out – Removing Odor From Your Instrument
Here’s a great post from our friends over at www.thebassplace.com that we thought you might like. So you’ve just picked up an amazing vintage instrument that sounds great and oozes all the vibe of forty…
The TU-8300R “Red Amp” Tour
A year ago today we received our first shipment of the Limited Edition Elekit TU-8300R 300B Single Ended Tube Amp Kit and were nothing short of impressed. By February we had decided to have one…
Speaker Cab & Head Impedance – Why Is It Important?
Here’s a great post from our friends over at www.thebassplace.com that we thought you might like. Matching speaker impedance to an amplifier can be confusing, but it is important to make sure that your amp and…
If You Can’t Find It, Build It DIY Amp – Part Three
This is the final installment in our look at building a custom DIY amp for the electric guitar. (Here are links to Part 1 and Part 2) If you’ve been following along, let’s recap. Part…
