Recent content by nopainkiller

Actually, it's not a short or anything. Because it works. The chip has an auto shut off to protect itself against heat. I DO need a heatsink. I dunno how hard it'll be to install. Or how small I can get one. Also, the 9V batteries aren't supposed to put out that high voltage for long times. Dammit.

the amp need a minimum of 4ohms. I think even less. My speaker is can do 1 watt and has 8 ohms. The amp can put out .5 watts. If I do a bridged one it'll be the full 1 watt, but It would drain the battery even faster. the one I first used was 8ohms but only .25 watt. I gotta freakin find where...

Ah yes, you're right, but I was mainly reffering to extremes. Like James Brown type funk and post-punk. Minimal melody, in fact it's largely avoided.

Ok, I guess in the next few days I'll hook up the mics and record a few diddies. I drew that freakin schematic mainly so you could see what I did, Danw, since you helped so much. You asked to see the mid scoop and the bass cut. Should I just upload the clips to the forum or is there somewhere i...

this is the third time I've untaped the chip and checked everything. I can't figure out what's shorting the signal! I even when in and scraped the spaces in between the connections, in case it was like oil or something. I tried reheating the solder to make cleaner connections in case I had cold...

let's see.....I think the Russians?? Unless you count communism as slavery. The japanese? And actually I think the Chinese have never been enslaved ever, unless by the japs. And the Scandanavians? Anybody here know? plus Jimi was probably a great grandson of a slave, living in the country that...

ah thanks. I think I'll have to go back and check. The short wouldn't be casued by residual crap? You know like the resiny oily flux like stuff that flows when you solder, right? I guess I'll go in and check the grounds and everything. I don't want to have to rebuild the entire circuit. the 2...

I don't know. There are alot of good mics for rap out there under 100$...........

I think the actual amp chip is getting hot. That might be what's cutting the amp off. Not dying batteries. Anyone know a good design for a really small onboard preamp with no variable gain or anything?? I just want something to compensate for the complex circuit load, and the capacitance of...

well thanks for the input finally. That helps alot! I mess with with this guitar cuz it's not a real rick. I thought I could do anything I want. All the things I've done could be easily reverted. When I got this guitar it was wired through the 3-way and bypassed to a main volume. I'm curious...

I built a little tiny half watt in my hollow body to practice. Battery powered so i don't have to plug in, just pick up and switch on. When just playing for myself, I don't need a nice practice amp. In fact, if it's just guitar alone, I'm fine with a sh*tty danelectro 10 dollar mini amp.

I rarely ever break a string. The frequency at which I chane my strings varies depending on which instrument I'm into at the moment. If I'm concentrating on drums, I change strings like once every 4 months. Right now I'm playing alot of guitar, and I need to change when they get sticky and...

hendrix had tuning problems but he knew it, you can see him tune while playing, and even using that as part of his solos and fills. I think hendrix had more soul. But that's just my opinion. He WAS descendant from slaves mind you... Besides, how would Jimmy have played without Jimi??? This is...

you're not really saying anything, you just kinda said it was stupid. Maybe I don't know how it does. I know the hollow body contributes to the tone, I put the amp inside, so i could have it resonate and I could solo. This isn't for real playing, it's for taking it out and playing for fun. And...

nobody with any comments? Criticisms? Advice? Suggestions? Bashings? Anything! I wanna know what people think! I will record clip of me playing through it, and after finalizing it, will post pictures. Maybe I'll do a video. This thing is the SH*T!!!!