Alright so maybe this is only a problem that I and I alone have. But my carpeted rack case for my PA system is getting sad, and the tiny corners of velcro in the corners of the doors no longer hole them on very well. I was thinking about how I could fix this issue... Continue Reading →

Here is the saga of me getting started in the world of pickup winding. It is something that I have wanted to do for a while now and I finally got around to it. I started off by building my own winding machine, if you haven't read that article you can find it here: How to... Continue Reading →

Winding your own pickups is a great way to get more out of your electric guitar. However, buying all of the necessary equipment can become pretty expensive. However with a cheap sewing machine from a thrift store and some scrap wood we can build a pickup winding machine. The first that we need to do... Continue Reading →

Today I updated an old speaker end table to work as a Bluetooth speaker for our sunroom. My wife's grandma was getting rid of an old stereo end table so naturally I took it. It has a 1/4 inch audio jack on the back and a 12 inch speaker on the inside. I figured this... Continue Reading →

Here is my first attempt at building a cigar box guitar. My self imposed goal was to build it out of as garbage and reused items as possible. I started with a piece of oak that I picked from the garbage. It looked like it had been a piece of flooring or cabinet trim at... Continue Reading →

A while back I added an external speaker jack to my Marshall practice amp. The amp never sounded particularly amazing on it's own but I took a gamble on that being mostly because of the not so great 8 inch speaker inside. With a simple switch and 1/4 inch jack I added a speaker output... Continue Reading →

The goal of this project is to convert the AM section of this old Magnavox radio into a guitar input. Generally the radio signals are similar in level to guitar signals to allow you to tap into the signal and have a pretty decent guitar input. The process should work for any AM radio but... Continue Reading →

About a year, year and half ago my friend Gary, who is the drummer at my church asked if I wanted this amplifier. I guess one of his friends left it at his house years ago and didn’t want it back, so he asked me if I wanted it. Thanks Gary for the amp! When... Continue Reading →

Lets replace a 2-prong power cord on an old tube amp, with a 3-prong cord. Now we need to pause right here and I just need to say that there are some dangers in working with tube amps. So if you don’t know what you are doing I recommend that you don’t poke around inside... Continue Reading →

If you like to build various electronic projects an easy way to get a great looking panel for holding knobs and switches is to use a piece of brushed aluminum. The first thing that you want to do is pick up an 1/8th inch thick piece of aluminum, there are some common sizes of flat... Continue Reading →