Been missing my JCM and I'm itching for a project...

[_ej_]

...thoughts on this?

https://www.mojotone.com/British-Style- ... lifier-Kit

[Tortuga]

Been real happy with Mojotone customer service with my Brit800 kit. They took good care of me when the power transformer I received was determined to be bad. Quality of the materials (besides the obvious prob with the transformer) is good. Enjoyed building the kit, and looking forward to updating it to a JMP-style chassis that I purchased later.

Can't speak to that particular amp.

There's a pretty good Mojotone group on Facebook that I've gotten good info from - Mojotone Amp Kit Builders Guild

[fretless]

If you need such a project then by all means. If you want a killer amp and don’t need the project then there are many. Like the Tiny Terror.

[Marc G]

this looks like a cool project... but... not sure how it would compare to a JCM since it's more Vox based

[spawnofthesith]

what happened to your JCM?

[_ej_]

Sold my JCM900 like a year ago. Because I always do

Also, I meant this kit
https://www.mojotone.com/British-Style- ... lifier-Kit

[duncan]

Those kits are great if you don't want to source parts yourself. That said, you'll be getting middle-of-the-road quality for most of it.

If you're down to source your own stuff, you have the ability to upgrade board components for a reasonable amount. Transformers are affordable (depending what brand you want to go with, I like Heyboer and Pacific stuff).

The big costs for a build are the filter caps, transformers, and chassis. You can get a custom board built from Hoffman amps, and I can speak to the quality of these.

For a learning project, Mojo is great. So is Ceriatone.

Post pics.

[Tortuga]

EJ - if you’re on Facebook, make sure you jump in that group I mentioned above

[bubbastain]

I've been wanting some JCM flavor myself. This JCM25 kit seems as easy as it gets.

https://reverb.com/item/34226613-kld-jc ... t=34226613

They sell a loop also for like $30.

[Zozobra]

Aaelectronics sell a flexible Marshall PCB that'll do everything from jtm to 2204. That'd be my go to if I was self sourcing.

[GuitarBilly]

I've been wanting another 2203 or 2204 myself.

[_ej_]

I've been wanting another 2203 or 2204 myself.

We really have a sickness

I've got a kit on hand, I'll post pics later

[_ej_]

And we're off

[_ej_]

Board and heaters wired

[_ej_]

All wired up (minus the fuse holder)

Should fire it up tonight

[spawnofthesith]

[Marc G]

damn that was a quick build!.... good luck firing it up!!!

[GuitarBilly]

So this is a 18w? Interesting to hear your thoughts on it. I just bought a PS100 (yes again, #3 ) so a 18w would be an interesting option to use with it.

[_ej_]

Yeah it's an 18watter. I will definitely be posting clips and a review once I'm done

[_ej_]

Finished the wiring and fired it up tonight. I had one wire misplaced (that's what I get for working on this after midnight last night) but otherwise no issues. Voltages look about right. I had it powered on for over an hour, no smoke no smells.

I played around with it at whisper quiet volumes and it sounds pretty damn good.

[FAKA!]

Very cool. I got to hear this thing.. Ive been looking at those mojo tones and other amp kits for years.

[duncan]

Why aren’t there any clips yet

[_ej_]

Call me audio Duncan

Chasing some gremlins. I think I have a bad ground. Also it's fuckin loud as shit.

[duncan]

Call me audio Duncan

Chasing some gremlins. I think I have a bad ground. Also it's fuckin loud as shit.

So run it through an attenuator like a grown up.

[_ej_]

I should get one of those

Got a recommendation for a decent one? Or a better MV circuit? This is just like my old JCM800s, the volume knob really only adjusts from 75%-100%