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Month: May 2024

Swartro

Ceriatone Amp kit #2, OTS Mini 20

The last amp build was so much fun I ordered a new one immediately. The last one (50W) had a little too much headroom for my 10’x10′ closet/darkroom/studio (what was I thinking?), so trying one of Ceriatone’s ‘lunchbox’ amp kits. This is a relatively simpler circuit without reverb, but with something like 3 or 4 gain stages.

Amp Combo

The logical next step is to build an amplifier, it’s been on my bucket list for awhile. I didn’t really want to build a 5E3 Tweed or Bluesbreaker clone, luckily I ran across the Ceriatone website. After considerable hand-wringing (they offer a breathtaking array of wonderous and fabled circuits to choose from) I settled on a JM50, which is based on a Dumble Overdrive Special.