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Tech Talk - Brunetti Singleman (2010)
Specifications: ONE-CHANNEL PREAMP: VOLUME, BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE, REVERB controls BRIGHT manual switch SMOOTH, FAT TWEED manual switch BOOST manual switch for medium frequencies AMPLIFIER: class A 16W (6V6GT tubes) or class AB 35W (6L6WGC tubes) POWERLIMIT®: FULL, MODERATE,…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Buegeleisen & Jacobson (mid 40's) Amp
Here's another amp in a series of Vintage amps that you may find for a song. Happy hunting!Write on our Facebook Wall or post your Photos of great blues events! - Here“Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Building A Cigar Box Guitar Part 5
Installation 5 of building your own cigar box guitar.Enjoy!“Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless nonsense. In this way I can get out the word on new talent, venues and blues…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Building A Cigar Box Guitar Part 6
The cigar box guitar is a primitive chordophone whose resonator is a discarded cigar box. Because the instrument is homemade, there is no standard for dimensions, string types or construction techniques. Many early cigar box guitars consisted of…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Building A Cigar Box Guitar Part 7
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Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Building A Cigar Box Guitar Part 8 - Complete!
The completion of a cigar box guitar“Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless nonsense. In this way I can get out the word on new talent, venues and blues happenings! -…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Collings Guitars, DS-3
This is the original 12-fret dreadnought shape, first designed as an oversized Hawaiian guitar almost a century ago. We've retained the shape and wide neck with slotted headstock from that bygone era, but our DS models are thoroughly…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Collings Guitars, C-10 Deluxe Custom - Nick Lucas L00
Based on guitars first introduced around the same time as the OM, the Collings C10 is a leaner alternative, with the narrow waist and small upper bout resulting in a precise, focused response. Of all our acoustic models,…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Custom Kraft "Electra Bass Amp" (1964)
35WattRMS, 1xC15N Jensen speakerCustom Kraft (Lectrolab) Amplifiers are cheaply made tube amps from the 1950s and 1960s. They were made by Sound Projects Co. Cicero, Ill., which might suggest that they had something to do with Valco. Once…
Continue Reading »Tech Talk - Danelectro Commando (1956)
The Danelectro Commando is a combo guitar amplifier manufactured by Danelectro in 1954–1960. There is some evidence that it is one of the amplifiers used by Little Walter. The circuitry of this 30-watt amplifier is typical of its…
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