A personal blog on grooves, gear, tech, and instrumentsTumblr (3.0; @musicologyee)http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jx8xAo5Q1rpgwzmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jx8xAo5Q1rpgwzmo9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jx8xAo5Q1rpgwzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jx8xAo5Q1rpgwzmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jx8xAo5Q1rpgwzmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9jx8xAo5Q1rpgwzmo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Recently received a bunch of pics from the guy who is building (has built rather) and finishing my head cab for the amp. The top most pic is what was most recently sent today, and top to bottom from earliest to most recent progress.</p> <p>As you can see, there’s nice very nice flame on this maple and the most recent coats are allowing for a nice “pop” in the grain. Should be shipping shortly. That means I need to get off my butt and finish this amp up! When I get the cab and faceplate, I’ll post more pics.</p>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/30504109010http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/30504109010Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:46:00 -0700ampsamp builds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t0nck0Pt1rpgwzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t0nck0Pt1rpgwzmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t0nck0Pt1rpgwzmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>This is as far as I got last night. It’s still a work in progress obviously, but it’s starting to get there…</p>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/29484908390http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/29484908390Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:04:24 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t07t7Kyp1rpgwzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t07t7Kyp1rpgwzmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t07t7Kyp1rpgwzmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t07t7Kyp1rpgwzmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t07t7Kyp1rpgwzmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t07t7Kyp1rpgwzmo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8t07t7Kyp1rpgwzmo7_r1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Argh! Tumblr is being a pain @ work so I’m uploading this from home. Enjoy some more photos!</p>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/29484451012http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/29484451012Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:55:00 -0700Have I got a story since the last post! I&#8217;ll start with the things I was trying to...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/29461141574http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/29461141574Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:34:49 -0700ampsamp buildsI think I&#8217;ve recovered from the weekend frustrations. Now to actually mount stuff&#8230; I...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28498111317http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28498111317Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:56:21 -0700ampsamp builds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82g884Rm61rpgwzmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82g884Rm61rpgwzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82g884Rm61rpgwzmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82g884Rm61rpgwzmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82g884Rm61rpgwzmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82g884Rm61rpgwzmo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82g884Rm61rpgwzmo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m82g884Rm61rpgwzmo8_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28498118832http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28498118832Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:48:16 -0700ampsamp buildsAfter the other night, I took the boards back out to have space to work on mounting the hardware:...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28353671935http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28353671935Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:43:00 -0700ampsamp buildsForgot to discuss what sort of tools are useful for an amp build in particular. While most are...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28220838461http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28220838461Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:57:00 -0700ampsamp builds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t593Lhrt1rpgwzmo2_500.jpg"/><br/> pre-drilled chassis<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t593Lhrt1rpgwzmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> turret board alignment<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t593Lhrt1rpgwzmo3_500.jpg"/><br/> transformers!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t593Lhrt1rpgwzmo1_500.jpg"/><br/> chassis alignment<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t593Lhrt1rpgwzmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> dry fitting boards<br/><br/> <p>Received the transformers & chassis Thursday; prepping the boards to mount into the chassis before soldering in all the components.</p> <p>I aligned the boards with one corner, then drilled the rest to lineup with the chassis holes. Slight adjustments were made as I dry-fit the board. Now to clean up the boards and mount components!</p>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28210713643http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28210713643Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:57:22 -0700ampsamp buildsAfter Thursday&#8217;s present of fantastic metal objects arrived, and the main reason why...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28185339500http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28185339500Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:59:00 -0700ampsamp builds<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t4csOcQ81rpgwzmo4_500.jpg"/><br/> Tools of the trade<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t4csOcQ81rpgwzmo2_400.jpg"/><br/> An engineer's best friend<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t4csOcQ81rpgwzmo6_500.jpg"/><br/> blank turret boards<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t4csOcQ81rpgwzmo5_500.jpg"/><br/> parts!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t4csOcQ81rpgwzmo8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> more parts<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t4csOcQ81rpgwzmo10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7t4csOcQ81rpgwzmo11_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> SOZO Mustard Vintage Caps<br/><br/> <p>Here’s the stuff I’d gathered for the build as of Wednesday night. Some prep work was already done (lead bending, component checking, contact cleaning, etc.)</p>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28115186565http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28115186565Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:31:53 -0700ampsamp buildsMy wife says I can&#8217;t call it the Jersey Impressionist due to the white trash connotations of...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28115183858http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/28115183858Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:31:00 -0700ampsamp buildsAlright, I gotta call this project something, so here&#8217;s my attempt at being oblique, yet...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/27871325829http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/27871325829Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:26:00 -0700Introampsamp buildsWell, it&#8217;s been a while. I&#8217;m still alive and doing well, I think. The...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/27863343240http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/27863343240Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:28:07 -0700amps<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3a4t0StP21qa0uujo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/22119200575/hello-i-love-charts-fans-this-is-jeff-wysaski">ilovecharts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hello, I Love Charts fans!! This is Jeff Wysaski from <a href="http://stream.pleated-jeans.com">Pleated-Jeans</a> reporting for guest blogging duty. As an enthusiastic chartographer, I’m super honored to have several of my charts featured in the upcoming <a href="http://www.amazon.com/I-Love-Charts-The-Book/dp/140226738X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334771613&sr=8-1">I Love Charts book</a>.</p> <p>Today, I’ll be sharing a few of my own charts (including the one above), as well as some new and classic ones from other talented chartists. Trust me, it’s going to be awesome. So, enough chit-chat…let’s do this!</p> </blockquote>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/22154660531http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/22154660531Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:42:34 -0700jephjacques: CHUG ON THAT BASS STRING, BRO: jephjacques: Tips for playing and recording an...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/21447545949http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/21447545949Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:48:33 -07007-stringguitars<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2bxvhlltQ1qzaxefo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.knowyourmeme.com/post/20915536393/why-is-cereal-kymdb-meme-overload">knowyourmeme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>why is cereal</p> <p>KYMdb - <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/meme-overload">Meme Overload</a></p> </blockquote> <p>dolan, pls1!</p>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/20937595519http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/20937595519Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:16:51 -0700memefunnyReading Jim Williams: While this may not be explicitly relevant to guitar, music, or technology (or...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/20607556825http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/20607556825Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:25:23 -0700electrical engineeringanalog designjim williams<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6b6aUiFA_Jg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>You never really understand the importance of video game music to the experience and the memory of the adventure until you listen back years later and remember yourself in the exact place in the fantastical worlds…</p> <p>This is the full Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time soundtrack, 1+ hour! Become the hero, defeat evil, save the princess! Enjoy the adventure! </p>http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/20354449074http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/20354449074Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:57:13 -0700video gamesmusicLegend of ZeldaNow that the pickups and electronics are back in, I&#8217;m itching to get back to playing! But calm...http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/20315141099http://musicologyee.tumblr.com/post/20315141099Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:02:00 -0700modsguitarsSLAT3-7jackson7-stringfloyd rose