Very nice, I know it’s not too difficult but the interaction with your daughter is priceless.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

We had a great time working on this amp together! Glad you enjoyed the video 😀

@cianovetromille2853

15 күн бұрын

Yes… I hope I can do this with my son one day (he’ll born next July!) and have a great time like you! Congratulations, man! ❤

@stringlocker

12 күн бұрын

My Dad tried to teach me but I was the kid that was sticking screwdrivers in the outlet

A Tele and a Tweed is a fine way to start her off! Dont let her go around any of those modelling boys!!!

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

It's a way nicer setup than I had starting out!!!

@masterofreality230

16 күн бұрын

@@WoodshopMike Yea, same here. I had a Gorilla Tube cruncher and some no name guitar lol.

@anexiole

15 күн бұрын

Yeah, stay real. #tubesWarmth

@WoodshopMike

15 күн бұрын

@anexiole that's the plan! 👊

Thank you for making this! Such good father-daughter interaction. Your daughter seems very intelligent and verbally sophisticated and it’s a joy to listen to her commentary. It’s also pretty cool you let her drive the soldering iron. Great way to get a kid to respect a potentially dangerous tool.

@WoodshopMike

14 күн бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! She's sharp as a tack and really enjoys trying out new tools. Cheers!

That amp kit costs $849 on stewmac. I thought kits saved money. Geez.

@zachary963

11 күн бұрын

Correct me if I’m wrong but to get one of these in Sweetwater is several hundred dollars more??

@Krullmatic

11 күн бұрын

Shoot. I bought one of those Monoprice Stage Right 15 watt combo tube amps for $300, and that thing absolutely rocks!

@fallenstard

Күн бұрын

If you're willing to buy the parts individually, you can source them yourself for a lot less (assuming you have or can build a cabinet for it and a metal housing suitable for the tubes and wiring), and then assemble them according to the plans available online.

Great Job Mike!! I just discovered your channel yesterday, while searching KZread for other instrument builders & restorers, besides the ones I've been watching for the last 5 years or so. 🙂 I must say that watching this particular video of yours, makes me want to jump right out and order one of those Telecaster Kits, and and Amp Kit as well!! Unfortunately; I personally, will have to wait awhile to order them, though;😮, as I am on Disability, and will have to wait until at least Oct. when one particular bill of mine will be paid off. Rest assured, I WILL eventually, get me both!! 😊 Seeing your Daughter's excitement, got me to fondly remembering some projects I did together with my step-son, while he was growing up! Who knows, maybe I'll end up doing some sort of projects with my one granddaughter, as she always wants to stick close to her "Pa-Pa!" 😊 Take Care & Thanks for the great videos! Am very glad to now be subscribed to your channel! Highest Regards! Ron Abilene, TX.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Hi Ron! Thank you very much for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the projects and am thrilled to have you here! Hope you enjoy the builds when you get to them 👍 Regards, Mike

It's awesome to see your daughter engaged with you on the activity. Cool amp!

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

We love it when we can work on projects together! Glad you enjoyed the video 😀

Great job and great father. Working on projects with your daughter is golden. She'll remember that for the rest of her life. I have an original 1963 Fender Tweed Champ amp. Have fun.

@solarpixiejournals

17 күн бұрын

I totally agree and wanted to share the same sentiment, so awesome.

@timmooney7528

17 күн бұрын

I was going to say the same thing. My father passed away last fall, and my fondest memories are of working on projects with him.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

We had a great time on this! That's awesome about the 63' Champ!

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Thank you! 🙏

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Sorry for your loss, I'm glad that you have good memories of time spent with him.

This is beautiful! Can't wait for my son to be a bit older and make one ourselves.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! It was a great intro for both of us into amp building!

Love her intensity and excitement for the projects! I have a nickname for her....... Matter of Fact Micro Mike.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Hahaha! That would be fitting for her!

Your daughter is adorable. Great job dad.

@WoodshopMike

13 күн бұрын

Thanks! Yeah, she's a mess 😂

Mike, that’s awesome and love when the kids are excited in the workshop. My son does the same thing with holding his ears even when I use low decibel power tools. Anyway, she’s adorable and she seems so excited and the time spent together is priceless.

@WoodshopMike

14 күн бұрын

It's great spending time together on projects 😃

Making some great memories with your daughter there! Well done. I was recently building a model plane kit for the first time in decades, and it brought back a flood of wonderful memories of me doing builds with my late dad decades ago!

@WoodshopMike

13 күн бұрын

We had a great time on the project! 😃

You’re a commendable Dad, new sub btw, thank you…

Oh my god literally Father of the years. If I can have piece of memory like the with my father it will be super nice

@WoodshopMike

14 күн бұрын

Thanks 😃, Glad you're enjoyed it 👊

Cool kid, I’m sure you are very proud of her !

😳Damn, that kit is way more expensive than fully assembled tube amps from reputable companies, that gives you more for your money and also sound better. Then again this is Stewmac, they are known for significantly marking up the price for everything they sell.

I built this amp about 2 years ago and it’s still going strong. Great little amp.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Right on, that's awesome! It was a really fun build! I'm already ready to build another one 😀

OK, Mike, you keep knocking it out of ther park! Great job! As an old dude, just let me say you are doing a fantastical job! Soon you will playing in Her band! Keep it up and keep these GREAT videos coming as well.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the encouragement! Glad you're enjoying the videos 😀

“Period correct” chassis shielding would have been made from white asbestos. Just a fun tidbit. Enjoy your videos! Awesome work, man!

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

I will stick to the copper foil then! 😂 Thanks so much, glad you're enjoying the videos! 👍

@gayrambo4529

15 күн бұрын

I can only imagine some cork sniffer that has to do it JUST LIKE LEO DID, and end up with mesothelioma.

@WoodshopMike

15 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

Awesome great job... I do believe that I would have needed a break & a few drinks... To finish the Amp.. A lot of parts. But it's a beautiful vintage style Amp. Personally my wife and I use multiple effects pedals that have amp can speaker SIMS... That said it's great that you are starting your daughter out understanding the guitar gear .. Guitar it's self so someday she can modify or Build her own stuff.. Cheers 🎸🎵🎶🎶

@WoodshopMike

13 күн бұрын

Thanks, this one really wasn't too bad. Had it together in just about 6 hours no drinks other than coffee required 😃. We had a ton of fun putting this together and now she's got a great amp to enjoy!

@BackWoodsBillyCraftBeerReviews

12 күн бұрын

@@WoodshopMike it is a project that she will remember for the rest of her life.

@WoodshopMike

12 күн бұрын

She's not the only one 😃

Well done. Great song choice for the test song.

@WoodshopMike

4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm just glad you could discern the song! 😃😂

Always around to help. Good job!👍🏼

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Thanks dude 👊

Je trouve ça super que la petite travaille avec son père. En plus elle a l'air super intéressée et plutôt douée. 👍😃

@WoodshopMike

7 күн бұрын

We had a great time working on this amp! She loves being in the shop and building stuff 😀

That's cool you're showing your daughter the trade. She'll grow up to be a wonderful woodworker herself, if that's ehat she chooses to do. Edit: Tube amps have to warm up before they come on.

@WoodshopMike

10 күн бұрын

We had a great time! Yep, I aware that they need to warm up (not saying that rudely) but the patience of the average KZreadr is about .01 seconds 😂

I wish I had a dad like you when I was her age. I got taught how to do up a neck tie and that was about it.

@WoodshopMike

13 күн бұрын

That's a big reason I do projects with my daughter. Not only does she learn to work with her hands, but we get to spend quality time together working toward a common goal.

Very likeable kiddo! Neat family project.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

She's a goof ball for sure 😀 Glad you enjoyed it!

My daughter gets excited when I play for her, she nods her head and dances along. Loves watching and touches everything on the guitar including the tuners but somehow doesn't get poked by the ends of the strings. She can barely walk now but won't be long before she can play a guitar.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

That's awesome! My daughter was the same way 😀

@creamwobbly

15 күн бұрын

Don't be disappointed if she doesn't take an interest later on. Be excited about the things _she_ into!

@WoodshopMike

14 күн бұрын

Hey man if she loses interest that just means I inherit a sweet little amp right! 😂 All kidding aside there's a ton of wisdom in your comment and something I think many people forget 👊

@rexdarvog

12 күн бұрын

@@creamwobbly I'll just go with the flow, right now she's interested in guitars and Rage Against The Machine.

@WoodshopMike

12 күн бұрын

That's the only way to do it man. But I've gotta say, barley walking and already rocking to Rage Against The Machine is pretty epic!😃

1:18 haha she's like "Dad you shouldn't have told me that and taken the compliment"

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

hahaha! Yeah I couldn't edit out that expression 😂

Point to point is the best!

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Pretty easy too!

Do you want to try some soldering? Umm yeah! I love it.

@WoodshopMike

12 күн бұрын

I really didn't know which way she'd go with that, but she was down for doing some welding not too long ago so not sure why it surprised me 😃

And the coolest dad of the year award goes to?

@WoodshopMike

13 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! 👍😃

I remenber your promise about the amp for your dougther. Nice job my friend.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! Hope you enjoyed the video 😀

I like it! I know the quality time with daughter was priceless. But for 850$ ouchy

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Thanks, we had a great time building her amp!

Yeah, it's more than a feeling

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

😀😀

I thought this might be a fun project to do with my son. But it sells for about $880 on Amazon. 😂 So this is a hard pass. Considering projects with children is priceless, there are other things that can be built together while considering expense. We moved on to a guitar. Great video, great dad.

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Whatever y'all choose I hope you two have a blast! Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for letting me know!

I'd be curious to see how you'd do with a home-built cab.

@WoodshopMike

15 күн бұрын

Planning to do one later this year! Anything aspect in particular you're curious about with that?

@gayrambo4529

15 күн бұрын

@@WoodshopMike you kicked ass in your guitar build, so will you be doing a fancy lacquered cab? Or will you be covering it in tolex? Finger or dovetail joints? I don't have a shop, so I cheat by using those pine bee hive boxes at tractor supply.

@WoodshopMike

15 күн бұрын

@gayrambo4529 thank you! Without giving too many details away 😃, it won't be covered in tolex. I'm not 100% sure about the finish at the moment but there will be some nice joinery involved. Nice work around with using bee hive boxes 👊

_HOW MUCH?!_ jeez that's a bit steep

Did they say how much the kit cost? I could have missed it. I just lost an amp similar, a 6v6 and one 12ax7 with a ten inch speaker. Mine was old though.

By shorting the OT you can easily destroy it. This is not what you want to do :)

@WoodshopMike

17 күн бұрын

You're exactly right! Thankfully it was shorted to ground and stuff didn't get toasted 😃

@simonbe

17 күн бұрын

@@WoodshopMike if one side is shorted to ground that doesn't affect the function. In fact many Amps have one side of the speaker grounded intentionally. And if your amp uses negative feedback, the other side of the OT has to be grounded

This so cool to watch father and daughter people this what great perants look like getting evolved with ur kids and to have learned experience with them that they take with them for years and pass on to there kids ect...

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! We had a great time building this little amp!

Nice project, but who can afford $900 for a lil 5w amp??

For your amp cabinet build please tell me it will be matching her guitar 😊

@WoodshopMike

14 күн бұрын

Mine will be a different vibe. Something I've not seen yet... 😃

I suggest that the next time you use a turret board. Eyelet board is sh.t. If you could see my princeton reverb eyelet board after 6 years 🙈 It's all twisted and warped. Now I have to replace it. Building from start with turret board would have saved me a lot of work...

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion 👍 Hopefully that doesn't happen with this one 🙏

Hey nice! I wouldn't blame yourself for that, shame on Stewmac for using such compact RCA connectors. The normal ones with plastic shells have longer leads for you to solder to instead of that tiny terror of a connector

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Thanks, we really enjoyed the project! It was really just my inexperience and not slowing down to read that instruction better😂

Hey the link to the kit in the description is broken could you update it?

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Thank you for the heads up! I forgot the https// at the beginning. 👍

I was hoping you were going to build the cabinet.

@WoodshopMike

17 күн бұрын

There might be something epic planned for later this year 😏😏

@kerrywilliams8100

17 күн бұрын

Converting it to a head?

Weird question, but when it short circuits to ground why is that happening? I've watched the video but I still can't seem to figure out why it happened.

@WoodshopMike

17 күн бұрын

No worries! It shorted to ground because when I soldered the RCA plug (speaker plug) I unknowingly soldered the positive wire to the same surface the negative wire is soldered to.

@powerfulplayer906

17 күн бұрын

@@WoodshopMike Thank you so much for the clarification

@WoodshopMike

17 күн бұрын

@powerfulplayer906 absolutely! 👊

Guy is smart enough to build a tube amp, but doesn't know the difference between a five and a high five. Even his daughter was confused for a second. I'm only messing around, very cool and fun video though.

Ok, 850 bucks is ridiculous. I was going to sell mine for 250 already built. I guess with labor the amp would cost 1500 bucks? People are crazy. Can you see why people are going for modeling amps now? Interesting video for sure. But no-thanks Stew Mack.

you definitely was at risk of damaging something, most likely the output transformer, i you were shorting the imput it wouldnt matter but the output is one of the worst places to have a short besides B+.

@WoodshopMike

13 күн бұрын

Even if it's shorted to ground?

O.k, so, turret and eyelet boards aren't true "point-to-point" wiring. Point-to-point does away with any board and uses terminal strips such as you mounted for the power transformer at the start and/or components soldered direct to each other (e.g. resistors and caps soldered direct onto pots or tube sockets. It's pretty rare to see though and people have come to commonly mislabel the older style (but far more common) hand-wired eyelet/turret board builds ass "point-to-point"

@WoodshopMike

16 күн бұрын

Interesting, thanks for that! I did a little research to double check terminology and saw exactly what you stated, that this method and turret boards are referred to at point-to-point. To me it seemed like a stretch to call it that (just from what I envision that would be), but not having years of experience under my belt I trusted what I'd read. Thanks again, hope you enjoyed it!

@danmc_2783

16 күн бұрын

@@WoodshopMike Also, I should say, congrats on your first tube amp build! Sounds and looks great, will be easy to repair if ever needed and should last forever. May it bring you both many happy memories

#116_MoorDenHayFeel_Hing_YouDaDad_Happy2_dazeLateFathersDay🎶🇺🇸🇮🇱🐦

Haha easy? Nothing's easy for me. I am old we didn't wear helmets when we were kids.

@WoodshopMike

12 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

Doesn’t soldering make women infertile?

@WoodshopMike

13 күн бұрын

Haven't heard that one, but like most things I'd assume it take more that a few minutes of exposure to be problematic.

850 for DIY . Crazy never in live