DIY 'tube' amp

From the MAKE Flickr photo pool
Smadin made use of an old liquor bottle tube as an amplifier enclosure for the Ruby circuit - BalvenAmp on Flickr
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Coconut amp
From the pages of MAKE:

Cracker Box Amplifier - MAKE: 09: Fringe, Page 104.
Posted by Collin Cunningham |
May 26, 2008 06:00 AM
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Posted by: Becky Stern on May 26, 2008 at 7:30 AM |
The Balvenie is good, but it's not peaty enough for me. Use a Laphroaig or Glenfiddich tube for an "earthier" sound. =]
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Posted by: smadin.wordpress.com on May 26, 2008 at 9:35 AM |
That's about the best pun I've heard all month. Well done!
My next project is likely to be a bit bigger, more like 20W than 0.5, so I fear even Laphroaig couldn't contain it.
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