KVR Audio

dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:36 am

For anyone wanting the sound and feel of the real thing, I recommend you check out the SE5a kit at
www.ampmaker.com/index.asp
It's a point to point handwired 5watt Class A valve amp ( top quality parts ), you could build it within a week, the instructions and customer support are second to none. I hadn't soldered for twenty years and managed to build mine sucessfully. It sounds fantastic, very responsive to your playing, can go from a sweet clean sound to raunch(

) overdrive, and at £130 it's probably cheaper than the equivalent sample sets, plus you don't have to switch the computer on to hear it. I've used various input methods ( Aura Pro, VAmp2, Bad Monkey ) and while some of the sound of a valve amp came through, the feel and responsiveness was lacking- I just didn't know it.

Steve Newton · Post by **Steve Newton** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:26 am

I've only ordered parts from him to fix other people's amps and can agree on the great service. But those kits look very nicely thought out and I am tempted to sell off some crap on fleaBay and get the £s to buy one.

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:44 am

That looks good.

There's also the AX84and it's many spin-offs and derivatives. A co-operative project begun by kvr's own Chris Hurley

dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:45 am

As it happens, I went looking on AX84.com when I first decided I wanted to build a valve amp, and was kindly directed to Ampmaker by one of the members, so Chris is indirectly responsible for helping me out as well

egbert · Post by **egbert** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:42 pm

Anyone know how to mod these simple amps to include FX loop?. Taking the preamp output out to FX and accepting the FX out as a line in to the power section is probably the way to go but what additional circuitry/components are needed to do it properly?

The_Whips · Post by **The_Whips** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:15 pm

The SE-5a in red tolex sold me.....I need one of these....

dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:56 am

egbert wrote:Anyone know how to mod these simple amps to include FX loop?. Taking the preamp output out to FX and accepting the FX out as a line in to the power section is probably the way to go but what additional circuitry/components are needed to do it properly?

I don't know, but if you email Barry at Ampmaker he will probably know, and be able to supply the parts.

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