http://www.gabkits.com/blog Adventures in homebrewed Guitar Amps Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:17:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_250" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Amp Cabinet Spring Sale Schedule"][/caption]Even if here in Chicago we are under the spell of subzero temperatures, we decided that it is time to start at least thinking about spring. And what better way to do this than to start with a Rhyme Musical Enclosures amp ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/amp-cabinets/amp-cabinet-spring-sale-at-gabkits If you are into guitar amp building or the likes, you will possibly hear the terms drop in or flat, vertical, horizontal mount tossed around when it comes to transformer layout styles. Here is a little enlightenment together with 1:1 scale pdfs to help you in your designs when it ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/transformers/mercury-magnetics-transformer-layouts If you were active on the forums or at least lurking, chances are that you tripped over threads discussing certain Celestion speakers manufactured now in China. I will try to clear up the confusion fog that floats around this subject and present things as they are. On October 5, ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/celestion-speakers/celestion-uk-vs-china So, you sold your house, your land, almost sold your soul to buy the dream guitar of your life - a '59 Gibson Les Paul. Now, you freak out every time your friends try to come near, or would like to touch it, feel it, play it. Recognize it - ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/instrument-cases/prostagegear-guitar-flight-cases ... with only one years delay. Celestion was getting ready to release these in the summer of 2008 but things got delayed so they finally arrived in my hands last week. This must be Tone Heaven for those who enjoy the  2x10 speaker cabinets (see all speaker cabinets here). ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/amp-cabinets/the-celestion-alnico-gold-g10-10-inch-are-in Hi All I thought of adding this short tutorial video showing you how to access the Lower Pricing on certain products. These are products we need to display with the Minimum Advertised Price, per whole-seller policy. However, as you like deals, we love deals too! Se we provided a more ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/various/how-to-access-lower-pricing-at-gabkits [caption id="attachment_106" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Heritage G12 M"][/caption] Celestion Heritage G12M Introduced in 1960, the Celestion G12M speaker was presented as a version of the already popular G12 guitar speaker. The G12M, known widely as The Greenback (because of its green magnet cover) featured a medium size magnet (thus the M in its title) ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/celestion-speakers/celestion-heritage-g12-m-speaker  [caption id="attachment_96" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Celestion Speakers"][/caption]What's up with the fact that every  guitar amplifier using Celestion Speakers receives almost instantly a proper British accent? What on Earth makes them so coveted in our amps, what's that mystery or aura that defined and sealed the tone of rock for ever? Read ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/celestion-speakers/celestion-speakers [caption id="attachment_81" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Amp Cabinet"][/caption] If you ever thought building an amp cabinet is an easy and fun job for the DIY guitar amp builder, think again. After I built my first 18w 1x12" combo amp cabinet back in 2002, and toiling through dovetail joining the shell, gluing the bracing, stretching ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/amp-cabinets/rhyme-musical-enclosures-intro [caption id="attachment_77" align="alignright" width="100" caption="G12 Celestion Speaker"][/caption] There are many excellent emulations, copies, clones of Celestion speaker models on the market at very accessible prices and with great tone, but really, when it all boils down, they are just impersonators of the real thing. I have great respect toward Celestion speakers, simply ... http://www.gabkits.com/blog/celestion-speakers/celestion-speakers-legend