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Learn how to convert old radios into cool Retro guitar amplifiers. It is really fun and easy, with just a few wires you can hack into and spice in a guitar imput, you can turn that radio into a guitar amp!

There is lots of info at the website

http://radio-guitar-amps.blogspot.com/

This video will show you how, it really is a "must try" if you enjoy playing cigar box guitars and homemade music...perfect for the 3 string guitar too!

Website: http://radio-guitar-amps.blogspot.com/
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Online Uke Tuners

Started by Buttermilk Music aka Norm. Last reply by Starfish, darling Dec 6, 2016. 2 Replies 0 Likes

Does anyone have a source for a downloadable uke tuner (GCEA)? I searched yesterday for about 30 mins and most of them are pure crapola. Not uke tuners but a segway to put a lot of useless programs…Continue

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Converting Vintage Tube Radio to Guitar Amp

Started by Scott aka Farmer Ted. Last reply by Buttermilk Music aka Norm Jan 9, 2013. 6 Replies 3 Likes

This is a Phillips 7-tube radio (circa 1931) I got for $40. Still works, however, it needs…Continue

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Comment by Christopher Wittmann on September 9, 2012 at 7:47pm: This makes me wish that i still had some of those old radio's from when I was a kid.

Comment by Tom Caneschi aka TC on September 6, 2012 at 5:06pm: Wow this is gettin really crazy way cool !!!

Comment by J.J. Rango on September 6, 2012 at 1:00pm: Admiral 6 Transistor radio guitar amp

Comment by Tom Caneschi aka TC on September 2, 2012 at 5:27pm: Some just don't sound very good and sometimes ya get lucky this one's a 70s am radio from japan...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEJyobnIrug

Comment by J.J. Rango on August 15, 2012 at 11:19am: me too, hard to tell, some have been a real waste of money and time, some have been way better than any amp i have ever bought, you just never know!

For me thought I noticed the early 70's was always full of power and tone, they are not the best looking but sound the best...the ones from the late 50's look great and deco, really awesome, but rarly sound good : (

Comment by smojo on August 15, 2012 at 3:37am: Had a spell of making these a while ago. Gets addictive. I have a shelf full now and hoping to sell a few at the UK Boxfest. Some have been disappointing and some surprisingly good, you never know how they're gonna turn out. Some of the best ones are made from old cassette recorders, they seem to overdrive nicely. My best one so far is a British 1960s made Hacker radio, loud as hell and distorts beautifully. Hard to get hold of them at reasonable price though.

Comment by J.J. Rango on August 14, 2012 at 1:07pm: yes there is usally over a 1000 at a time on ebay...all shapes and colors, I usally look for "vintage transistor radio" there is a bunch for under about 15 or 20 bucks

Comment by Arnold Kelly on August 13, 2012 at 7:36am: Just do a search for "transistor radio" and you'll find tons of them. Only problems these days is that everything on Ebay is either have the item for an outrageous price, or the shipping is WAY more than the cost of the item itself. :)

Comment by Old Def Tom on August 13, 2012 at 4:45am: @J.J. Rango

You say the radios are available for purchase on eBay. Have a link as to what to search for exactly??