[sdiy] still missing Fred Nachbaur

[anthony]

I'm so glad his website is still up (kudos to whomever is maintaining it), 
but I'm always reading Fred Nachbaur's projects - almost all of which are 
very cool and clever - and want to send him an email comment or question and 
remember that he's not with us anymore - not in a capacity to further 
comment on his legacy anyway.

It's funny that two of the biggest inspirations for my new business: 
(building awesome sounding guitar amps and effects using mostly junk) Fred 
Nachbaur and Dirty Amps, are Scandanavian (Denmark and Sweden, respectively 
I think...).


I've been lucky lately, finding old tube radios. Recently, it's been 50C5, 
which I have my doubts about getting the kind of sound I can get from a 
50L6GT (which I think is an awesome little tube), but I'm game. Ready to 
make a few all 7-pinners - breaking away from my usual octal tubes. (And 
SOME day I will make a couple of cool amps from the 3 vintage Mullard EL84's 
that I have.

Now if I can just find a stash of dead Epiphone EP800 cabs with speakers, 
I'd be set. I don't think I could do tweed myself. (Oh and I can never get 
enough pots - not without using odd knobs anyways...)

cheers,
aa