Thursday, October 25, 2018

STGA's -the very first to have these Features


Sore-Throat guitar amps.......the very 1ST to ….

1. Sore Throat Amps were the first to run on 18 volts, two 9 volt batteries!

-reduces components, takes full advantage of the IC's power.

2. Sore Throat Amps were the first to use Standard 1/4 inch Jacks, for both Guitar input, and TRS Headphone output. (and, drive a stereo amp with one cable)

3. Sore Throat Amps were the first to eliminate tone controls and sound filters- now you can really hear your pickups, fingers on the strings, and every distorted note you play!

4. Sore-Throat headphone amps were the first distortion pedals you could use to listen to your other pedals- with close to 200 milliwatts of audio power!

5. From the very first batch of amps, RCA jacks were installed for other Effects inputs, or, tap into each stage for special amp use. (mad-scientists!)

6. Every Sore-Throat Amp has a USA made, Double-Pole power rocker switch. Two connections are available for external 18 volt power. (kick-on!)

7. The Guitar -in Jack has an impedance –matching, L- network... now improved with a "620 Quad Carbon Audio Resistors" board!

8. The very first engineering to remove capacitors from the IC circuit board- and hand wire them, for easy replacement.

9. The IC board has reverse- voltage protection-(anti-Jumper cables).

10 .  Does anyone else use vintage cloth wire from the 1950’s? Look for the blue stripes.

If you can’t find one at your local Pawn shop… ha-ha…. Try the following sites:

Thursday, May 3, 2018

STGA Patreon site, new electron tube class. "Amplifiers for Instruments"



Greetings, everyone, 2017 was a  not -so -good year for us. Lots of things when wrong, the weather was freezing, a hoped-for product didnt get launched, money ran short-- you know how it goes...

The good news is , the little headphone amps are always there, they continue getting built, improved, redesigned. Each one of them finds its way into someones heart, or at least into the tool-box.

MORE good news- Our new Patreon site "sorethroatguitaramplifiers" is doing well, and offering a online class on vacuum/electron tubes. Just for beginners, and anyone who wants to get involved in tube amps. For a pledge of $15.00 , you get a lot of information. it is a 5-6 week course, with downloads, paper lists, schematics, photos, and videos.  you read fun info, and fill out fun quizzes.

IF you finish/graduate the Amplifiers for Instruments Level 1 course-- you qualify to to take the level 2 course, where we will be building our own tube type guitar amps!       

So go to  www.patreon.com/sorethroatguitaramplifiers. It's fun and easy.

Talk you on Patreon, or on the next blog.

Prof.-Edward

Monday, November 27, 2017

Posting from Email

Very excited to introduce the new Sore-Throat Guitar Amps in the new longer box model, coming this month, but we have old-box-stock available,too. See the custom units on Etsy, the old logo units, and if you need something special for your pedal board, just ask. 
SoreThroatGuitarAmps have a loud headphone driver. Use it to hear those other pedals- and your fingers on the fretboard!
The AceMeister

Sunday, November 26, 2017

HEy , if you want a headphone amp this year before December time, tell me NOW, I gotta start building extras for the season.

Also, putting TWO AMPS with TWO headphones and ONE buddy cable in a package KIT, so friends can play together. PLAY guitar with your girlfriend, keep yer hands on the fret board!

thanx- see the new PATREON page.  AND I added Russia on Etsy, $25.00 post. Kinda steep, but available. 

the ACE MEISTER

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

The last month 43 people from Russia/ USSR read this blog page- Thank you, dakarube to all, But I dont know if i can MAIL any amps to Russia.??? I 'll check into it. I don't know if maybe some amps from the UK migrated all the way up there. If any body Russia has one of my amps, let me know, please. and also the serial number. It would be fun to have that info.

                                                                         THIS YEAR Holidays

HEy , if you want a headphone amp this year before December time, tell me NOW, I gotta start building extras for the season.

Also, putting TWO AMPS with TWO headphones and ONE buddy cable in a package KIT, so friends can play together. PLAY guitar with your girlfriend, keep yer hands on the fret board!

thanx- see the new PATREON page

the ACE MEISTER

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

See our NEW Patreon Page! ...cool way to get stuff

HURRAY


We are now on PATREON.com , under sorethroatguitaramplifiers  .....I know, how surprising!

Thank you to all who check out this blog once in a while. We are still building amplifiers, designing new styles, and getting new surplus parts pressed into GUITAR SERVICE.

Always be assured, you can write to the POBOX 5436, Salem, Oregon 97304 any time, if you dont like using the net to send money, or you want an amp repaired FOR FREE ! or ask for the latest coloring contest. your kids will like them. !

This is a short blog, visit PATREON, I hope we got the photos fixed and videos up when you get there. we had some problems.

the Ace Meister

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

The NEW Coffin-Style Sore -Throat Amplifier -coming soon! metal boxes on-hold...

               The NEW Coffin- Style Sore-Throat Guitar Amplifiers !
WE put aside the ‘ol metal cans ( Altoid Mint Cans) and came up with something new.
The Coffin –Style cases are handier, in some ways. You just press a nine volt battery into the rectangle slot on each side, and kick –on the power rocker.

The terminal strip on the back is for people who want to hook-up two, 9-volt spot power plugs, wiring one negative. The Rocker switch goes to battery power on the right, kick it left and it’s on the terminal strip power. 

The long toggle is a “Toe-Kick” switch, move it to the right and you got true-bypass. Toggle it left, and the output is dialed-in distortion to your pedal board or straight to an amp!

Don’t worry that the Coffin-Cases look like a morbid “Pine-Box”!

The cases are made of a wood-product composite material, and we included noise shielding and special wiring! It’s really strong, and has a removable lid, so you can see the parts and wiring. The new manual will tell you more about how to access and modify the electronics, if you want.

Wood-look logos and perimeter “coffin nails” add a nice touch.

Sore-Throat Amps are always built by hand, and we use surplus electronic parts, recycled bits, old 1950’s cloth wire, hand-calibrated parts and TWO batteries to make it simple and LOUD. These things keep the costs down, so we still sell them for $ 38.95 and low postage.

If you support us, we might make it back to Portland Saturday Market, where lots of amps were sold in the past!

This rig is one of the only distortion pedals on the market that is loud enough to drive a pair of 8-ohm headphones. You can use it to hear everything on your pedal board, without a large combo amp.

Contact us at www.Etsy.com/SoreThroatguitaramps     

Or     sorethroatguitaramplifiers.blogspot.com         twitter @sorethroatamps.