Dont Get Pedal Bored #2. hinge up, lights on

Here is a shot of my pedal board project, the red fiberglass base is on a table top, the rail frame is lifted up on its back hinge. The 2 banks of LED lights are turned on. I can re-wire it on a dark stage if I have to! Notice the spring reverb can mounted in the left corner. It is shock-mounted, but it still picks-up all the foot -switching noise of the board, if you leave it "ON" in the audio chain! 

the papers are check-off lists of all the stuff I need to add to the board. The fun never stops! Hope you have a pedal board too-just put one together with what ever you have on hand. 
You can add a Sore-Throat Guitar amp for only $38.95. 

Dont get PEDAL- BORED! keep working on it !

AS WE ALL KNOW

Pedal boards are a lot of fun, but they can also eat up much of your time and energy.
The only way to keep it fresh , is to add new stuff and features when you can.
Here is my main board that I'm working on.

Two wah pedals, a LION and a cry-baby. and a GASS( volume)

The "bones" under the pedals make a strong aluminum frame, and there's a hinge in back.

So the whole thing lifts up for adding/ servicing.

Under the top of the three, there is a 3- spring reverb can, inside a Tolex cloth bag.

My next PEDAL will be a SORE-THROAT-GUITAR AMPLIFIER ! I can hook up the two RCA's

from the reverb can to the STGA amp, and use it a driver. I can go straight to a combo amp, or cable it to my pre-amp mixer at the top left of photo. 

I have a lot more to write about this board, so come back often. 

See the sore-throat amps on ETSY dot com. 

Thanx- the Professor

Some new information on serial numbers. #d prefix

SORE THROAT GUITAR AMPLIFIERS copyright 2015

Here is some new information on amplifiers built with #d prefix. The last serial number page stopped at #d50. New information has been found relating to numbers up to d79.

Many of the " d "  series were pre- build models where the hardware was assembled and units stored. The amp electronics was added later', just  before units were offered for sale.
That wasthe case with # d79 . The case and hardware were manufactured in 1996, then the unit was finished and modified in 1998.

The unit is also listed as being 82 percent recycled materials. I wonder how I figured that out ?
It was packaged with a headphone adapter, and RCA jumper cables.
Its not in the records, but the unit may have had two owners. ( returned and re-sold)
Now, the new challenge is to find more records to link serial numbers from d50 to d79.

If you have seen the little amps out there somewhere, let us know the style and serial numbers so we can fill -in the blanks.
Stories of the headphone amps are also always welcome.

Here is the NEW BASELINE settings copies, copy-paste and cut! read next page explanation

Sore-Throat Guitar Amplifiers copyright 2014 EAL

STGA

                                                    (You can down load this page, put in WORD, change to 3- columns

                                                         paste the columns, and print. cut out each square. add to set-up schematic                                                                  diagram. )  ERASE this sentance! 

BaseLine      Settings____     

Mounting: FA  PB  GS  SB

Input Main:  NC  EG  PB  EXT

Instrument Vol: . 25 .50 .75 +

RCA 1: NC, In , Out, Monitor

Output TRS: HP,GC ,Ring,ST

Gain Cont: zero,#___,7+ ___

Volume Cont:1,#___, (+) ___

Power:Batt,EXT,OFF

EXT.Device: ____________

ADD:JC  R.iso  AMP  SR

Music : rk.cu.ry.sl.bu.cl.NA

STGA

BaseLine      Settings____     

Mounting: FA  PB  GS  SB

Input Main:  NC  EG  PB  EXT

Instrument Vol: . 25 .50 .75 +

RCA 1: NC, In , Out, Monitor

Output TRS: HP,GC ,Ring,ST

Gain Cont: zero,#___,7+ ___

Volume Cont:1,#___, (+) ___

Power:Batt,EXT,OFF

EXT.Device: ____________

ADD:JC  R.iso  AMP  SR

Music : rk.cu.ry.sl.bu.cl.NA

STGA

BaseLine      Settings____     

Mounting: FA  PB  GS  SB

Input Main:  NC  EG  PB  EXT

Instrument Vol: . 25 .50 .75 +

RCA 1: NC, In , Out, Monitor

Output TRS: HP,GC ,Ring,ST

Gain Cont: zero,#___,7+ ___

Volume Cont:1,#___, (+) ___

Power:Batt,EXT,OFF

EXT.Device: ____________

ADD:JC  R.iso  AMP  SR

Music : rk.cu.ry.sl.bu.cl.NA

STGA

BaseLine      Settings____     

Mounting: FA  PB  GS  SB

Input Main:  NC  EG  PB  EXT

Instrument Vol: . 25 .50 .75 +

RCA 1: NC, In , Out, Monitor

Output TRS: HP,GC ,Ring,ST

Gain Cont: zero,#___,7+ ___

Volume Cont:1,#___, (+) ___

Power:Batt,EXT,OFF

EXT.Device: ____________

ADD:JC  R.iso  AMP  SR

Music : rk.cu.ry.sl.bu.cl.NA

Explanation Key for the NEW Base Line Settings MAP. Easier than it looks!

BaseLine      Settings____                          This page is included in the new amp manuals! 

Mounting: FA  PB  GS  SB

Input Main:  NC  EG  PB EXT

Instrument Vol: . 25 .50 .75 +

RCA 1: NC, In , Out, Monitor          Fill out this form when you make new set-                                  ups- then you can duplicate it!

Output TRS: HP,GC ,Ring,ST

Gain Cont: zero,#___,7+ ___

Volume Cont:1,#___, (+) ___

Power:Batt,EXT,OFF

EXT.Device: ____________

ADD:  JC  R.iso  AMP    SR

Music : rk.cu.ry.sl.bu.cl. NA

                                                Sore-Throat Guitar Amplifiers

                                              Explanation Key for the “BaseLine Settings Map”.

This little document will make it easy for you and your friends to communicate the many uses of the Sore-Throat Guitar Amplifier, and the ability to duplicate operating conditions, mechanical settings, and electrical states.

We receive a lot of feedback from customers requesting “how-to” info and trying to understand why the little amps were designed “different from everybody else’s”.  One map is filled out, attached to a “standard hook-up diagram” and supplied in this manual to enable new buyers to get their amps up and running.

You also get one page of blanks. Make copies of the maps and hook-up diagram blanks, so you can share your discoveries- maybe even make a “music book” for yourself. (or mark “NA” if its not musical!)

All you need is a little practice filling out the settings as you encounter new sounds when you play music. Then share the info with friends who have a STGA rig.

First circle your settings and take notes in Pencil.

When all eleven BaseLines have been marked, use a hi- lighter color to mark over the pencil. This will make a session “etched in stone” and easy to duplicate.

Eventually you will memorize the abbreviations because we kept them simple.

This practice of documented duplication is nothing new- Producers listen carefully while musicians fiddle with their sound. When they hear something great they say “freeze!”- and then a bunch of guys with note books swarm the studio and write everything down-every cable,box,knob,etc.

When its time to record- they can get that same sound.

Read the next column for the definitions.

Mounting: Free Air, Pedal Board, Guitar Strap, Service Bench.

This is important, because un-secured amps can pick up noise from rotating cables and electrical fields. “ain’t tied down-blame y’self”!

Input Main: No Connection, electric guitar, pedal board, external source. The ¼ inch input jack.

So 90% of the time you got a guitar plugged-in, but presume nothing! You can use each pre-amp separately; it may be “NC”, with a sound going to the RCA #1. And, a pedal board cable introduces more sounds than a “clean guitar”.

Instrument volume: most ignored setting. Too low,

& you blame the wimpy amp! Too high, and overdrive distortion crushes every promising note! Guess your percentage, but always check it. NOTE: if you marked "headphones" on output, you may want to mark the 2nd vol.    (+____) with your headphone controls, if they are separate. 

RCA 1:  This Jack works both ways. Input to amp #2 (120X), out from amp #1 (27X) or used as a monitor (not part of sound loop) to hear actual “raw” guitar sound. Jumper cable from yer buddies Pedal output- and you can “Jam together”. ( JC= 1/4 " guitar to RCA Male )

Output TRS:  Head Phone, Guitar Cable, Center Ring, Stereo. The ¼ inch headphone jack. You can plug in a standard guitar-cable-to-a-combo-speaker –amp, but it will work better with a 3 conductor cable, with the “ring” isolated.

 Gain Control: Zero, number, 7+ = the setting of the knob itself. Zero can be used to reduce noise, or #1 will enable “clean” playing, with distortion only on “E” string. Anything higher than 7+ is very amp’ed!

Volume Control: since volume is never really zero, 1 is the lowest, #5 up would be headphone use, (+) is used on spring reverb thangs.

Power: Battery, External, OFF.If the amp has batteries and a +/- supply on the switch, it can only be “off” is one thing is removed.

External Device: could be a spring reverb, stereo amp, or testing/monitoring connection.

ADD: Jumper Cable, Ring isolated, amplifier, spring reverb.     Items added to the sound loop.

Music: Rock, county, rhythm, slide, blues, classical, or Not Applicable- may not be musical sound!

See further explanations on other pages and on Hook-up Diagrams. 

Busy times in Amplifier Land.

Still Building the new pedal model of the Sore-Throat Amplifier, and
manufacturing Terrestrial Coils for the ERSA-1  Space antennas-

You Can read more about the Space antennas in THE RADIO HUNTERS BLOG.
 Audio amps for the portable antennas are smaller than the Guitar amps. and include a diode de-modulator
and an audio caps filter section.

The set up is used for listening to Sun Noise, radio noise bouncing off the moon, locating Satellites, and other hobby uses. If you want to see an ERSA-1 Terrestrial Coil unit, look it up on Etsy.com under sore throat guitar amplifiers.

Now building the new Pedal board models, order on Etsy.com, please. 
Thank you -E.




If You have never heard of Sore-Throat Guitar Amps before, here is an overview of the features
1. 1/4 inch jacks, TRS stereo jack on the output- because these amps are HEADPHONE dependent. Change 'phones= change sound.
2. Two 9- volt batteries, because it takes less parts, gets louder, and better BASS sound. Also can be run on 12 volt car battery for emergencies !     These Help keep teens off the streets .  and 
MADE IN U.S.A. Thank you for your help.

3. There are NO tone controls, no filters, no clippers, no scrubbers = you hear what your pick-ups really sound like, and your fret board- makes you wanna learn how to play!

4. We use real 1950's carbon comp resistors, vintage cloth wire, and full size pots- just like expensive TUBE AMPS!

5.     100 % hand built and wired, surplus parts and "Altoid" boxes-
 built like a tank, and Repairable!  
I.C. in socket, you can upgrade/ replace.    
ALSO -free repairs for the first two months ! 
These are 8 ounces, so return post is less than $2.50

6. MORE DiSTORTiON than you will ever want, these are not for "clean" players, so don't even ask !