Submini Tube Amp

From the heart (bowel?) of 'Donut Labs', as Bill likes to call it, here's the newest addition to the family. Currently residing in a U-Haul cube, on its way to Seattle with one of the poster's best friends and bandmates, this submini tube puts out a monstrous 1 watt (approx). The upshot is, you get to totally overdrive the tubes and still play at a volume that won't have the cops at your door. In other words, if you're going to be renting out a basement apartment in Queen Anne, and you still want to record a cranked tube amp, this might just work. Being the first time around the block with this circuit, there were some difficulties, but overall I'm pleased with the end result. The video at the bottom of the page gives a taste of the sound, (though you have to hear it through a crummy camera mic, a room fan, and people talking). I got to hear it for about 3 minutes, since I didn't have a proper cabinet to test it with. Bon voyage, little amp.

New Single = Books

Due to the excellent rapport the Sac Spokesmen have with The Beneficiaries...here is a sampling of their latest for your consideration.

Tanks Cover No. 2

leftinside breaks for the kids.

The Majestic

My wheelset came in yesterday, and I started building around 10:15 pm. You know, like I was on meth. About an hour later, I had something rideable, and as of this morning, here's how it is looking:



In the interest of having it ready for vacation, I've put some less-than-optimal parts on there.
The pedals are from an old, not terribly high quality mountain bike, replacing the metal ones that would no longer turn. The brake pads are a mix, but the best I could come up with that would safely stop the bike.

It is apparent that I'll need to continuously upgrade this thing, as the chainring is worn, and the cranks are janky. Anyhow, for less than $150, I'm pretty happy.

Grand Slam of Free Coffee.

Today I achieved a rare feat:
4 free coffee drinks in one visit to Peets.
It was like this, but with coffee:




Look upon my works, ye mortals, and WEEP.

Someday it may grow up to be something

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S10

Uses the same disks as a popular word processor of the same era.