Here are some pics of my very first amp build. I wanted a vintage Fender tube amp and couldn't afford one so I built this one. (In retrospect, the time and money put into this was prolly more).
It's a blackface Vibrolux Reverb with some slightly modded tone stacks and 8-Ohm output as opposed to 4-Ohm. The only thing not yet completed are the faceplates.
The entire thing was made from scratch.. the chassis is 14 gauge steel that I had a friend bend for me. The circuit board is cut from an old fiberboard drum case I had lying around. My dad helped me build the cabinet.
It's full of mistakes and re-do's but it sounds wonderful and it was an awesome learning experience. I've used it in several shows and it has performed flawlessly, although the next one will be MUCH better. I've got a list of design changes and fabrication changes for the next go around.
I had no idea how tubes worked before I took this project on, and reading this forum was one place that I was able to acquire a wealth of knowledge. Thanks to you all.
Check it out here if you like:
http://s1135.photobucket.com/albums/m632/zebrostripe/Zebrolux%20Amp/