Valve Amp Kits UK

nero1701

Besides Modulus and Vyse are there any other kit providers in the UK?

Alex2678

Not that I’m aware of. Ampmaker have closed indefinitely 

nero1701

Alex2678 said:

Not that I’m aware of. Ampmaker have closed indefinitely 

Yeah, seen that, shame, I liked the look of a couple of them

LordOxygen

I've built 2 amp maker kits, the fender champ cloan and the N5X - both are excellent and both go very load with a 212 cab, and quiet enough to be usable at home. I'm very happy with them.
I reckon the shop will open again at some point - not the first time he has closed indefinitely.  

TTony

nero1701 said:

Alex2678 said:

Not that I’m aware of. Ampmaker have closed indefinitely 

Yeah, seen that, shame, I liked the look of a couple of them

It’d be a real shame if he’s closed for good - though that would be different to “indefinitely”.

I put the N5X kit together last summer.  It was my first amp build and worked first time, thanks in no small part to the excellent build guides that he’s put together.  

It also sounds incredible at home-friendly volumes up to very non-home-friendly volumes!  

JayGee

TTony said:

nero1701 said:

Alex2678 said:

Not that I’m aware of. Ampmaker have closed indefinitely 

Yeah, seen that, shame, I liked the look of a couple of them

It’d be a real shame if he’s closed for good - though that would be different to “indefinitely”.

I put the N5X kit together last summer.  It was my first amp build and worked first time, thanks in no small part to the excellent build guides that he’s put together.  

Absolutely, I can’t help feeling that the amount of time which went into making the kits and build guides as comprehensively user friendly as they were, along with the amount of time and effort Barry put into supporting his customers must have made the whole thing kind of hard to sustain in business terms. He did seem to get a real kick out of people enjoying both the builds and the end product but you can’t live on that, and if he’s got other calls on his time and effort I don’t begrudge that and wish him well in whatever he’s doing now…

elstoof

I’m stoked I picked up an 18w kit from him last year if he’s closed again 

nero1701

@Modulus_Amps Just ordered the MarshBar..

Looking forward to the build 

andy_k

nero1701 said:

@Modulus_Amps Just ordered the MarshBar..

Looking forward to the build 

Following.

duotone

andy_k said:

nero1701 said:

@Modulus_Amps Just ordered the MarshBar..

Looking forward to the build 

Following.

+1
Will be checking back to see how it’s going.

Modulus_Amps

nero1701 said:

@Modulus_Amps Just ordered the MarshBar..

Looking forward to the build 

Wow that awesome thanks very much!

Got a couple of these sold today so I will have to guess which is yours. This has been our most popular kit over the last year, it is a cracking amp.

jesone

I've been lusting over the Modulus 800 2204 small box kit for ages now. Haven't quite managed to free up the funds as yet.

nero1701

I'd been eyeing up a sv20 for months.. But as an engineer who now works in a non engineering capacity..I miss building. Logical choice really.

randella

Oooh that'll be great. I ordered a chassis and some trannys from Modulus for a build I'm working on - it's very high quality stuff. You won't be disappointed.

nero1701

So, The kit arrived on Friday, I done a quick stock check of the components and spent a couple hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday building it up.

I wanted to populate the turret board with all the wires before I solder on the components, I done all the "topside" wired and then flipped the board up the other way and bade all the links.

Next I attached the chassis parts. One thing I made a boo boo on was tightening the pots..slightly too tight on one and its made a witness mark on the front of the faceplate.

With the chassis part attache, I've started to off board wiring on the valve holders, speaker outs ect..

Photos

Keefy

I wager this won’t be your last amp build - I started with a Modulus kit and I think I’m up to 7 scratch builds now!

jarvss

Sad news about Ampmaker as Barry got me started with his P1800. His kits are/were an easy way into amp building. I also added one his VVR’s into my Modulus 5E3. Just finished my second Modulus, a JTM45 which is an absolute steal, I’m glad that I have an attenuator though as this amp starts loud and gets louder. You can’t go wrong with Modulus though as Michael is a great guy to deal with. 

TJT1979

I built 2 Ampmaker kits. P1800 and N5X. The 18W has been my gigging amp for years, replacing an Orange OR15. 

I'd quite like to build another 15-20W amp with a bit more headroom. Will look into a Modulus... any suggestions welcome.

nero1701

I'm nearly finished, but have went back a couple of times to tidy up some stuff, neatness ect. I'll post up some pics later in the day.