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Explaining The Ubiquitous Speaker
Speakers are everywhere! They’re in your guitar or bass amp, they’re in your stage monitors and Front Of House systems, they’re in your headphones, your radio, your car, your recording monitors, even in the ceilings of stores and elevators to bring you that wonderful background music. C’mon, you know you love the AI-generated version of (insert favorite song here). Yeah, me neither, but that’s another topic altogether. Here we’re going to focus on musical instrument speakers and address a few interesting questions I’ve been asked.
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An Analog Break From A Digital World
The biggest inspiration for our team here at Mojotone is the DIY community we’ve been so lucky to be a part of all these years. We learn as much from our customers as they learn from us, so it’s only fitting for us to honor some of the creative minds who spend so much time honoring their craft.
What Does This Thing Do? -- Filter Capacitors
There are a lot of enigmatic components within any guitar amp, many of which remain mysterious even to hobbyists who have built a DIY project or two. In the first part of Mojotone’s new series What Does This Thing Do? we’re taking a look at the filter capacitors
A Quick Chat With Dustie Waring of BTBAM
Today, we’ll have a quick chat with BTBAM’s guitarist Dustie Waring, an official member of the Mojotone Artist Roster. Dustie is a rock-solid musician and human being whose technical and stylistic understanding of the craft that is GUITAR has made him an absolute force in the industry.
Building a Mojotone A/B Pedal Kit
Having a quality A/B Switcher Pedal can come in handy in a number of applications. Today, we’ll do a quick demonstration of how to assemble one of Mojotone’s A/B Pedal Kits. It’s a quick and easy build, and a great project for DIY beginners!
Building a Mojotone NC3015 Amp Kit: Part 2
Today, we continue with our British Style NC3015 Amp Kit build. After we get our ground lugs and turret board installed, we’ll begin to stuff the turret board with electronic components. We’ll prep the chassis for wiring, and then solder everything in place!
Building a Mojotone NC3015 Amp Kit: Part 1
We’re diving back into amp kit building, but this time we’re doing a British Style kit: our NC3015. This is going to be a fun build that will result in an excellent-sounding amp. If you’ve been following along, this will be a great next step after our Tweed Style builds.
NC3015 Output Transformer Swap
Plenty of our customers have been wondering about alternative output transformers for our amplifier kits. With that in mind, we wanted to demonstrate the process of changing output transformers in our NC3015 kit and capture the tonal changes that come along with this mod.
The Other Side Of The Stage: Neil Moxham
Today musician and tech extraordinaire, Neil Moxham, takes us to the other side of the stage and sheds some light on what it's like to be a professional guitar tech. Neil has worked with many great acts, and is currently the guitar tech for Godsmack.
Filter Cap Discharge Procedure
Before working on an amplifier, it’s imperative that you take any and all necessary safety precautions. One precaution that pops up in just about every amp tech scenario is the draining of the filter caps. Today, we’re going to cover this procedure in detail so next time you need to mod or repair an amp, you’ll be in good shape!
6L6: Tall-bottle Vs. Short-bottle
The 6L6 may well be the most commonly-used vacuum tube in amplifier history. Over the years, there have been many variations, with the tall-bottle and short-bottle variations being the most well-known. Today, we'll explore the differences between the two!
Common Tube Amp Troubleshooting Scenarios
When it comes to tube amplifiers, there are quite a few things that can, and eventually will, malfunction. Some of these things are a lot more common than others, and seem to pop up in just about every tube amp at one point or another. Today we’ll address three common problems that all DIYers will most definitely run into.
Class A Amps: What They Are, and What They Are Not
Long has the term "Class A" been not only glorified, but widely misunderstood as well. Today, Dave Hunter demystifies this concept, tells us what Class A amps are, what they aren't, and whether or not it even matters.
5E3 Coupling Cap Mod
There are a number of mods that can be done to the traditional 5E3 circuit; some are easy, some not so much. Today, we'll show you how to brighten up the amp's tone by changing out two coupling capacitors in the 5E3's preamp circuit. This mod is great for all skill levels!