I guess I'm just looking for heedings, warnings and advice. Should I pass this project on, or carry on researching? Is it too much for a beginner / too dangerous, or is it doable? Pignose is nice for blowing harp. Proof: Bent Reed's cover of Got My Mojo Working busking inNashville Tennessee. If you read the comments, you'll see he mentions he is using a 5watt Pignose amp and a Shure Green Bullet mic. He even sings through that rig and gets an interesting sound. At least I dig it. For example, buying an Eric Clapton Fender Stratocaster will not make you play (or sound) like Eric Clapton. It will make you sound like you, playing an Eric Clapton Fender Stratocaster.

In this case, is it even worth trying to replace the PT - or am I getting beyond my depth with an amp that has been inactive for so long, in that it will more than likely need other parts replaced or serviced? Visually, I can see nothing wrong with the capacitors or any components on the PCB or otherwise within the case. Wayne called me from L.A. with the news--he'd talked Jimmy Guercio ( Chicago creator/producer) to fund the start-up of Pignose Industries, Inc.

Oh no! Why did I get blocked?

The 7-100 is a 5-watt portable guitar amplifier that saw the company reach new heights. Fitted with a 5-inch speaker and breathing versatility and direction into the company’s early product range, the amp weighed only 5-pounds and included minimal buttons and a clip for a guitar strap. Boasting self-equipped functionality and acting as the ‘swiss army knife’ of guitar amplifiers, the 7-100 conveyed direction and defined the Pignose name. After feeding off a successful trip at Summer NAMM in 1973, Pignose’s 7-100 gained the term ‘legendary’ from the distrubition of 65 prototypes to the iconic Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Eagles and The Who just to name a few. This is an official Pignose product and will work with any of the Pignose 7-100 amps, including the Legendary, Snakeskin and Tweed models. I moved to San Francisco, for one year I made experimental films and drove those motorized cable cars giving city tours. It’s small, about the size of a shoe box and weighs around 5lbs. You can even attach a standard guitar strap and sling the Pignose over your shoulder, for maximum portability.

But it needs a Tech minded guy, who can read schematics, take a couple voltage measurements wnd who preferrably has already built something with his own hands.

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You see, the Pignose 7-100 is really a teacher. It practically forces you to learn to play more dynamically, and use the knobs on your guitar to achieve good tone. It’s a different way of thinking than many are used to. How to get a clean tone from your Pignose 7-100 Get tones from clean to pig-filthy with the turn of one of the funkiest volume knobs in the world. With this Pignose Legendary 7-100 - 50th Anniversary Edition amp, you can practice anywhere at any time. It features a full array of tones from clean to crunchy. It also has an open space inside that can be used to store the AC adapter when not in use. I don’t have the adapter and have opted for rechargeable AA batteries instead, so I use that cavity to store my guitar cable.

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While I agree an amp is not needed to practice initially, playing amplfiied it's a lot of fun and also a different skillset to hone. I don't practice amplified that often, so when I do I realize how unforgiving it is with any mistake and inaccuracy, so it's just a different game in my opinion. This issue's Relic is a little piece of history that's still around today, with over 100,000 sold: the Pignose practice amplifier. A completely portable transistor amp weighing only 5 pounds and measuring 9 x 6 x 4". Pignose puts out about 3 watts R.M.S. (5 watts peak) into a 5-inch speaker and is powered by six AA batteries. It's powered by six AA batteries (not included) or by an optional AC adapter, which can be stored inside the amplifier case. If you have any decent mic around, or can get one from a friend or used or whatever just start with that. You can always upgrade when you feel like it.