Mark makes a mini amp / Funky cowboy (BBtv’s 50th!)

W00t, here’s the 50th episode of Boing Boing tv! Mark makes a tiny amplifier for an electric guitar, then proceeds to shred. Next, a short film by Walter Robot (Bill Barminski and Christopher Louie) in which an urban cowboy funks out.

1. [allenrl]

   You should post the schematic for that amp… I want to build it

2. [Anonymous]

   You’ve been consistently good as of late.
   Keep it up, or else.

3. [zuzu]

   What ever happened to the geek excitement for the T-amp?

4. [Mark Frauenfelder]

   There’s a schematic for the amp in the datasheet for the LM386: http://www.national.com/ds/LM/LM386.pdf

5. [wendy]

   Hi, Marc,
   Nice for you to show how to make a sweet little amp, but could you zoom into your breadboard to let me peek at your breadboard construction!!

   Thanks!
   w

6. [Bottlekid]

   Looks like a fun little project!
   Anyone interested in taking it up a notch to tube power should check out the AX84 Project web site.
   http://www.ax84.com/
   They have a bunch of low-wattage tube-powered amp projects with schematics, photos, mp3 samples and discussion groups. I believe that some well-tested configuartions are available in kit form as well. I plan to try one this year by retrofitting an old cathedral style radio (hoping to find a non-workng unit on Ebay).

7. [Dave X]

   Does anyone recall a chewing gum commercial from the 80′s that used a similar “morphing” effect, and some sort of catchy jungle music in it? I think it was Hubba Bubba, or Bubblicious… I’d love to see that again, I used to think it was kind of scary!

8. [Ocker3]

   I’m sorry, but morphing someone’s body to music?

9. [License Farm]

   What of it? Simple, yet effective. And there was a certain symmetry with Mark’s segment.

10. [Patrick Nielsen Hayden]

    I note with approval that Mark appears to play a butterscotch Telecaster.

11. [kpurcell]

    Well, shredding is hardly what Mark is doing but hey he at least play which is more than I can say.

    Happy 50th BBtv!

12. [DeWynken]

    http://www.walterrobot.com/quiktime/weekly/cowboy.html

    The cowboy bit is much better with the full window quicktime view.

    Sweet axe, Mark!