I talked with Nathan on the phone a while back and he asked about the TopDawg LunchBox that was listed on the website. So I had to tell him that even though I had planned on it, I hadn’t worked out the details for that build yet but would get to it as my next project. Since that conversation I did follow through on that project.   Continue reading →

Things have been a lot of fun for me since I started building Li’l Dawg Amps, and I do appreciate all of the encouragement that I’ve gotten from everyone over the years as well as the instruction along the way. When Don came up with the idea for a blog I agreed right away as I thought it was a great idea. I’ve found that a lot of questions I answer on a daily basis tend to the same ones, and having a clearinghouse for them like this would be a good source of information as well as a real timesaver for me.  I’d also be able to keep you up to date on new amps as they come along like the new 5F6A TopDawg LunchBox.   Continue reading →

I’ve recently had Jim build me one of his new Wonderdawgs, 12 watts of blackface sweetness. It’s set up in the 1×12 combo with a 50 watt Weber 12F150. (update – now using a Tone Tubby 40 watt Alnico)

The last few Friday’s a drummer friend of mine has been coming by and we’ve been jamming and writing  in my families music studio. He’s got a very subtle touch, real tasty chops and we’ve been goofin’ with some different styles. One Friday things took a kind of old Fleetwood Mac track, and my LP through the Wonderdawg  really hit the Peter Green vibe on the mark. When we were done that day we both were kind of amazed at how great the amp sounded with the LP. The guitar straight into the amp with the amp volume around 4 and I hadn’t noticed that I’d kept my guitar volume around 5 the whole time. One thing I dig allot about Peter Greens old FM work is his subtle style, almost “conversational”, going from calm to excited, highs and lows, like listening to someone tell you a story. I’ve been a Les Paul player since I got my first one in 1973 and as LP players know, it gives a player the ability to be very expressive, but without the right amp, you can only get so far. Continue reading →