Some of you may know that Good Night, States is pretty big into DIY electronics.

For Example:

Steve built his own amp, pedals, and pedalboard.

Joe built a tweed pedal board and an off-board tremolo/reverb unit to go along with his trusty Pro Jr.

I (Trevor) have slowly, but surely been building my expertise in the way of analog electronics by crafting guitar/bass effects pedals. Most of them have been clones of classic pedals (EH Big Muff, EA tremolo, Maestro Brassmaster, etc).

So, last night, I made the jump into amp building and purchased a 5c1A (’53 Champ) kit from Weber Speakers. I’ve been pretty stoked to begin on the kit since I helped Joe out with his Tremolo/Reverb unit. I guess the main reason that I got the amp kit is because Megan & I recently purchased our first electric guitar. It’s a 1967 Kalamazoo, which was Gibson’s answer to the Fender Mustang/DuoSonic/Bronco. It sounds pretty good, but I’ve only been able to hear it through my bass amp. I’m looking forward to hearing it through the Weber amp.

In addition to the amp, I’ve been working on a BYOC Analog Delay pedal, which I will be turning into a table-top console for use at our upcoming album release of In The Impossible Tension. Really looking forward to the sound that a fully analog 1 second delay will bring to the live versions of the songs.

When I get everything finished, I’ll post pictures for those who are interested in how the projects turn out. As for how they sound, you’ll have to come to our In The Impossible Tension EP Release Show on September 11th.

Here’s to hoping that I don’t burn my fingers with the soldering iron!