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Chatty · May 5th, 2009, 01:14 PM

if you frequent offsetguitars.com, you may have already seen this, but i thought i'd post it here to share the lego-y princeton-y goodness!

about 2 weeks ago it struck me to build an amp using my old bin of lego i've been hanging onto since i was a kid (so it's been 15 years or so, lol!)

since becoming a jim campilongo fan, i've had princeton reverb GAS, so it's natural that i'd choose that model. the single-speaker combo factor also came in handy, since i was working with a limited amount of lego.

so it took around a week of planning and building. none of it is glued together, and no pieces were altered, etc, to make the final product work.

i went for a late 60s silverface look, btw.

enough chatter, here's the pr0n!

the front grill folds down to about 45 degrees, the knobs will turn, back panels are removable, and with a bit of wiggling, the chassis slides in/out.

so yeah, hope you like it, or get a little laugh out of it, at least.

oh! and i sent it to jimcampilongo.com this past weekend... jim's response was positive, haha.

mickeydean · May 5th, 2009, 01:19 PM

i think the vintage ones sounded better.

you know, the ones made out of lincoln logs.

seriously, that's amazing.

umasstele · May 5th, 2009, 01:23 PM

hey dude, that is really neat! I cant imagine the ammount of work that went into it...

Chatty · May 5th, 2009, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by umasstele

hey dude, that is really neat! I cant imagine the ammount of work that went into it...

thanks! and lol, yeah, i went through about 4 different speaker designs before i settled on the final. not to mention having to re-size the sides and grill part way through the build, and fussing over faceplate layouts.

oh, and the insides were a task-and-a-half!

Big Tony · May 5th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Fantastic!

That took some engineering skills, and creativity. Very well done!

/ Tony

jjh37854 · May 5th, 2009, 01:46 PM

I am speechless

Mik · May 5th, 2009, 01:49 PM

THAT is a BUILD!

Wondering...NOS? Alnico? Phase inverter mod? Fullerton or Santa Ana?

TeleHonk · May 5th, 2009, 01:52 PM

I simply can't believe what I see.

Fender should give you a princeton (then you'd have two!). When the insides pic came I was already speechless...

I suppose it sounds like a princeton. What tubes are you using?

allen st. john · May 5th, 2009, 01:52 PM

That is really cool.
I'm going to show that to my son.

<jbc> · May 5th, 2009, 01:54 PM

Pretty gosh-darn impressive!

You wouldn't have a bong made of Lego® by any chance?

bender-freak · May 5th, 2009, 02:19 PM

fanTAStic..!!!...i am very impressed..!!!...i LOVE seeing something like this....i will show this to my son; he has built and still has EVERY Lego sailing ship kit ever made, including several he had built from "scratch" and the detail in them is amazing....

i can't imagine the hours and thought and patience that went into your "amp".....

tiktok · May 5th, 2009, 03:01 PM

Dude. GTFOOH!!!

I saw the first picture and thought, how cute. Then the BAFFLE comes off. Finally IT'S GOT THE INNARDS.

You win.

backline · May 5th, 2009, 03:11 PM

Somebody needs to link this on The Gear Page!!!
That is truly humorous and inspiring. You did a great job. Well done.
Where did you steal the mustard caps from?

Steve G · May 5th, 2009, 03:12 PM

Jim Campilongo would happily endorse that!

lewis · May 5th, 2009, 03:16 PM

I will only be impressed when you do a full-stack Marshall.

68tele · May 5th, 2009, 03:34 PM

How soon for the guitar?

bo · May 5th, 2009, 04:21 PM

Brilliant!

red57strat · May 5th, 2009, 04:23 PM

That's awesome!!!

Radspin · May 5th, 2009, 04:33 PM

I was freaked out BEFORE I saw the pictures of the internal components, and after that I almost fell out of my chair. That is simply fantastic--Fender SHOULD give you an amp for free in exchange for letting them use that on your site.

Radspin · May 5th, 2009, 04:39 PM

Oops I meant to say, "in exchange for letting them use that on their site."

Also, there must be a Lego enthusiasts site that would get a rush out of seeing that.

May 5th, 2009, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chatty TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 33	Fender Princeton... Lego! if you frequent offsetguitars.com, you may have already seen this, but i thought i'd post it here to share the lego-y princeton-y goodness! about 2 weeks ago it struck me to build an amp using my old bin of lego i've been hanging onto since i was a kid (so it's been 15 years or so, lol!) since becoming a jim campilongo fan, i've had princeton reverb GAS, so it's natural that i'd choose that model. the single-speaker combo factor also came in handy, since i was working with a limited amount of lego. so it took around a week of planning and building. none of it is glued together, and no pieces were altered, etc, to make the final product work. i went for a late 60s silverface look, btw. enough chatter, here's the pr0n! the front grill folds down to about 45 degrees, the knobs will turn, back panels are removable, and with a bit of wiggling, the chassis slides in/out. so yeah, hope you like it, or get a little laugh out of it, at least. oh! and i sent it to jimcampilongo.com this past weekend... jim's response was positive, haha.

May 5th, 2009, 01:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
mickeydean Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2008 Location: millersville Age: 59 Posts: 2,321 5 Photos	i think the vintage ones sounded better. you know, the ones made out of lincoln logs. seriously, that's amazing. __________________ www.chickenpicker.com

May 5th, 2009, 01:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Big Tony Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden, by golly! Age: 58 Posts: 3,568 32 Photos	Fantastic! That took some engineering skills, and creativity. Very well done! / Tony __________________ {8^)>

May 5th, 2009, 01:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mik Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,864	THAT is a BUILD! Wondering...NOS? Alnico? Phase inverter mod? Fullerton or Santa Ana? __________________ a "motor-bike with a touch of blood in it is better than all the riding animals on earth, because of its logical extension of our faculties, and the hint, the provocations, to excess."-T.E. Lawrence

May 5th, 2009, 01:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
<jbc> Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 828 4 Photos	Pretty gosh-darn impressive! You wouldn't have a bong made of Lego® by any chance? __________________ . les cheaz

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May 5th, 2009, 01:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
umasstele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central Massachusetts Age: 24 Posts: 1,410	hey dude, that is really neat! I cant imagine the ammount of work that went into it...

May 5th, 2009, 01:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
jjh37854 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Austin, TX Age: 39 Posts: 1,530 10 Photos	I am speechless

May 5th, 2009, 01:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
TeleHonk Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 229	I simply can't believe what I see. Fender should give you a princeton (then you'd have two!). When the insides pic came I was already speechless... I suppose it sounds like a princeton. What tubes are you using?

May 5th, 2009, 01:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
allen st. john Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,806	That is really cool. I'm going to show that to my son.

May 5th, 2009, 02:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
bender-freak Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: springfield, missouri Posts: 3,003	fanTAStic..!!!...i am very impressed..!!!...i LOVE seeing something like this....i will show this to my son; he has built and still has EVERY Lego sailing ship kit ever made, including several he had built from "scratch" and the detail in them is amazing.... i can't imagine the hours and thought and patience that went into your "amp"..... __________________ bender-freak

May 5th, 2009, 03:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
tiktok Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,679	Dude. GTFOOH!!! I saw the first picture and thought, how cute. Then the BAFFLE comes off. Finally IT'S GOT THE INNARDS. You win. __________________ "I like a tune. I like a tune and a singer and a solo, and now more of the tune."--Ian McLagan http://www.myspace.com/travishartnett Pearce Amps Info Page

May 5th, 2009, 03:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
backline Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CA, 94585 Age: 52 Posts: 950	Somebody needs to link this on The Gear Page!!! That is truly humorous and inspiring. You did a great job. Well done. Where did you steal the mustard caps from?

May 5th, 2009, 03:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
Steve G Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: LeeK (England) Age: 36 Posts: 3,789 64 Photos	Jim Campilongo would happily endorse that! __________________ "He was a drinkin' man with a guitar problem..." http://www.facebook.com/bluesr

May 5th, 2009, 03:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
lewis Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,865 52 Photos	I will only be impressed when you do a full-stack Marshall. __________________ "I'm a maestro, I'm a maestro," Taj Mahal, 8/20/05.

May 5th, 2009, 03:34 PM	#16 (permalink)
68tele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: East Northport NY Posts: 1,102	How soon for the guitar?

May 5th, 2009, 04:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
bo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 3,949	Brilliant! __________________ http://www.myspace.com/the.bourbon.dynasty

May 5th, 2009, 04:23 PM	#18 (permalink)
red57strat Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,704	That's awesome!!! __________________ Don

May 5th, 2009, 04:33 PM	#19 (permalink)
Radspin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,263	I was freaked out BEFORE I saw the pictures of the internal components, and after that I almost fell out of my chair. That is simply fantastic--Fender SHOULD give you an amp for free in exchange for letting them use that on your site.

May 5th, 2009, 04:39 PM	#20 (permalink)
Radspin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 57 Posts: 2,263	Oops I meant to say, "in exchange for letting them use that on their site." Also, there must be a Lego enthusiasts site that would get a rush out of seeing that.

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