What's your favorite 15-watt EL84 based amp KIT?

[mbratch]

I want to know!

Thanks.

[michaeljams]

I bought one of these recently based on the glowing reviews:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&item=170317836534

It's a Phaez Daisycutter 14, a $329 kit in the sense you have to build a head cab for it as it's a complete working amp. Stunning. Even at hi gain settings it cleans up nicely with the guitars volume rolled back. It FEELS right. Very clean inside. Hard to get a bad sound out of it. It is my #1 amp.

[Structo]

GDS amps are great!
Graydon pretty much started the 18 watt craze.

http://gdsamps.com/?page_id=6

[mbratch]

Cool ideas so far. I have not heard of these. :)

[paulg]

You might want to open your question up to "less than 20 wt, EL-84 amps". 15wts to the EL-84 crowd hints at a Vox inspired amp.

[mbratch]

You might want to open your question up to "less than 20 wt, EL-84 amps". 15wts to the EL-84 crowd hints at a Vox inspired amp.
OK, consider it open! Although I was initially thinking more Vox-ish than Marshall-ish. :)

[CincinnatiSi]

Brown Note Brown Fox

http://www.brownnote.net/voxybrown18.html

[mbratch]

Brown Note Brown Fox

http://www.brownnote.net/voxybrown18.html
Is it offered as a kit?

[Deric]

Trinity TC-15:phones

[CincinnatiSi]

Is it offered as a kit?

Here's the link to the kit.

http://store.bnamp.com/voxlite18kits1.html

[fierce_carrot]

GDS amps are great!
Graydon pretty much started the 18 watt craze.

http://gdsamps.com/?page_id=6


Ditto....my 18watter was very easy to build, had top quality parts with a manual that was excellent from cover to cover.

I've had many opportunities to A/B my GDS with other 18's and it has a fullness that blows the others away. It's really an mini plexi!

[mbratch]

Interesting responses. I was wondering if Ceriatone or other more commonly discussed vendors would be cited. This is yielding some very interesting options. :)

[dk123123dk]

Ceriatone 18 watt TMB EF86, its got Marshall and Vox/Matchless style preamps, and it sounds amazing. I'm missing mine already.

dk