build your own tube amp

i bought a really expensive mesa boogie roadster head and 2x12 cab a few months ago, but it's so loud and bulky and a little complicated that i hardly ever use it. it'll be good if i ever start a rock band again, but for now it's just collecting dust. so yesterday i bought a used fender blues junior combo amp off of craigslist. i paid 300 and it sounds nice though i should probably get the tubes changed cuz the guy bought it in 2002 and hasn't ever changed them.

if i had more time i'd try building my own tube amp. this website has a few simple designs and instructions. a youtube search of those designs shows that other people have done this and their amps sound decent.