10 Min Amp

Difficulty: Beginner

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10 Min Amp


An incredibly simple pocket-sized amp, capable of up to 7 watts of power! The 10 Min Amp is the perfect first amp build, and suitable for the following types of projects:

• Cigar Box Amps

• Speaker box Amps

• Bedroom Practice Guitar Amp Head


A quick look at some of the features of the 10 Min Amp:

• Simple to assemble

• Incredibly Loud

• No high voltage wiring

• Good cleans and plays well with distortions

• Accepts a wide range of input voltages (battery or dc, 9v - 18v dc)

• Accepts 4 and 8 ohm speaker impedances


Adding a boost circuit and EQ / Tone Control to the front of the amp increases its versatility and volume output significantly and is a recommended addition to your amps input signal chain.
Please see the 10 Min Amp Assembly Video for more details.

PCB Sizing: 1590b enclosure (pcb vertical mount) or larger

*** Base price is for PCB only, please select kit options above to order kit components



Kit Options

Please select the kit options you would like included with your PCB from the checkboxes above


Component Kit


PCB Components includes all of the components listed on the Bill of Materials including the following (DC power input only):
• Resistors and Capacitors
• diodes
• Power amp IC
• Wire
• Potentiometer
• input and output jacks
• DC jack




What else do i need to complete this project?

You will need an enclosure (also available on the store) and a M3 screw and nut to complete this project, if you order the standard kit component option above. You will also need a knob for the volume control. Any additional hardware or components for the headphone modification (not included).


Build Guide


Rev B


Rev A


10 Min Amp Videos

Assembling a 10 Min Amp