I stumbled across a YT vid on building a simple 1/4w amp with no controls for what the guy said was about $5 in parts; thought it looked like a fun way to spend an afternoon or 3, and it actually sounded pretty good when he played through it.

Turns that (Radio Shack no longer living up to its name) it is pretty much impossible to find a supplier for non-guitar-specific-value caps & resistors - not to mention the IC & its socket - in quantities of one each.

I really don't want to build 5 of them - let alone 1000; that is lot size range I've hit up against.

Anyone able to point me somewhere?

Peter

Give this a try: https://www.digikey.com/

Yeah, they & Mouser are part of why I asked the question; both seem to lean heavily to mass-production-size orders, and every item has about 5M drop-down menus designed for someone who knows what they're doing - which excludes me by a large margin.
Understand that, yes, I have fixed more broken cords than I could count, I have put new harnesses in 2 of my guitars, I have soldered a dead Big Muff during a guitar solo - but you should most definitely not take that to mean that I have any idea what I'm doing.  
At least not enough to navigate that wealth of choices that mean nothing to me.........

Peter

I can attest to Digikey and Mouser websites being unruly. Even when you know exactly what you're looking for those dropdowns are notoriously picky. Many terms overlap depending on how the part was entered originally, so you really never get a great search result. It's a good thing I have 3 engineers handy to help me navigate. Also, both of those websites have recently undergone an AI injection, and they are worse than before IMO.

Peter, you might have luck with a more MI focused business like Amplified Parts

AI = artificial intelligence

MI = ?  Mica intelligence?  Mothership intelligence?  Mess-O-transistors intelligence?

Bill, tgo

Thanks, Mica; I thought I'd checked them, but I guess not.  They have everything except a chip socket for the LM386, and a 10Ω ≥1w resistor.

Peter

Hi Peter
AP has 10 ohm 1 watters in carbon film and metal oxide. also the 8 pin DIP socket for the 3886. "Browse By Product Type" is your friend.

Thanks, XL; I'll go look again.  I was entering the value into "Search".

Peter

Found & ordered!  Thanks, folks.

Peter