I sent this pic to a friend yesterday and asked “Which solder joint is the bad one”? The reply was witty and made me chuckle for a minute. This is a modern Ampeg amp that develops a bad hum after about 10 minutes of operation. If you tap on the circuit board it goes away…only… Read More »
Check out the inside of this old Ampeg Reverberocket. Looks like it was with our troops in Afghanistan. So much dirt, dust and crud it’s a wonder it actually works. This amp needs a really good cleaning and some routine maintenance. The question is how did the owner(s) over the years let it get so… Read More »
Leave it to the tone-obsessed engineering staff at Ampeg to come up with the no-compromise, 20-watt, all-tube, point-to-point wired J-20 combo. Part of the Diamond Blue Lead Series, the J-20 Jet’s retro-styling is highly evocative of the ’60s in attitude, as well as tone. J-20′s preamp section boasts not one, but three 12AX7 tubes, and… Read More »
Mike Kropotkin of KCA N.O.S. Tubes and Amplifier Repair has a large selection of high quality New Old Stock tubes. Everything from the coveted Mullard GZ34 rectifier tubes to Tung Sol 5881′s. Current production tubes are also on the stock list. All tubes are burned in for 48 hours and output tubes are digitally matched for… Read More »
The Ampeg AMG100 electric guitars are wood-bodied iterations of the ADA6 Dan Armstrong “Plexi” guitar. They feature the same specifications as the ADA6, and are crafted from traditional vintage electric guitar tone woods. With 24 frets clear of the unique symmetrical double cutaway body and the same removable pickup system as the original Dan Armstrong design;… Read More »
One of the simplest, effective mods you can do to your guitar “on the cheap” is to experiment with tone caps. First before we get started lets get answers to a few questions about these little buggers. What is a tone cap and how does it work? Read more...
One very simple maintenence procedure can help keep your guitars’ signal at its best and prevent the loss of ground connection. Clean your jacks! We are talking about the 1/4″ jacks on your amplifier as well as your guitar. Read more..
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