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Fender Princeton Reverb Reissue Gets Hand-Wired!
Before: Printed circuit boards throughout. I find that pcb’s are more difficult to service and modify. Because of the small size of the components on the board you are limited on parts choices. Mallory 150′s or some boutique PIO caps will not fit. I believe that the carbon film resistors are not helping either especially… Read More »
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1950 Fender Champ Electronics
Here is a photo of the 1950 Fender Champion 600 electronics. Every capacitor and resistor had to be changed. The amp was not working at all when I got it and I also replaced the AC cord with a 3-prong grounded type. No more 2-prong with “death cap” set-up. In this photo you can see… Read More »
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Mojo Blackface Bassman Amp Kit
Here is a “guts shot” of a Mojo Blackface Bassman amp kit I just completed for a customer. I get kits sent to me pretty regularly for assembly and thought I’d post a photo of what a completed chassis looks like. The Mojo kits include good quality parts and everything mounts up very nicely. This… Read More »
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1950 Fender Champion 600 Restoration
My good friend John Fabian gave me this little 1950 Fender Champion 600 amp to restore. The amp has all the original electronic components, except the AC power cord. Obviously the grill and handle are not original and it’s missing it’s “skin”. During the coming weeks I will be posting from time to time the… Read More »
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Fender 6G15 Reverb Unit Restoration
My man Andy Reidel brought me a hurtin’ original Fender 6G15 Reverb Unit for some cosmetic love. Electronically it was working perfectly and had a recent cap job. It really just needed to be completely stripped and then re-covered with new tolex and new grill. I love doing cosmetic restorations because after you’re finished the… Read More »
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Featured Article: Guitar Tone Caps
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...
Featured Tip: Clean the Input Jack
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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