The Victoria Amplifier Company has just released the new “Ivy League” amplifier model. It is based on the vintage 5F10 Fender Harvard circuit. The original Harvard amp featured three inputs, Volume & Tone controls, a 6AT7 preamp tube, a pair of 6V6 power tubes and 10″ speaker. The “Ivy League” amplifer incorporates all of these… Read More »
Whoa….two rare Fender tweeds in one week..!! Jason over at myfenderchamp.com made a post this incredible find on his website recently. It seems that Terry Foster, one of the authors of Fender: The Golden Age 1946-1970 sent the pic to Jason. The book should be available soon and I know I have been patiently waiting… Read More »
My friend and expert amplifier repair/restoration man Larry Rodgers got a most unusual vintage tweed Fender Deluxe into his shop recently. He knows how I like to “geek out” on things like this so he sent me up an email with some pics. Not only is this amp rare (possibly the only one ever…?) but… Read More »
This is the Little Walter 15 watt model. This has less headroom than the 30 watt and has a more bluesy sound. Another great match up with a Tele!! Tweet
I got to hang out with Gerald Weber for a bit talking amps and guitars for a while. This is his K-15 model with fixed bias E34L tubes. Nice………! Tweet
Here is a video clip of my 5E3 type amp I built with an Eminence Black Mountain speaker. I used my Scott Lentz T-type guitar tuned down to D in standard tuning. I ran my guitar through an Eh Memory Man for a little delay. The Eminence Black Mountain is a great vintage type speaker… 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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