Here are Things learned about Valve Amps in 2018 . They are in no particular order. Perhaps some useful info about your amp. I thought I would share them before…
Another Fender Hot Rod Deluxe arrived . This was one of the early ones in really nice physical condition dating from around 1998. It was made in the USA. Alas,…
The Fender Blues Jr is a popular amp. It has enough power with 15 watts for small gigs and it does have the Fender tone with a hint of “Britishness”…
A Fender Hot Rod Deluxe arrived that was not well. These 40 watt amps sound pretty good when they are working. However, a number of faults appear as they age….
A Fender Hot Rod DeVille arrived as it was very unwell. I decided not to even switch it on but get the back off and examine the innards. One of…
A Memory-Filled Journey Into The Life Of Guitar Legend Leo Fender The world occasionally produces one of those rare thinkers whose name becomes iconic. Thomas Edison lit up the world;…
Its a couple of weeks since I wrote about fixing amps and I had not seen a Fender amp to fix for a few weeks and then along comes four…
Many folks ask what the difference is between the standard EL84 and the more expensive Sovtek EL84M. There has been no data available and I see lots of questions on…
A Fender Supersonic 60 arrived as it plainly liked to sing is own praises- when the volume was turned up it howled like a banshee! The issue was that the…
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A Marshall JCM900 100 Watt Combo arrived in the workshop. This version is the 4102 It was very poorly. The first issues seen were : 10 amp fuse in the plug!!…
The early (1997-2003) Marshall JCM2000 DSL50, DSL100, TSL100 and TSL122 amps are often troubled by an unstable bias (drifting bias). These are nice amps and I have one myself This…