Been Gone Too Long

Wow, it's been a while since I've had the time to post any further - holidays came, business has picked up.  I did make a good deal of progress on the "Twin-Super" amp... still tweaking and will need to build some cabinetry.  I haven't decided on a combo or head configuration.  I continued taking pics until my camera bit the dust - I'll be posting the next few steps and then will have to skip ahead a bit while filling in some gaps.... coming soon.

Here's one of the amps I've been working on for clients:

A beautiful `65 Fender Princeton.  This thing was a true closet classic.  I really didn't have to do much other than check voltages and general operation, clean pots, re-tension tube sockets, check tubes, etc. as this client wanted to keep it all original.

Gut shot - very clean...  even though the amp functioned well, it needed a recap as the electrolytic filter caps are far beyond there intended lifespan.  The amp functioned properly but these caps are definitely not performing at 100% and will not be reliable.  Not an issue here as this one will not be a player - it is nearly a museum piece that will be kept original.

Checking the main filter caps for DC leakage.









I'll be posting about the latest amp I've been working on - a `77 Traynor YBA2b Bassmate... a very interesting piece of equipment that has brought a few weird problems with it.