Thought I would share a couple of photos of Marshall JMP amps that I have worked on recently. First we have a 74 and then a resissue. They sound good as gold and the re-issue has a much better turret board design to boot.
This week I have been working on a 5013 parametric EQ. Featuring an ECC83 pre amp buffer stage for headroom and four band parametric I bet this is great toy for bass players as well as studio applications. I have come across several TL Audio items and they are well engineered and eminently repairable. Usually … Read more
Well the occasional bit of Hi Fi comes my way and today it was an old dansette Bermuda from 1965. This one is in fantastic condition considering that it had been in the loft for the past twenty two years. Just a little surface rust on the chrome trim. Valve driven from high output crystal … Read more
So this original Peavey classic vt from 78 had a duff output transformer. It’s actually 34 years old and on the original valves. If you drop it down a flight of stairs you risk damaging the stairs. It’s that solid. Although Peavey recently closed there UK facility down there are still lots of other suppliers … Read more
Absolutely amazing original amp. 40 years old and orginal valves working perfectly.
Amp repairs seem to go in waves. The latest one being a string of TSL with what I call TSLitis. This increasingly common condition causes these amps to overheat and do serious damage the amp. The problem is that the amps circuit board material is not doing its job of insulating the connections properly and … Read more
