Quite a rarity these days these German amps from the 60s do occasionally come up on the second hand market and are worth looking at for a couple of reasons. First of all they look fab and are well made. Most faults are routine servicing issues like damaged or worn pots and jacks so nothing … Read more
If you look closely you can see the problem The cloth has disintegrated with either age, UV damage or both. The replacement Marshall “salt n pepper” cloth actually looks superior and should last a lot longer. The below Marshall cloth was damp damaged. Replacement is very time consuming as getting the cloth pulled really tight … Read more
This section is about some techniques and ideas for restoring old equipment. First section is on Cap restuffing. On vintage amps and radios we often want to retain the amps capacitors since they such a part of the look. Particularly true when they are visible like on Ampeg flip tops. In the above case of … Read more
I really love the sound of the old Marantz HiFi amps from the 1970s. Walnut veneer chip board surrounds, glowing lights what a joy. I don’t usually work on HiFi but here I make an exception. These amps are made to the highest standards and feature great transformers and parts top to bottom. A couple … Read more
All the way back from 1941 this is got to be one of the oldest amps that I have worked on. Pair of 6L6 output power valves red chassis, lots of rust – sounds good as gold. Bit of history with this amp as it was stationed in Pearl Harbour back in the day and … Read more
Wow what a treat. This 1966 AC100 needs a service. Well after all these years yes I agree it’s about time. One owner from new, original cover and used twice weekly in the band. The sort of thing vintage amp enthusiasts dream about. This rarity is one from the erase when pop music was really … Read more
Fantastic active monitor speakers that sound great and make you feel right at home. A couple of issues and tips I have noticed on these are: watch out for overheating resistors in the power supply (R2, R3 and R17). They cause damage due to the heat travelling up the board, look at the pictures for … Read more
Solid state pre amp with EQ and very high voltage EL34 output stage this amp would make a great bass amp.
Carlsbro 50 Top A very simple amp probably quite a budget item in its day but with partridge transformers and simple design and build Carlsbro created a classic that will go on forever.
Absolutely amazing original amp. 40 years old and orginal valves working perfectly.
A client found these two overseas on holiday and sent them in for repair. First one looks like a Mark III solid state Second one is a custom copicat