If you are having trouble with any of the following boogie symptoms then I may be able to help you out as I have spent more than my fair share of time on these metallic monsters. Mesa Boogie amps are reveered by players for their unique sound. But for us Amp techs they can be … Read more
These medium sized combos from Marshall should be very cool. They are packed with features (like multiple voicings, low noise pre-amp, fab speaker) all in a small box. Unfortunately they are not so cool because they run so hot and they suffer from it. Look at the picture left. What you are looking at is … Read more
Just look at how neatly these amps are made. Neat little wires running north and south like an underground train map connected by thick copper bars. Icon Audio make a great range of valve based hifi.
After a good ten years use this valve pre amp started developing a little crackling and rustling noise on some of the inputs. The cause is oxidisation on the rotary selectors. As you can see from the dismantled switch in the picture the contacts on the left are dull with oxidisation whereas the ones on … Read more
So great to hear a 15″ speaker again. This is driven by a 30 watt class A four valve EL84 power section in WEM’s seemingly dated combo. But oh boy does it pack a punch. Rather than 30 watts you would be forgiven for thinking 100 to 150 watts. Such is the trickery that we … Read more
As is typical with boutique amps every conceivable part has an up market feel to it. Even the screws are stainless steel, you can’t even see some of them. It’s a nice touch of luxury. Sounds wise this Princeton clone, like the original is super loud for a small amp. Both suffer from cabinet ratttle … Read more
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.
Fantastic example of the great Hiwatt amps here. Lots of vintage character and unbelieveable power and weight.
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