That’s haaauuttee. The Fender 65 reissue series amplifiers have a well known design flaw where the filament/heater connections to the board draw too much current for those press-on connections and they burn up. This is the second Fender ‘
Previous amp tech: “You need a new power switch.” Customer: “Do you have one that fits?” Tech: “Hold my epoxy.”
This Fender Blues Deluxe has moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Actually, it’s the subject of lazy and dangerous manufacturing processes. You see, Fender lines the Hot Rod and Blues amplifier cabinets with a sticky-backed foil shielding, THEN
Something tells me one of these Groove Tubes GT-6L6-R power tubes was working a little harder than the other. @groovetubes_official
This EVH Iconic 5150 is in for a quick checkup. Diagnosis: weirdo tube placement.
This vintage SUNN 200s bass amp head from @sunn_amps got as hot as its namesake. Big pool of wax underneath the power transformer. Cleaned up as best I could, thank you drywall mud knives and heatgun. Don’t worry @sunn_amps this baby is 50+ yea
This little @tonekingamps Gremlin ate after midnight and has a tummy ache. In for servicing.
This Marshall JCM 800 50-watt combo is in for servicing. Should be melting faces again soon!
This BEAST of a 1979 silverface master-volume Fender Twin Reverb is in for servicing. Let’s get that surfy reverb working again!
Oh my God you guys this ancient Radio Tone guitar amp is so cute I just wanna scrunch its little face.
That reverb tank might only be *mostly* dead. Modern tanks like this Accutronics have push-on connectors that can come loose and need cleaning like anything else. This tank’s output resistance/impedance was all over the place, changing whenev
The heater connections on this Fender Twin Reverb Reissue are toast. Time to move these crispy twiggies to the tube sockets.
Behold, the mighty #Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. This little beast has played hundreds of gigs, and is ready to get a little hum busted.
This stuff is the bane of my existence. Thank you, Fender, for the effort to shield the electronics from inference, but no thank you to the previous folks who jacked up this shielding, taking the chassis in and out of the cabinet. And what’s