Pioneer M-73 amplifier
This amplifier is quite a beast. Switchable Class A and B. Customer has owned this for some 30 years and just wanted it checked over. …
Amplifier Restorations
Egnater Renegade
Egnater RenegadeNot seen one of these before. A local guitarist brought this in, saying that it made strange noises when it had been on for …
Quad 34 pre amp
Quad 34 Pre Amps. Well, what can we say? Yes they are lovely but can have some annoying faults. I am sure a lot has …
Simarc MR 2120C
Sinmarc MR-2120C Another one of these treasures came in the other day. As I have mentioned, I have a soft spot for these Spanish made …
Fender Dual Showman
After a few days of dealing with crap jobs in order to keep things going and paying the bills, a beautiful woman walked through the …
ENGL guitar amplifiers
Another couple of these in the other day. I am not sure what the guitarists think of these amps from a sound point of view, …
Altair MF24
Well thankfully, that’s over and done with. This has taken more man hours than I would have liked. After sorting out the bias faults, all …
Leak Troughline 3
Something nice to work on today. A 50 year old Leak Troughline FM tuner, still with it’s final inspection ticket 11/9/69. Fitted with a Mullard …
Fender 185 Pro
Friday morning project. A very tired Fender Pro185. Okay, not a hot glowing glass bulb of loveliness in site. But we need the bills paying …
Rivera 120 Watt amplifier
Nice big Rivera 120 Watt amp came in today. Very heavy at 5.5 tons. Blown mains and HT fuses and 4 output valves (EL34) looking …
Sony TA-5650 big VFET amp, 1970s
Don’t see many of these nowadays. Early 1970s Sony TA5650. One of the first amps to use VFET transistors in the output stage. Nice amplifiers …
London City DEA100 Mk5!!
Just to set the scene. A warmer than average day for this time of year, a nice bag of oranges brought in by a customer, …