BOX, wooden amplifier!
The Box The brand of this amplifier is quite easy to work out, even for me. Having said that, there seems to be little information on this make. It came in with a report that the volume was either ...
Amplifier Restorations
HIWATT DR103
HIWATT AmplifiersWhenever a HIWATT amp comes in for a little attention, your general mood gets lifted to a higher level. Dave Reeves started making amplifiers from his flat in Surrey. He had served ...
Marantz PM-94
Marantz PM94A long standing customer came in today, carrying this Marantz PM-94. I didn’t know what to attend to first, the amplifier or the owner’s hernia.The complaint was that one channel was ...
Silvertone 1488 Guitar amplier
Sometimes, things come into the workshop that make you smile and make you happy for a little while. This was one such thing.A customer came into the shop carrying what looked like a guitar case. ...
Fender Super 60
This poor lady hobbled in the other day. She had certainly been round the block a few times, her petticoats been up and down more times than she could remember. Knocked about and falling to bits, ...
Huges and kttner AST 120
Hughes and Kettner ATS120Customer came in with the amplifier, telling me it needed new volume and tone controls etc. Powering the amp up produced very strange sounds, hissing, rumbling, random noises ...
H&H IC100 Combo 100 Watt amplifier
Not seen a H&H amplifier for years. This Combo 2 x 12” speaker cabinet fitted with a 100 Watt IC100 chassis. With, wait for it, vibrato. This amp dates back to the early 1970s, took me right back ...
Orange TH30
This little box of oranges came in with a report that it sounds off and makes a racket when it’s placed on top of the speaker cabinet. One of these amps with a selection of settings, switching out 2 ...
Vieta Spanish amplifier, 1970s
inglés y español1970s Vieta stereo amplifier. Not come across one of these amplifiers before and was unaware of the make. Good to see that the company is still in business and producing good ...
Fender Bassman
Now I like my amplifiers like I like my women, hot dirty, smelly, well worn, old and seen lots of action. This Fender Bassman was just the ticket. She’s a lovely amplifier and we had been acquainted ...
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. Not the easiest thing to work on and luckily didn’t require any ...
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 a while. Didn’t pay much attention to the controls on the ...