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Post by JFrankParnell on Jul 12, 2010 0:40:33 GMT -5
So, who do we like for vintage tube amp repair in Seattle or Northward up to Bellingham? For my 73 bassman100 head. The Normal channel has been broken for years, and recently, the amp has been intermitantly cutting out to like half power and wimpy. (on the Bass channel, the only one i use) I can sometimes get it back to working right with a Fonzie whack. You can def hear wires shorting or whatever when you smack it. OTOH, the schematic for these looks simple, I could prolly find the loose wire...but i dunno about tubes and biasing and all. Yes, mom, I will be careful about discharging the big scary caps before opening it  |
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Post by lpf3 on Jul 12, 2010 5:33:37 GMT -5
jfrank- There's reportedly sum gai up near Seattle who's real good with amps. Just look for the shop with the bag over the sign......... -lpf3  |
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Post by D2o on Jul 12, 2010 7:16:49 GMT -5
laughing pro fusely, lpf  |
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Post by JFrankParnell on Jul 12, 2010 13:05:05 GMT -5
hrm...looking for amp repair, not chinese food... |
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Post by sumgai on Jul 12, 2010 18:33:29 GMT -5
hrm...looking for amp repair, not chinese food... Say What?!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you can Fonz-ify it, then it may be nothing more than the tubes - when's the last time you replaced 'em? Tube sockets.... sometimes the pins need to be cleaned. Spray a good contact cleaner on the tube (pins), and insert/remove several times, being careful not to bend or break anything. Ditto for the pots themselves - have you cleaned them lately, or had that done by someone else? In so far as recommending a shop that's close to you (at least, closer than me), I have to plead ignorance for the most part. Lots of stores have on-site facilities, but I never hear of anyone going to any one particular place that makes them happy. For that matter, I've heard only one or two horror stories in the last few years.... You could do a search on "amplifier repair mt vernon wa", and see what you come up with. I know that there's at least one store in Mt. Vernon (I think Hugo's or sumpin'....) and Big Foot Music down in Arlington, they seem more oriented towards the pro working musician than the "parents who want their oh-so-special child to be a school band member" crowd. In B'ham there's Mojo Music, and Tommy's is in Everett, but again, I have no knowledge one way or the other as to how good any of these places might be...... I can recommend one highly reputable shop in particular that comes to mind, but sadly they are almost in my back yard, so there's no savings in driving effort/time: In Mountlake Terrace/Lynnwood there's an outfit called Aviator Guitars, owned by a couple of very savvy amp techs. Don't go in there with your wallet in your pocket though, they've got a raft of beautiful vintage stuff, all for sale..... Otherwise, I can PM you my phone numbers, and we can talk about it. HTH sumgai |
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