A Fender Hot Rod DeVille arrived as it was very unwell. I decided not to even switch it on but get the back off and examine the innards. One of the output valves looked like it had fallen from a helicopter. It had gone all white inside (due to vacuum loss) and the glass was cracked. The valve base had lumps missing ! If you load the van after the gig tell your roadies to […]
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Mullard valves boxes are familiar to folks. The NOS valves and the modern re-creations are in blue boxes with black /pink. The NOS ones will have a price on the box – typically “11/- + PT.” Yes this is the old shillings The valves were also packed in red and black boxes during the 1960’s too. These boxes had no prices on them because they were destined for industrial customers and were sold by the
The Wannabe Shadows are doing a gig next April in Gillingham in Kent. They play Shadows music and give their Vox amps a good airing. They are raising funds for the RNLI charity . For those of you outside of the UK, this charity provides life saving inshore RIB’s and sea going rescue ships . They answer the Mayday calls and over the years they have saved many hundreds if not thousands of lives at
Our stock of valves for jukeboxes and hifi amps is expanding . We now have a category dedicated to valves tubes for these markets. Check it out by clicking here We have valves for Wurlitzer, Rockola, Seeburg jukeboxes and also for those quality hi-fi amps from the 1960’s If you are looking for 6973’s to replace your ageing RCA 6973’s or the 7868 ( which is basically the 7591 in a more modern valve base
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We have more shipping options but simplified them. In the UK 2nd class post is free and we have added options for next weekday delivery before 1pm and Saturday delivery before 1pm . There is one rate to all EU countries and also to Norway and Swizerland and one rate for the rest of the world. For customers outside of the EU, we have set up the website so that VAT will not be charged.
A Memory-Filled Journey Into The Life Of Guitar Legend Leo Fender The world occasionally produces one of those rare thinkers whose name becomes iconic. Thomas Edison lit up the world; Albert Einstein profoundly altered the study of physics; Walt Disney reimagined entertainment; and Leo Fender perfected the electric guitar. Fender grew up in Fullerton, California, where his interest in electronics lead him to open his own radio repair shop in 1938. It wasn’t long before
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Valve Suppliers and Resellers (see note) When your amp needs new valves no doubt you will read the reviews of all the differing manufacturers of amplifier valves and what they have to offer. It appears that there are loads of different manufacturers but in fact there are only three main manufacturers on the planet. There are a few other specialists but they make so few and mostly for high end HiFi. The companies that own
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