A Peavey Classic 30 Restoration was undertaken. Initially it was taken in for just a repair. It had sat in a garage for many years. There was rust on the…
An ART Pro MPA II Tube Microphone Amplifier arrived for repair. This two channel unit uses two 12AX7 valves. They are made in China. The fault was blowing mains fuses….
We were asked to have a look at an Ampeg B200R bass amp. This is a Chinese built amp and is known to have a few challenges. Faults include badly…
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of doing a quick service on and Orange Rockerverb MkIII. The amp is just coming up on two years old and gigged at…
This is essentially a solid state amp so before I get shot down in flames, my defence is that there is one valve in this amp which is there to…
The Fault A nice Tone King Imperial Mk1 ( http://www.toneking.com )arrived with a strange fault. When you turned up the reverb control there was this horrible buzzing sound which increased as…
A two rock Gainmaster 35 arrived for a service. It is manufactured by the Premier Builders Guild LLC. A fancy name! The amps are made in California and are around…
A Laney VH100R amp head came in for a service. While “nothing” was wrong with it, the owner decided just to have its health checked out. This is a really…
I received an Orange Tiny Terror for repair. It had lost its voice ! I had never worked one of these amps so an exciting new experience. It is built…
Customer Reviews
"Great service as always" - NG. 1st Jan 2020
"Fast service even though it was close to Christmas , and great fully tested product .."- Sovtek 5881/6L6WC quartet`T.M..28th December,2019
It is common design practice overrunning output valves. It is done with all types . There are some amps that use EL34’s and run them way over 500 volts. This…
The valve/tube world looks like it will see some interesting times ahead in 2020. Here is one thing that may impact Valve Tube Supplies in 2020.One of the big…