Dear Forum, this post serves two purposes:
1. Creates new content which seems to be rare these days - and I get that, I often just look at the FB group instead
2. To push myself to start renovating an amp, see below.
To motivate myself to get going on the project, I'm making a post here with my Nov 2021 Reverb.com find: A 'pound puppy' 100B bass head. Both being a somewhat sad looking amp and also rare means it's even more attractive to me as a project. So I haven't started on the restore yet, but will soon, and I hope that by making a post in here it will motivate me to get it going.
Not surprising I have already had interest from prospective buyers because it's a rare bird.
The amp came to me advertised as 'does not power on'. The main fuse was dead, so was one of the power tubes. That power tube also had a broken base so improper insertion of the tube could have lead to some issues. We shall see. I just hope that the transformers are ok. I fully expect to replace electrolytics and the driver transistors.
Wish me luck!
All the best to all the forum members around the world.
Cheers
Lars Verholt
Canada
Lars, good to see you doing
Lars, good to see you doing a project! Keep us updated. Yeah, kind of slow lately here but we're still kicking! Mike.
Started
I got the amp disassembled and the chassis is on my jig. The poor thing must have taken a tumble at one time since the front face has a noticeable bow. Next step is to detach the XLR jack and the neon light so that the front strip can be removed and cleaned. I'll then use reversible clamps and some wood to try and get the chassis back to its normal shape before the front strip is reapplied. As you can see the amp appears intact but in bad need of cleanup.
Cheers,
Lars
Direct Hit
Yeah it looks like it got sat on by an elephant. You're the right man to straighten it out Lars. Good luck. And thanks for offering advice on the last thread for a RP-65 GP1. Maybe I shouldn't encourage folks to modify aka up the gain on their reverb circuit. Either way, Happy Holidays to you and Mike Kaus. Ian Inertian too. May the force be with you Lars. Literally. Maybe Santa will bring you a frame straightener. -mgriffin