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Best folks in BR to retube an amp?
Posted on 12/15/18 at 11:14 pm
Posted on 12/15/18 at 11:14 pm
Have a '67 twin reverb silverface that needs some work. Who are the best guys in BR to bring it to now?
This post was edited on 12/15/18 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 12/16/18 at 7:38 am to Sun God
Red stick guitars and amps. I believe The Fret Shack only does instrument repairs, not amp repairs.
Posted on 12/16/18 at 7:59 am to COONASS SUSHI
Correct, I don't do amps, I'm plenty busy enough with fretted instruments alone haha, but thanks for the mention.
Kenny at Red Stick and Mike Kennedy at Riverfront are the first two names that come to mind. I believe Live Music on Florida Boulevard still services amps in house but I haven't been there in a long time.
Is your amp an actual 1967 piece or a reissue? I ask because if the amp is 50 years old, get your amp tech to check and possibly replace the filter caps (capacitors) while he has it. They go bad over time, they leak. I'm not the tech head on amps but I know bad filter caps detrimentally affect tone, noise overall performance, other components' lifespans, even player safety, on older amps.
It goes without saying too, if it's a vintage amp with a two-prong AC cord, have it converted to a modern, grounded three-prong cable. This is advised for all vintage amps being used today.
I think Riverfront only services actual vintage tweed, brown-, black- and silverface Fender amps - I don't think they do printed circuit board-construction reissues. If your amp is the latter - a modern reissue - Kenny at Red Stick will take care of you.
Kenny at Red Stick and Mike Kennedy at Riverfront are the first two names that come to mind. I believe Live Music on Florida Boulevard still services amps in house but I haven't been there in a long time.
Is your amp an actual 1967 piece or a reissue? I ask because if the amp is 50 years old, get your amp tech to check and possibly replace the filter caps (capacitors) while he has it. They go bad over time, they leak. I'm not the tech head on amps but I know bad filter caps detrimentally affect tone, noise overall performance, other components' lifespans, even player safety, on older amps.
It goes without saying too, if it's a vintage amp with a two-prong AC cord, have it converted to a modern, grounded three-prong cable. This is advised for all vintage amps being used today.
I think Riverfront only services actual vintage tweed, brown-, black- and silverface Fender amps - I don't think they do printed circuit board-construction reissues. If your amp is the latter - a modern reissue - Kenny at Red Stick will take care of you.
Posted on 12/16/18 at 4:58 pm to TheFretShack
Thanks for the advice
It's a real deal '67, had the plug switched out already now just need someone to overhaul the hardware in it. I'll check out Riverfront.
It's a real deal '67, had the plug switched out already now just need someone to overhaul the hardware in it. I'll check out Riverfront.
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