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Modification and maintenance of tube amps

Mods
If your amp is not doing what you'd like it to, sometimes it's best to modify your amp ownership rather than hacking into your amp. Unmodified amps are usually worth more, so you may want to undertake only the mods that can be completely removed.

Fender amps

Master volumes

Power reduction

DC for heaters

Bias

 

Maintenance

Bias
When you change power tubes, it's a good idea to check the bias. (You don't have to do this for preamp tubes.) Bias affects the tone of your amp.

Recapping an amp
Tweaking a SF deluxe Reverb
Layout of Fender Super Champ footswitch
Bassman 10
Replacing plastic jacks on Fenders

Where I get parts

Amp sites
The Fender amp field guide
Ampage
Blue guitar-Steve Ahola
Marshall Amp Schematics

Aiken amplification-Randall Aiken
Summit amps
Traynor amp schematic archive
Musicman schematics
Duncan's amps-Duncan Munro
Deltabluesman
Torres Engineering-Dan Torres

 


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