Hoffman Amplifiers Tube Amplifier Forum
Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: burt_toast on May 04, 2013, 06:14:31 pm
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yes! after a year of trying (i am not a tech), finally fixed it!!
a friend gave this to me (yeah, free) a year or so ago, completely dead. after a while, i got it to "working", but champ-quiet. as i was pulling a tube out today however (the PI), it felt really weird, like it was wiggly in the socket. well, this amp at some point, had some water damage, and a trail of rust can be seen on the steel chassis, running past the tube sockets.
replaced the whole socket with one i had lyin around, and viola!
loud as hell, sounds like dirty 1973 heaven when cranked! oh yeah, also put a ppimv in, woo!
super-happy, cheers!
scott
ps, the 'hello kitty' lunchbox in lower left is the power supply for my 'amaretto boost' - cuz i'm manly.
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Yeah! Bringing something back to life is always particularly satisfying.
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Now you will get the fever and go amp insane. This is how it starts. First a tube and then a kitty. Meowww! :l2: :laugh:
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what makes this amp doubly-cool for me is: in my very first crappy high school band, i borrowed my older brother's yba-1 (w/ 1x18" celestion folded horn cab!) for guitar. i remember distinctly, cranking it with awe... this head is my instant new main squeeze - lordy!
scott
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Hey, alright, you found it.
A lot of guys really like Traynor amps.
Brad :icon_biggrin: