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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: p2pAmps on December 21, 2015, 07:55:44 pm

Title: Eye Candy
Post by: p2pAmps on December 21, 2015, 07:55:44 pm
Yes, a new and shinny 59 Bassman

(http://p2pamps.com/59a.jpg)

(http://p2pamps.com/59b.jpg)
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: tubenit on December 21, 2015, 08:02:49 pm
 :icon_biggrin: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: Willabe on December 21, 2015, 08:34:07 pm
What happened to that thing?  :laugh:
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: p2pAmps on December 21, 2015, 08:40:00 pm
What happened to that thing?  :laugh:

That's called a hard life on the road with no case and just throw it in the bay of the bus! 
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: Paul1453 on December 21, 2015, 08:46:01 pm
I'm sure once you are done with her she will be absolutely beautiful both inside and out.   :worthy1:
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: p2pAmps on December 21, 2015, 08:46:55 pm
I'm sure once you are done with her she will be absolutely beautiful both inside and out.   :worthy1:

No way I'm touching that thing...  My butchery only goes so far  :icon_biggrin:
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: Willabe on December 21, 2015, 08:54:24 pm
Does it work?
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: DummyLoad on December 21, 2015, 08:54:39 pm
agree that electronics shouldn't be touched. don't think new tweed wouldn't degrade value in that condition.

--pete
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: p2pAmps on December 21, 2015, 08:54:55 pm
Does it work?

It's God like!
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: Willabe on December 21, 2015, 09:02:13 pm
What values are the caps in the TS?
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: p2pAmps on December 21, 2015, 09:03:11 pm
What values are the caps in the TS?

I honestly never opened her up.  It was parked at a buds shop... 
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: Willabe on December 21, 2015, 09:34:10 pm
There's a dispute over if the TS caps are really .02's like in the Fender schematic or that Fender actually sent them out with a .1 and .047.
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: p2pAmps on December 22, 2015, 08:19:50 am
There's a dispute over if the TS caps are really .02's like in the Fender schematic or that Fender actually sent them out with a .1 and .047.

I'll find out for ya Willabe
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: Willabe on December 22, 2015, 08:24:56 am
Thanks.  :icon_biggrin:
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: p2pAmps on December 22, 2015, 10:54:29 am
Thanks.  :icon_biggrin:

Willabe,  "Mike; This one has two .022uFs and a 250pf with a 56k slope resistor. I have seen a.1 bass cap in these, but rarely and not based on any particular year."
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: Willabe on December 22, 2015, 11:01:11 am
Thanks Mike.    :icon_biggrin:

For some reason this question does not seem to be well documented for such a classic amp.   :dontknow:
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: jojokeo on December 22, 2015, 11:30:42 am
That's one of the best relics I've seen. But please don't tell me people are going to start relic-ing amplifiers now?  :l2:
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: sluckey on December 22, 2015, 12:09:47 pm
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There's a dispute over if the TS caps are really .02's like in the Fender schematic or that Fender actually sent them out with a .1 and .047.
Here are two current pics from ebay. Both have .02, .1, and 100K slope.

I didn't look too hard but I never saw one that had the .02, .02, 56K.
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: eleventeen on December 22, 2015, 01:55:54 pm
There's a picture that tells some serious story. Absolute classic.
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: birt on December 22, 2015, 02:03:39 pm
i would keep the outside as it is. it shows it's age and i like that.


and if the electronics are working properly it's perfect as it is :-)
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: drew on December 22, 2015, 11:57:44 pm
That's one of the best relics I've seen.

Oh, definitely.  You can tell the orthodontist-buyer shelled out the big bucks for the Custom Shop's Tweed Eaten By Actual Rats up-charge. 
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: Willabe on December 23, 2015, 12:21:22 am
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There's a dispute over if the TS caps are really .02's like in the Fender schematic or that Fender actually sent them out with a .1 and .047.
Here are two current pics from ebay. Both have .02, .1, and 100K slope.

100K slope R? That's BF TS.   :dontknow:

Fender released their schematic with 2x.02 mid/bass and 250 treb caps with a 56K slope R. 
 
Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: sluckey on December 23, 2015, 01:06:59 am
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Fender released their schematic with 2x.02 mid/bass and 250 treb caps with a 56K slope R.
Yep. And they released some amps with .02, .1, and 100K. I've seen several other original pics since I posted those. It would be nice if Mike could pop the back panel and take a couple pics of that eye candy. I still have not seen an amp with the .02, .02, and 56K. Have you?

Title: Re: Eye Candy
Post by: p2pAmps on December 23, 2015, 05:20:22 am
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Fender released their schematic with 2x.02 mid/bass and 250 treb caps with a 56K slope R.
Yep. And they released some amps with .02, .1, and 100K. I've seen several other original pics since I posted those. It would be nice if Mike could pop the back panel and take a couple pics of that eye candy. I still have not seen an amp with the .02, .02, and 56K. Have you?

I'll try and stop over to see her and snap some pics if its still there ok guys.