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Amp Stuff => Tube Amp Building - Tweaks - Repairs => Topic started by: DummyLoad on March 04, 2016, 02:15:25 pm

Title: epiphone futura-RVT
Post by: DummyLoad on March 04, 2016, 02:15:25 pm
picked this up last night. it's spin on the gibson GA-30RVT invader of the crestline variety. same as the invader except no mid freq. controls on either channel.

i'll post gut shots later, link below to pics.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u7os3r22vtu4e9b/AAAmDy6u8Bmgd_W403mlYcqja?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u7os3r22vtu4e9b/AAAmDy6u8Bmgd_W403mlYcqja?dl=0)

--pete
Title: Re: epiphone futura-RVT
Post by: DummyLoad on March 04, 2016, 05:34:11 pm
gut shots added. click link below.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u7os3r22vtu4e9b/AAAmDy6u8Bmgd_W403mlYcqja?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u7os3r22vtu4e9b/AAAmDy6u8Bmgd_W403mlYcqja?dl=0)

looks like it has an accutronics reverb tank. tank input measures 168R and tank output measures 175R. seems odd as this has a transformer drive. input and output jack shields are tied to tank, e.g. they are not isolated.

1 cap is not well and it looks like the tremelo opto-coupler has been worked on. otherwise appears to be all original.

love the semtech dual diode common cathode hybrid. the 20/20/10 can with flying leads is bummer. going to have to build a brick.

--pete
Title: Re: epiphone futura-RVT
Post by: DummyLoad on March 19, 2016, 08:31:54 pm
almost finished.... the electrolytic trio can for the preamps is all that's left. sounds really nice. it will some guitarist a nice blues amp.

pics later.

--pete


EDIT: pics added.