I scored big time this week and got a 1968 Pro Reverb in superb condition for $400. The guy's story was that he was unemployed, his truck needed tires, his mama was sick and he was on the lam from his mortgage company for his unpaid doublewide payments. I am not making this up.
The amp is a silverface drip edge. He brought it over and it looked good but didn't sound all that good, the power tubes looked worn. I was going to open it up and look inside but decided it was worth the risk and did the deal.
After I paid him and he left I opened it up and saw that it was essentially like it was the day it left the factory! The only apparent change is an old orange drop in the tremolo section. Dunno if the tubes are original but dig what is in it: RCA 12AX7 preamp tubes, Telefunken 12AX7 reverb and driver tubes, RCA 6L6GC's, and a Mullard GZ34 rectifier.
It has the cool wire cloth wiring, the good blue caps, and the original Utah orange back speakers.
The reverb didn't work but I took it over to my friend Kerry and we, well... he fixed it for me, one of the reverb spring retainers was broken and he had an old tank he cannibalized one from. The pots were scratchy but that is easily fixed with contact cleaner. The power tubes looked worn out and they definitely were. I put a pair of JJ 6L6GC's I had in my tube collection in it and biased it up, then fired it up, and OH MY GOD!!!
This amp has instantly become my favorite of all the amps I own. (Except maybe for my Kaybreaker 720) I am telling you it has classic Fender Tone Of The Gods. Everything ever described about clean Fender tone is there, and when dimed it has the sweetest overdrive ever. When I stepped on my Tubescreamer I had to stop and change my shorts.
It was seriously dusty inside the cabinet, and while I was vacuuming it out there were a few other bonus items I found. A guitar cord that didn't function, a few picks, and, well... I did a webpage with more pics. Check it out to see what else I found.
Calling Bob P., don't worry, I have no intention of modding this amp, other than rewiring for EL34's, modding the normal channel into a Marshall style preamp, changing the baffle to accomodate a fifteen, removing the tolex and covering it with alligator skin, swapping all the caps for orange drops, and drilling holes in the chassis for a master volume, a presence control, and effects loop jacks. I was planning to drill holes and install casters but I didn't want to reduce the vintage value of the amp any.
Just kidding.
Is it ok if I put a grounded AC cord on it and remove the death cap?
The amp is a silverface drip edge. He brought it over and it looked good but didn't sound all that good, the power tubes looked worn. I was going to open it up and look inside but decided it was worth the risk and did the deal.
After I paid him and he left I opened it up and saw that it was essentially like it was the day it left the factory! The only apparent change is an old orange drop in the tremolo section. Dunno if the tubes are original but dig what is in it: RCA 12AX7 preamp tubes, Telefunken 12AX7 reverb and driver tubes, RCA 6L6GC's, and a Mullard GZ34 rectifier.
It has the cool wire cloth wiring, the good blue caps, and the original Utah orange back speakers.
The reverb didn't work but I took it over to my friend Kerry and we, well... he fixed it for me, one of the reverb spring retainers was broken and he had an old tank he cannibalized one from. The pots were scratchy but that is easily fixed with contact cleaner. The power tubes looked worn out and they definitely were. I put a pair of JJ 6L6GC's I had in my tube collection in it and biased it up, then fired it up, and OH MY GOD!!!
This amp has instantly become my favorite of all the amps I own. (Except maybe for my Kaybreaker 720) I am telling you it has classic Fender Tone Of The Gods. Everything ever described about clean Fender tone is there, and when dimed it has the sweetest overdrive ever. When I stepped on my Tubescreamer I had to stop and change my shorts.
It was seriously dusty inside the cabinet, and while I was vacuuming it out there were a few other bonus items I found. A guitar cord that didn't function, a few picks, and, well... I did a webpage with more pics. Check it out to see what else I found.
Calling Bob P., don't worry, I have no intention of modding this amp, other than rewiring for EL34's, modding the normal channel into a Marshall style preamp, changing the baffle to accomodate a fifteen, removing the tolex and covering it with alligator skin, swapping all the caps for orange drops, and drilling holes in the chassis for a master volume, a presence control, and effects loop jacks. I was planning to drill holes and install casters but I didn't want to reduce the vintage value of the amp any.
Just kidding.
Is it ok if I put a grounded AC cord on it and remove the death cap?
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