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When I built my Bassman, I had very similar hum problems as you described. Through numerous posts here, and a great grounding diagram I got from el34 (el84?...
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Thanks to all who replied. I should have looked at the '57 Reissue schematic first (actually I did, but it was only a partial image that someone uploaded...
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5E3 Standby Switch Question
I saw in another forum that some builders were switching the HV center tap to ground with their standby switch, instead of interrupting the HV to the reservoir...
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Which Super Reverb?
A friend asked if I could build him a Fender Super Reverb. Since I'm new at this, having only a Bassman to my accomplishments, I'd like to ask the forum...
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Thanks, Kevin. The amp has been done for a while now and is virtually hum- and hiss-free. Per the various members' recommendations, I carefully investigated...
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If you live in the States, you could send it to me. I'll look at it no charge and send it back. Just a thought.
Larry
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Any luck yet? We're all dying (at least I am) to know what you've found.
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Hi, Paul Ruby has a timely sheet on the proper procedure for turning on an amp for the first time. It's not going to solve your problem, but it is a good...
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If it did, you would have seen it with the meter, no? On another point, I misspoke about the B+ going to the center tap - I hadn't looked at the schematic...
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If nothing else burned up then your wiring might be ok. But for the OT to smoke and pop, there is a major miswiring somewhere. If I may, can I please ask...
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I had a very enlightening visit with the service manager at my local Sam Ash store today (remember, he used to work for Fender). He put the amp through its...
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I had a talk with the service manager at my local Sam Ash store today. He used to work for Fender and he is very familiar with all of Fender's amplifiers....
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Hey, tubeswell, part of the problem is that I think the amp sounds just fine. It's nice and clean and loud (DID I SAY 'LOUD'?). The highs are bell-like,...
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I brought the amp home today. No luck finding a RI or anything, so I plan to exorcise the chassis from the cabinet and give it the ol' eyeball treatment....
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Diablo, are your Sprague's the Orange Drop or something else? I've already placed an order for ODs, so I might as well try them. On to the OT: There;s been...
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The problem here is me trying to define what 'muddy' is. I think muddy is too dire a term. How about 'not crispy, screechingly bright'? The overall tone...
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Well, it's more like 470 (I didn't have my voltage charts near me when I posted this). It's high because the PT is not the lowered-B+ model. Still within...
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I lent the amp to a real musician who plays various guitars and basses and his thoughts were that: 1) It's a great bass amp; 2) It's not a great guitar amp....
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5f6a field trial
I lent my dyi 5F6a to my brother-in-law for a week of testing, since he plays better than I do. For the design, I chose Weber 10A125's throughout, Mercury...
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Just out of curiosity, what would a vintage 5E3 sound like nowadays with the higher line voltage? Would we be hearing the same distortion as being reported...
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Crusty old bird, aren't you ;-)
I've been working on this amp for 5 months now and I finally scraped up enough money to buy the speakers and...
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