Hi Everyone!
Sometime between Friday and Tuesday I will (should) receive my first ever, real vintage amp via UPS - a ’69 Laney LA60BL (later named the Supergroup). I’m rather excited about this - currently my favourite amp that I own is a JTM45, the reissue - so having something substantially older… well, I’m looking forward to getting it fired up.
It appears, and was advertised as, all original. As far as I can tell looking at the photos that were sent to me, it literally looks all original. Perhaps others that either have had or worked on one of these amps could verify.
Of course this makes me a bit nervous that the amplifier has been lying dormant for some years, or decades! The seller said he last fired it up in December, so four to five months ago. And with all of this, I can only assume this will be more involved than the usual startup precautions.
I have no ability issues in replacing parts, other than the fact that I’d love to keep it as original as possible. I’ve got the usual tools - oscilloscope, variac, tone generator, ESR meter, DMM etc etc.
Can anyone offer any pointers on how I should properly handle this? I’d very much appreciate it!!!
STAY SAFE!!!!
Sometime between Friday and Tuesday I will (should) receive my first ever, real vintage amp via UPS - a ’69 Laney LA60BL (later named the Supergroup). I’m rather excited about this - currently my favourite amp that I own is a JTM45, the reissue - so having something substantially older… well, I’m looking forward to getting it fired up.
It appears, and was advertised as, all original. As far as I can tell looking at the photos that were sent to me, it literally looks all original. Perhaps others that either have had or worked on one of these amps could verify.
Of course this makes me a bit nervous that the amplifier has been lying dormant for some years, or decades! The seller said he last fired it up in December, so four to five months ago. And with all of this, I can only assume this will be more involved than the usual startup precautions.
I have no ability issues in replacing parts, other than the fact that I’d love to keep it as original as possible. I’ve got the usual tools - oscilloscope, variac, tone generator, ESR meter, DMM etc etc.
Can anyone offer any pointers on how I should properly handle this? I’d very much appreciate it!!!
STAY SAFE!!!!
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