Thank you for all the care and attention you give to these amps. You you’ve helped be do a better job myself. I’m a novice compared to you. I’m just finishing up my nephew’s ‘68 Bandmaster. I’m confident cleaning boards with IPA. GREAT technique!! You worked on a JCM800 with a new MM Power trans. new caps plus you also ungraded’58 Fender Deluxe 5E3 for me. You Are the best!! Thank you so much!!❤❤
I had the pleasure of blueprinting and cleaning up an all-original 1965 Super Reverb about 15 years ago. I did replace the bias board with one that included better filtering and a trim pot because the bias filter cap and diode were toast. What a wonderful beast of an amp! The blueprinting was for a clone I made for the father of the amp’s owner.
Dennis Electronics was a very well known amp repair shop run by Dennis Kager (1943-2018). Dennis worked at Ampeg and started the Sundown Amp company. He patented the Ampeg Horizontal bass. From Premier Guitar: “During the ’70s and ’80s, his client list expanded to include S.I.R., Foreigner, Hall & Oates, Rick Derringer, Johnny Winter, the Police, and the Allman Brothers. For the latter, Kager devised mods to make their Marshall heads more reliable, installing durable tubes and blowout lights in the back of the heads to indicate failures faster. In more recent years, Springsteen was a client.” I haven’t seen one of those stickers in years! Personally I’d leave it on the amp!
@@PsionicAudio I grew up in NJ go I saw his work a lot. I’d been to the shop back in the 70s. Yes that work was too recent. The shop has been closed for decade.
There's no ZIP code on that shop sticker. I suspect it's old, probably from the '60s or '70s, when it was common practice for a repair shop to put their sticker on the amps, TVs, etc. that they fixed. The TV repair shop I worked at back in the '70s always did. There were practical reasons to do so for the shop (repeat business) and the owner (to remind who worked on it before, and would know its repair history). I doubt that "Dennis" or whoever put that sticker on had any concerns about defacing a vintage collectible because it probably wasn't, at the time. What's worse than a sticker is when I find a former owner's name or social security number engraved into the metal! Always great to see you expertly dive into these great old amps, Lyle.
I've seen plenty of instances of social security numbers being scribed or engraved into vintage amps and old hifi equipment. I doubt anyone would do that now in the computer age when it's apparently easy to steal the identity of somebody else, especially if they're dead.
@@ThomasD66 , I'm old enough to remember a time *before* every electronic device was labeled "no user serviceable parts inside; refer to qualified service personnel". I'd like to have that on a T-shirt!
Thank you SO much for your sincere appreciation for these old Fender amps!! And the new Blue SoZo/Yellow SoZos are really good. Put a bunch of ATOMS in this guy. NOT rambling!! LOVE to see/hear your love for these pieces of sonic history.
I still have a 1964 Super Reverb which I bought brand new. Just had some work done on it, including 5881's, new SoZos to replace junk that it has acquired over the years; and new reverb cables and capacitor, as well as some SoZo silver micas in the treble spots, along with a 5R4BY rectifier, which I LOVE!!
I have worked on a few friends amps where it went down in practice and needed an immediate fix. In one case, for example, it was plate resistors on a twin reissue. I don't want to go through pulling up the board and dealing with the pads. Im not charging anything for this, so I just cut the old resistors out and j hooked the new resistors to the old leads. No its certainly not ideal, but its functional until it can get proper work and nothing was damaged in the process. I would never charge for something like that or represent it as a proper fix.
When cleaning with WD40 be careful not to let it get on the rubber grommets. Unless you plan on replacing them anyway. WD40 will rot rubber. It's safe for everything else.
Damn Lyle… getting some really cool old amps lately…like when you point crappy work…lets us all know your a conscientious pro… thats who I want working on my amp!!!
Lyle, as I'm watching this it's 11pm in Scotland and I'm this enjoying my single malt with a real IPA. and smoking, I feel safe that my Soldano combo is well protected with a really good cover where will come to no harm. I enjoy your dry sense of humour, you are really on top of your game. Live chat tomorrow?
1000% agree on light oils like WD40 for a solvent. Even sewing machine or hair clipper oil is a good light solvent, you just need to use more elbow grease with it. That icky yellowy white powder on the zinc plating actually protects it. WD 40 as a protectant? I have a gun care product I really love but it has an odor that many find offensive. It's a WWI era German WD40 for small arms. Good for metal, wood, & leather.
I agree, putting your repair shop name on a vintage (or any) amplifier is a tacky move.... Had a Peavey head come in last week with a 30 year old etching on the rear panel AND sharpie with a now defunct repair guy's name and address/phone number all over the place. I was slightly perturbed, to say the least.
You might be the one to have an answer for a question ive been asking for years. Ive watched your channel a long time Lyle but never thought to ask you. The question is, on some preamp tube sockets that have the collar that goes a little ways up the tube ive noticed the 2 notches that hold the tube sheild are not level to one another. They are intentionally made that way but for the life of me i cant figure out why? Its likely blatantly obvious and im just missing the utility in their design. So could you finally put my endless confusion over this to bed lol?
Eh, I'd leave the sticker. It's part of the amp's story. Besides, given its age it was probably applied at a time before these were sought-after vintage collectibles. Back then, it was just another old amp that needed fixing, and the sticker let the owner know who to call if it needed fixing again.
Hi. I’ve been watching your videos for a few years and have learned a lot. I’m graceful with the knowledge you’ve shared. I’ve gained years of experience with you.😂😂 However I need to tell you this. Keep your work as good as you do but be respectful with people that don’t have the same talent or knowledge or standards you have. You know I have very high standards myself with all I do and I have to tell you that that comment you made calling somebody stupid name was very improper and not profesional at all. I get your point but you need to be careful… Well, keep doing great. Blessings.
In casual American English “don’t put your stupid name on something” isn’t really calling anyone stupid. But I’m aware it might not come across the same way for different cultures and language backgrounds. For that, I apologize. It’s difficult to remember how wide the audience can be.
Face plate has a small amount of over hang on the chassis is my guess. Spider in a roach that a new one on me. A business card in an envelope stapled in the cabinet show far more class by the tech.
Hey Lyle, what would you use to remove stickers and the associated glue residue? As an Aussie (G'day from Down Under) on the back of the amp there I'd just use Eucalyptus oil which works amazingly and smells good too but wouldn't be so great too near electronics. I guess you could then get rid of any residual oil with a paper towel and isopropyl but then you're just adding an extra step. Is there anything that's good specifically for that gunky sticker/tape glue residue that's safe around electronics>
Naptha (I think you call it Shellite). I don’t know if you have Goo-Gone - it leaves an oily film, but it can remove sticky stuff Naptha is slow on. Then Naptha or Iso to remove the oil.
@@PsionicAudio Yeah, Shelite is the usual name here. O.k, thanks. Pretty much every household has Eucalyptus oil here somewhere and it removes that same kind of tape/sticker glue really quickly and easily without a trace on most things but yeah, I wouldn't be sure about using it near electronics incase of residue but it would clean up with Iso too I imagine
While i agree that people should not put stickers on or mutilate Vintage instruments of any kind that sticker would be ok by me. It was put there by Dennis Kager and the amp was probably not Vintage at the time it was put there. And Dennis was probably not responsible for the crappy work inside the amp.
Dennis Kager, a renowned electronics wizard who influenced the design of Ampeg amplifiers and created Sundown amps, died August 14. The wizard was a hack. Just sayin. You can fool some of the people, some of the time...
@@PsionicAudio Absolutely not the work of Mr. Kager who did all of my work until he passed and I came to you. I bought a 100w Sundown in his honor. Mr. Sparber will be taking a look at a little problem with that amp next week. You would have enjoyed his company.
My apologies to the late great Dennis Kager and anyone else that I may have offended. Thank you for your channel, Lyle. It's an absolute pleasure to learn from you.
Thank you for all the care and attention you give to these amps. You you’ve helped be do a better job myself. I’m a novice compared to you. I’m just finishing up my nephew’s ‘68 Bandmaster. I’m confident cleaning boards with IPA. GREAT technique!!
You worked on a JCM800 with a new MM Power trans. new caps plus you also ungraded’58 Fender Deluxe 5E3 for me. You Are the best!! Thank you so much!!❤❤
I had the pleasure of blueprinting and cleaning up an all-original 1965 Super Reverb about 15 years ago. I did replace the bias board with one that included better filtering and a trim pot because the bias filter cap and diode were toast. What a wonderful beast of an amp!
The blueprinting was for a clone I made for the father of the amp’s owner.
Dennis Electronics was a very well known amp repair shop run by Dennis Kager (1943-2018). Dennis worked at Ampeg and started the Sundown Amp company. He patented the Ampeg Horizontal bass.
From Premier Guitar: “During the ’70s and ’80s, his client list expanded to include S.I.R., Foreigner, Hall & Oates, Rick Derringer, Johnny Winter, the Police, and the Allman Brothers. For the latter, Kager devised mods to make their Marshall heads more reliable, installing durable tubes and blowout lights in the back of the heads to indicate failures faster. In more recent years, Springsteen was a client.”
I haven’t seen one of those stickers in years! Personally I’d leave it on the amp!
The sticker was his. I don’t think the sloppy work was - looked relatively recent.
@@PsionicAudio I grew up in NJ go I saw his work a lot. I’d been to the shop back in the 70s. Yes that work was too recent. The shop has been closed for decade.
I believe the super reverbs are the best amps fender ever manufactured. I would trade my 65 twin reverb straight across the board for one.
There's no ZIP code on that shop sticker. I suspect it's old, probably from the '60s or '70s, when it was common practice for a repair shop to put their sticker on the amps, TVs, etc. that they fixed. The TV repair shop I worked at back in the '70s always did. There were practical reasons to do so for the shop (repeat business) and the owner (to remind who worked on it before, and would know its repair history). I doubt that "Dennis" or whoever put that sticker on had any concerns about defacing a vintage collectible because it probably wasn't, at the time.
What's worse than a sticker is when I find a former owner's name or social security number engraved into the metal!
Always great to see you expertly dive into these great old amps, Lyle.
I was playing during the periods you named; these were just everyday, tools, amps that we just all took for granted back then.
I've seen plenty of instances of social security numbers being scribed or engraved into vintage amps and old hifi equipment. I doubt anyone would do that now in the computer age when it's apparently easy to steal the identity of somebody else, especially if they're dead.
Old enough to remember that sort of thing - with a signature/service log - on the back of the television.
@@ThomasD66 , I'm old enough to remember a time *before* every electronic device was labeled "no user serviceable parts inside; refer to qualified service personnel". I'd like to have that on a T-shirt!
@@goodun2974 Raise your hand if you have used a tube tester at Woolworth...
Thank you SO much for your sincere appreciation for these old Fender amps!! And the new Blue SoZo/Yellow SoZos are really good. Put a bunch of ATOMS in this guy. NOT rambling!! LOVE to see/hear your love for these pieces of sonic history.
Well said!
I still have a 1964 Super Reverb which I bought brand new. Just had some work done on it, including 5881's, new SoZos to replace junk that it has acquired over the years; and new reverb cables and capacitor, as well as some SoZo silver micas in the treble spots, along with a 5R4BY rectifier, which I LOVE!!
Thanks for your unwavering dedication to doing a quality job. I'm confident Leo is smiling from the other side of the Jordan River.
I have worked on a few friends amps where it went down in practice and needed an immediate fix. In one case, for example, it was plate resistors on a twin reissue. I don't want to go through pulling up the board and dealing with the pads. Im not charging anything for this, so I just cut the old resistors out and j hooked the new resistors to the old leads. No its certainly not ideal, but its functional until it can get proper work and nothing was damaged in the process. I would never charge for something like that or represent it as a proper fix.
When cleaning with WD40 be careful not to let it get on the rubber grommets. Unless you plan on replacing them anyway. WD40 will rot rubber. It's safe for everything else.
Apparently Dennis worked for ampeg before moving on to his own business. He passed in 2018 says google.
Dennis Kager? Considering his reputation I would have expected better work from him.....
Seems likely that this wouldn't be his work. Maybe someone after him.
The ICs and F&Ts indicate later work. Maybe Dennis biased it back in the day or did a previous recap.
Beautiful piece of history.
Damn Lyle… getting some really cool old amps lately…like when you point crappy work…lets us all know your a conscientious pro… thats who I want working on my amp!!!
Excited to watch this!!!!
Excellent workmanship is its own advertisement...
In fact, it is the BEST advertisement 😎👍👍
😎✌👍❤🖖
Cannot wait to hear this one.
Cleaning. Cleaning. Cleaning.
Polishing. Polishing. Polishing.
:o)
Snowman 8 that's a new one on me
Lyle, as I'm watching this it's 11pm in Scotland and I'm this enjoying my single malt with a real IPA. and smoking, I feel safe that my Soldano combo is well protected with a really good cover where will come to no harm. I enjoy your dry sense of humour, you are really on top of your game. Live chat tomorrow?
Thanks Martin. Yup, chat tomorrow, regular time.
@@PsionicAudio Thanks I'll be there.
Your a humble Gem of a Janitor :)
My friend George gave me this mop.
It’s a good mop.
These floors are dirty as hell......
Mate your videography is next level now. Well done Lyle.
Thanks Ben!
We've got a Dennis and some lovely filth, just missing the systemic violence... be well, Lyle!
A bug in the roach.
1000% agree on light oils like WD40 for a solvent. Even sewing machine or hair clipper oil is a good light solvent, you just need to use more elbow grease with it. That icky yellowy white powder on the zinc plating actually protects it. WD 40 as a protectant? I have a gun care product I really love but it has an odor that many find offensive. It's a WWI era German WD40 for small arms. Good for metal, wood, & leather.
Heckler & Koch used to sell that Ballistol stuff and H&K guns are stupid expensive so Ballistol was also expensive. It works on fretboards too.
I agree, putting your repair shop name on a vintage (or any) amplifier is a tacky move....
Had a Peavey head come in last week with a 30 year old etching on the rear panel AND sharpie with a now defunct repair guy's name and address/phone number all over the place.
I was slightly perturbed, to say the least.
Yellow Sack Spider. You see those all the time crawling on the walls of your house
You might be the one to have an answer for a question ive been asking for years. Ive watched your channel a long time Lyle but never thought to ask you. The question is, on some preamp tube sockets that have the collar that goes a little ways up the tube ive noticed the 2 notches that hold the tube sheild are not level to one another. They are intentionally made that way but for the life of me i cant figure out why? Its likely blatantly obvious and im just missing the utility in their design. So could you finally put my endless confusion over this to bed lol?
Eh, I'd leave the sticker. It's part of the amp's story. Besides, given its age it was probably applied at a time before these were sought-after vintage collectibles. Back then, it was just another old amp that needed fixing, and the sticker let the owner know who to call if it needed fixing again.
If you could turn this one into a daily 3hr - 10 part series I would I really appreciate it. Thanks. 😎
Hi. I’ve been watching your videos for a few years and have learned a lot. I’m graceful with the knowledge you’ve shared. I’ve gained years of experience with you.😂😂 However I need to tell you this. Keep your work as good as you do but be respectful with people that don’t have the same talent or knowledge or standards you have. You know I have very high standards myself with all I do and I have to tell you that that comment you made calling somebody stupid name was very improper and not profesional at all. I get your point but you need to be careful… Well, keep doing great. Blessings.
In casual American English “don’t put your stupid name on something” isn’t really calling anyone stupid.
But I’m aware it might not come across the same way for different cultures and language backgrounds.
For that, I apologize. It’s difficult to remember how wide the audience can be.
@@PsionicAudio ok. I get it. You are right. I’m from other culture, not so different but maybe different enough. 😁😁 Thank you.
Mahalo Lyle
Face plate has a small amount of over hang on the chassis is my guess. Spider in a roach that a new one on me. A business card in an envelope stapled in the cabinet show far more class by the tech.
Hey Lyle, what would you use to remove stickers and the associated glue residue?
As an Aussie (G'day from Down Under) on the back of the amp there I'd just use Eucalyptus oil which works amazingly and smells good too but wouldn't be so great too near electronics. I guess you could then get rid of any residual oil with a paper towel and isopropyl but then you're just adding an extra step.
Is there anything that's good specifically for that gunky sticker/tape glue residue that's safe around electronics>
Naptha (I think you call it Shellite). I don’t know if you have Goo-Gone - it leaves an oily film, but it can remove sticky stuff Naptha is slow on. Then Naptha or Iso to remove the oil.
@@PsionicAudio Yeah, Shelite is the usual name here. O.k, thanks.
Pretty much every household has Eucalyptus oil here somewhere and it removes that same kind of tape/sticker glue really quickly and easily without a trace on most things but yeah, I wouldn't be sure about using it near electronics incase of residue but it would clean up with Iso too I imagine
While i agree that people should not put stickers on or mutilate Vintage instruments of any kind that sticker would be ok by me. It was put there by Dennis Kager and the amp was probably not Vintage at the time it was put there. And Dennis was probably not responsible for the crappy work inside the amp.
Dennis on suicide watch
The transformers date to 64, it has the “Fender Electric Instruments” script on the front panel… is it not a 64?
‘65 date stamp inside the chassis.
Collectors and their knobs. Lol.
Dennis Kager, a renowned electronics wizard who influenced the design of Ampeg amplifiers and created Sundown amps, died August 14.
The wizard was a hack. Just sayin.
You can fool some of the people, some of the time...
I don’t think the sloppy work was Dennis. That was recent work and a vintage sticker.
@@PsionicAudio Absolutely not the work of Mr. Kager who did all of my work until he passed and I came to you. I bought a 100w Sundown in his honor. Mr. Sparber will be taking a look at a little problem with that amp next week. You would have enjoyed his company.
My apologies to the late great Dennis Kager and anyone else that I may have offended. Thank you for your channel, Lyle. It's an absolute pleasure to learn from you.
Who cares man .. who cares. I used to do the same but inside the chassis.