DetroitBlues Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Now for the count down to April 22nd.. T minus 19 and counting.... The wait is the worst part....
H Posted April 3, 2012 Author Posted April 3, 2012 I can't wait to see what he's done with my wiring. He said it was 'very neat' and 'correct to layout'. But then he said that the 5E3 layout is prone to oscillation at several points :-/ I imagine it will look a little less 'lovely' inside the chassis when he's added shielded wire and gone a little more 'direct' on some of the circuit as he said he'd be doing. Can't wait to hear it though
DetroitBlues Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 Tic Toc, Tic Toc... Time is not your friend when you're waiting so long for it...
H Posted April 10, 2012 Author Posted April 10, 2012 Tic Toc, Tic Toc... Time is not your friend when you're waiting so long for it... Too right! Good job I have some other irons in the fire to occupy my time
gary0313 Posted April 16, 2012 Posted April 16, 2012 H, thank you for the quick reply to my volume pot post. I guess I was reading this post while you were doing that and I just wanted to say I had a similar problem when I had a go at overhauling my Pro Reverb and it was fixed by rewiring some of the grounds and adding shielded cable to grids of first two preamp tubes. Good luck your patient.
H Posted April 17, 2012 Author Posted April 17, 2012 Thanks Gary This is a great forum for lots of things, help being right up there in the mix I pick up the amp this Sunday and then I'll find out how much dust there is in the bedroom!!!
DetroitBlues Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 So Sunday is the day! Tic toc, tic toc... time is getting even slower!!!!
H Posted April 17, 2012 Author Posted April 17, 2012 So Sunday is the day! Tic toc, tic toc... time is getting even slower!!!! It's ok There's going to be a LOT of gear activity for me in the next four weeks Watch this space!
Hfan Posted April 17, 2012 Posted April 17, 2012 It's ok There's going to be a LOT of gear activity for me in the next four weeks Watch this space! Greetings Howard, I suspect some of that activity may not be amp related? I recall a nice hunk of wood that came to the US to visit recently.
H Posted April 17, 2012 Author Posted April 17, 2012 Greetings Howard, I suspect some of that activity may not be amp related? I recall a nice hunk of wood that came to the US to visit recently. Hi Pete Well, that piece of swamp ash actually started its life in the US too
H Posted April 20, 2012 Author Posted April 20, 2012 Two hours ago I got a phone call: "Your amp is fixed, sounds great and is ready to pick up." Sunday morning can't come fast enough!
DetroitBlues Posted April 21, 2012 Posted April 21, 2012 Awesome! Hope its everything you're hoping for.
H Posted April 22, 2012 Author Posted April 22, 2012 The Limey is home and probably the quietest she's ever been There's a low hum as she warms up but nothing more. I only had fifteen minutes to check things out but even with P90s there's no extraneous noise, just sweet cleans and classic tweed deluxe dirt
pegleg32 Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 Glad to hear you got that sweetness back Howard. Now add that new git and you can rock it out all night!!!
H Posted April 22, 2012 Author Posted April 22, 2012 Thanks Pete, thanks Don I've missed this amp over the last couple of months: it's like having a new amp now. Now I just need a couple of free hours to really move some air on that speaker!
Steiner Posted April 22, 2012 Posted April 22, 2012 She's back!!! Give her a big, old hug for me; won't you H?
koula901 Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 She's back!!! Hoooray! Glad for you, Howard. Enjoy! It's a long time to be without your beloved amp!
kbp810 Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 Woohoo! Glad she's back home with a clean bill of health!
H Posted April 23, 2012 Author Posted April 23, 2012 I'll try my best to get some clips in place inside the next couple of weeks, promise
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