Still love my '74 Super Reverb. Built to last!! 🙏🏻✌️

That felt like a master class in fixing and diagnosing; chasing down these bastard issues.

Fantastic work! Your approach is very professional.

Very cool layout for those balancing resistors and caps. Looks great and well thought out!

Like your tenacity in locating the source of yuk!

Thanks so much, this is a very timely video as I have a 80 ultra linear Super on my bench right now. This one has a non ultra linear unknown replacement OT in it, and I'm really struggling to get it to sound good. Someday, I hope to have at least a portion of your expertise in these matters, then I'd likely not be chasing my tail around getting nowhere. Cheers, M

Great Video! Best Alnico Speakers today are the Fane A60 or A90 IMO!!

Excellent

Thank you for this tip. I just replaced the filter caps in my 79 super. I used a MOD 500v 20uf in that position. It lasted about 2 seconds before the magic smoke came out. I am going to try replacing it with two of the 40uf 500v MODs next. Hope it works.

Beautiful Les Paul. Mine's wine red, but I almost wish I'd gotten a cherry burst. Or at least I think that's what yours is. 🤔 The "burst" part is a bit pale, but it still looks gorgeous like a Rainier cherry.

I really liked the sound of that 79 Super Reverb amp.

Perfect man voice

Thoughts on Tim Marcus’s Milkman Amplifiers?

I see turret strips and radial caps replacing the entire cap fiberboard and can caps in guitar amps. It’s getting pretty cheap to have small single sided PCB’s made too. I just hope it’ll all fit under the doghouse when that day comes.

BRILLIANT 😎👍

Question on the caps. Since it appears the outside of the cap is a metal can attached to the negative side with a plastic wrapper cover, it appears that said wrapper is the only thing insulating 250V. (The mid-point of the two caps and the grounded case of the lower cap). This made worse by the buss wire bridge which could have some sharp points. Either I'm missing something, or it sure would be nice to see some added insulation for the capacitor mid-point connection.

Thanks, Lyle! I’ve been unsure of how using resistors to even out the voltage to two series caps actually works. I’m guessing the resistors let a little of the B+ bypass the cap and go to the other one. Did you calculate for what resistor to use or is the value a fairly standard choice with this technique?

Thanks again for another insightful video. I need to as you. I won't know unless I ask. Where are your customers from are they local musicians ? Reason being is that I would love to send you my amp to be looked at, evaluated and repaired. Its a 1984 Mesa MKIIC +. I know that you're not a big fan of Mesa's . I've watched many of your repair videos and can't find one of you working on a C+. I'm sure that you know the reputation and market on C+'s. This all is a long chassis head. Components aren't cramped as in other Mesa's that I've seen you repair. Components are more relatively easier to get to. With your superior knowledge on amps, I would be very humbled if you would accept. Many C+ owners say send it to Mesa and have Mike B. go over it. I think that your channel needs a C+ repair on it. 🤗 In any event, i'll keep watching and absorbing. Blessings. Jim

I remember the "J" hook from the military - nice work!! Question: what type of speakers are in your shop cab??

What the working voltage on the 1 watt vishay resistors ? ccmf they look like so 500 volts I guess. Alnico magnets can be remagnitized if the builder has the machine . Have had it done before.