Youre like a guitarchaeologist.

@daves_not_here_mannn

4 жыл бұрын

The guitologist here on youtube already took it lol

@Dr.J-Guitarchaeologist

4 жыл бұрын

@TheJbenwaa That one belongs to me! Instagram @_guitarchaeologist_ :-)

@dnantis

4 жыл бұрын

Gearchaeologist would be better and it is already Copyrighted by me !! Be aware !! hehe

@maekong2010

4 жыл бұрын

I like that!

@SoloAscent

3 жыл бұрын

I thought this too.

Legit held my breathe as you flipped the power on , Amazing find man. Also I like that the amp makes a weird sound Matthews instantly punches it lol.

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

I've had good luck punching amps that dont work.

@brettcharlton4535

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert

@promerops

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewScottmusic When in doubt, give it a clout, as we used to say in England. I was thinking: if you turn the volume right up, that might blow off all that surface rust... who knows!

@TDCbmxBR

4 жыл бұрын

the punch is all about the love LOL

@5000rgb

3 жыл бұрын

percussive maintenance

These old Fender amps are like old american cars - built like tanks that just don't wanna die. Rad find.

@NyanGeneral

4 жыл бұрын

quality engineering by those who really cared with the best materials available. just by looking and using them you can tell they reek quality and hard work, with very little plastic involved, no expenses spared.

@johnlennonade5869

4 жыл бұрын

Yep my dad always says if it is build correctly and not rushed it last 500 years

@KAIOabstrct

3 жыл бұрын

​@@NyanGeneral Thats a bit exaggerated, Leo Fender designed guitars as a tool for musicians that could be built from replaceable parts that were easy to make and cheap to source, a different philosophy to guitar making compared to Gibson for example. The standard of quality was just higher at that time as it slowly began to drop in the late 1960's. I think technically, fender guitars today are built to higher quality standards than they ever were. No shrinking/discoloring plastics, no nitro finish that looks cool but wears off easily. Modern guitars just don't have the personality and history compared to vintage ones.

@NyanGeneral

3 жыл бұрын

@@KAIOabstrct you can't tell me that fender guitars weren't made from passion or well engineered. if they were crappily engineered they wouldn't still be usable 70 years later, and still be the most popular design. cars are different though because today they are designed to break before the human does.

@KAIOabstrct

3 жыл бұрын

​@@NyanGeneral I never said anything about cars or bad engineering, if anything they were the engineering marvels of their time. But a well engineered product isn't necessarily made of the highest end "best materials available, no expenses spared". They were tools with a high quality standard created by Leo Fender, a former radio engineer. If you want to see instruments with no expenses spared and craftsmanship look at fodera.

The smile on your face is priceless. If not a barn, that amp sat in a damp basement for most of its life. Great video! Congrats.

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing makes me smile like an ab763 super reverb. 😁

@davidallen346

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewScottmusic Beautiful sweet tone amp , great find !

@captainamerica9353

3 жыл бұрын

Lewis Geyer, or a garage.

When you played those first notes I could swear I heard angels sing and the Amp said Thank you. Magical moment right there after so many years of that amp being silenced. I think even Leo Fender smiled from up in heaven. LOL

@asyouratty13

4 жыл бұрын

Been waiting all these years for Matthew to find it, to plug it in & play it...

@timpage9195

3 жыл бұрын

So true..

@germainesaint4091

3 жыл бұрын

Now that what I call a positive feedback 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I swear you have some seriously good luck when it comes to getting vintage gear

@jaysjaysgarden398

4 жыл бұрын

it's a constant search, i mean he does get leads now that so many people knows he does this stuff but like i said it's a constant search. im online everyday constantly searching for vintage items i want to collect and slowly but surely i'm finding them all at fair prices. just picked up a completely original 67 NKT 275 grey blk fuzz face for peanuts couldn't be happier get online and start youre search!!

@Ironworthstriking

4 жыл бұрын

luck is part of it, but constant vigilance is the main thing. Set up multiple saved searches on facebook and craigslist. Look at facebook marketplace and craigslist every day in multiple places around you. You'll find deals if you put in the time.

@saginawdan

4 жыл бұрын

You make your own luck.

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Always some luck involved but helps to be plugged in locally to start.

@saginawdan

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewScottmusic I bought and sold antique and vintage items for years. It takes effort to find these things. Sometimes they do fall in your lap, only because you've created the opportunity for that to happen.

Matt that wary smile when you heard the gentle hum is why I love your channel and passion. Keep making your videos your are the most interesting guitar channel by a long shot at the moment

I have a 73 silverface that I dragged around for 10 years gigging for four hours a night. You could sink the thing to the bottom of a lake, take it out and dry it off and it would work like it just rolled of the line.

So cool! The first notes take you back in time to the tone the original owner was last playing. Pretty awesome!

This is where a variac comes into play, to bring it up to power slowly, so it won't blow, out caps and resistors that have been sitting for such a long time.

this channel for me is just tranquility

“They don’t make em like they used to”...Congrats Matt! A true “barn-find” - that’s awesome...

Matt going about his day as the rest of us look on in awe....... The man is a vintage gear magnet!!!!

@captainamerica9353

3 жыл бұрын

Richard Johnson, why are you looking in awe? It's a pile of junk.

@richardjohnson9702

3 жыл бұрын

@@captainamerica9353 do you have one of these??? Didn't think so.. Do you have any vintage amp comparable to this? Asking for a friend...

@captainamerica9353

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardjohnson9702 , no I don't have a Super Reverb. Too big, heavy and loud for my needs. I mic smaller amps - well, I did before the China Virus hit, anyway. I do own a 1966 Princeton Reverb and 1963 Gibson Falcon, though.

@topfacemod

3 ай бұрын

@@captainamerica9353 Replying to this id|0t|C comment to remind you what a M0&0N you R.

Those 67 CTS alnico speakers are amazing. I have 2 in my Bassman.

when she came on and i heard those sweet notes, you had an old man smiling......rock on bro....hell ya

Good grief! That was a surprisingly stressful thing to watch. I was waiting for the electrolytics to go pop or the transformers to start smoking. You were seriously lucky.

@Gtrtech

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely an example of what not to do. I guarantee the recto tube was hating life...

@Shiniiee

4 жыл бұрын

Yea. Eletronics dude here. Please don't do this. You absolutely must check the caps, transformers and valves. You can blow the entire amp, on what would otherwise be an easy repair if you took the time to check the components before.

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Luckily everyone survived and it works. Not the first time either.

@captainamerica9353

3 жыл бұрын

@@Shiniiee This is why I'm getting a Variac and Dim Bulb Tester!

Damn man, you are truly lucky to find that amp at that price, even if some work needs to be done to get it running great again. It couldn't be in better hands though my friend

Awesome, I actually passed on buying this amp at that auction due to the crazy water damage on it. FWIW it was at the Guy Rose auction. I bid 50 and bowed out lmfao!!!

@oyajiblues

3 жыл бұрын

blew it. The Tubes alone are worth 500.

Just goes to show how well Fender put these amp together. There aint no modeler or profiler on the planet that can create that sweet sound. Great find Matthew.

i loved the "whoa come on now" with a couple thumps and it calmed down. greatness lol

Before Ebay existed you could bag so much vintage gear in local Pawn shops and auctions at great prices. So rare now.

@5000rgb

3 жыл бұрын

In the early 90s Silverface Fenders were a bargain. Blackfaces had achieved collector status but Silverfaces weren't collectible yet. Now, with the internet, everyone can find out what they have, what it's worth, and who will pay that much.

My 5e9 tremolux had a rusty Jensen p12 speaker in it. It was surface rust and I was able to sand the rust off and reveal the green paint under it, then used polish to protect the paint and give it some shine.

First notes sounded like "amazing grace how Sweet the sound! Indeed it was.

My 65 super was found in a barn covered in chicken sh#t. The 2 prong power cable used to shock me all the time when I was a teenager. It has since been completely disassembled and inspected. Totally amazing now. Great find man. Such a nice amp.

Matthew your expression is priceless, I was not expecting to hear any tones out of this thing, considering alot of it’s rusted up and the reverb knob produced no sound. I’m surprised that considering how beat up this thing is and hasn’t been used in quite sometime. For it to breathe life and tone again giving it’s current state is amazing and it shows you the craftsmanship and the build that Fender put into their amp.. I swear they are the AK’s of the amps.. beat up and cosmetically rusted up and it still works. Some new preamp tubes, warehouse or celestion speakers, capacitors, and a thorough cosmetic clean up and it’s good to go.

The only thing painful about this vid was that it wasn’t me who stumbled upon this amp! Incredible luck. Envious in Lexington, KY...

@RussellPartyof5

4 жыл бұрын

Ernest Lowther greetings from Louisville! This hurts too, can’t imagine how you feel.

@braderrick

4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Mount Vernon, KY ...

@rowenlampe7426

4 жыл бұрын

greetings from quincy california, the world record for least vintage gear in the world lol

@1sttvbn

3 жыл бұрын

Always loved Willcuts

I can’t believe that sat in a barn for so long and still sounds so great

An exciting video. What a pleasure to share that moment with you.

Dammit, I wanted to hear that Amp Can!

@J-BirdFlysAgain

3 жыл бұрын

It sounded good

Very cool!! Please keep us updated on the clean up/restoration process..love these vids!

Thanks for taking me along!

When that little red light came on, I instantly got a huge smile on my face. Smiled for the rest of the video lol

This was awesome, seriously held my breath though when you flipped it on lol

With that Amp Can you can pull a Ralph Macchio from Crossroads and be a mobile guitarist. You just strap it to your belt and you’re good.

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Could be my next gig.

@bryanmannoia8410

4 жыл бұрын

that can looks very cool. crossroads was an awesome movie that needs to be re-released. Ralph let me play that guitar a few years ago. that was very cool. I was so psyched I forgot to play crossroads.

@NoName-et6wk

4 жыл бұрын

I believe a version of amp can was made by fender between 1997 to 2008

I don't know why but when the sound of the guitar came out from the amp I had a smile fixed on my face...

Man, I had a few things like this when I first started playing in 1973. My very first amp I had for playing in a band was a late 60's Bassman head, reworked by our local New Bern NC music store to 100 watts. I actually found a few Fender Amps in garbage piles by the street when I was a kid. I found a Fender Champ and a blue lit twin amp. Both needed work but I made money on them, not very much considering how much they're worth today. This was great, thanks for taking us along. And, you're a good player, I dig your style.

@DougCanney1

3 жыл бұрын

Bighorn44 None between 500 and 900 from what I just saw. If it was very original, probably more.

Nervous as hell when you fired her up. You’ve struck gold there my man👍

Nice. I picked up an early 60s 'barn find' recently... like a time capsule that survived the decades where people did weird shit to them. Like you said in the video I am surprised you powered it up though, that's a butt-clencher. Living life on the edge

My 69 Bandmaster Reverb still has many of the original RCA tubes! Congrats on the great find!

Beautiful amp and an incredible find. Years ago I bought a 65 Pro Reverb from a pawn shop super cheap because it had no sound when I tested it. The store owner (a major grouch to everyone) said it worked when he took it in because his son swapped the speakers out to use in his amp. I looked in the back and the speakers were not connected and offered him $75 out the door. He balked but eventually gave in, probably because he had several people at the counter and I kept telling him that a dead amp (OT could have been smoked ) wasn't worth much. He grumbled and said pay him and leave. Because of his caustic attitude I had no problem handing him $75 for a fine amp. I took it home and was playing it 5 minutes later. I still have it. Sometimes you get lucky. With that amp I'd replace the filter caps and hose down the pots with some contact cleaner and let'r rip. She sounds like pure gold.

Finding a real one for a third of a reissue FML

I've been really lucky with finds over the years. I was doing a gig in a dingy bar in Africa in the 80's once and broke a string and didn't have a replacement. The bartender says, 'I think we have a guitar behind the old piano', Its been there for years'. He pulls out a 62 Jaguar - it had been there for literally 20 years untouched. Then about 3 years later got a call from an uncle who said he had been given an amp to repair but the guy never came back - 72 Fender Bassman. I also once found a Jazzmaster in it's case that somebody has accidentally reversed a VW beetle over in the 70's in a friends garage. He also had an AC30 that had been taken out of its cabinet and put in a tomato crate. Just lucky I guess and all these finds were in Africa.

@patrickfoster4586

2 жыл бұрын

Dang, I need to hang out with you- I could use a vintage Gibson or Fender- I'm not picky, whatever pops up! You lucky dog.

Absolutely amazing..... your face painted a thousand words!!

Great find, and with a little work it’ll be running better than ever. That’s the magic about old fender amps.

Nice find. Anytime you want to borrow a variac, you’re more than welcome to mine. In the same area.

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Glenn.

Found my ‘64 Strat’ stored (no case) in an old garage ... the owner’s kids used it as a bat occasionally to play bat and ball in the garden! The guy was a Clapton fan, and wanted a modern black Strat in exchange for his old Fiesta Red ‘64 ... how could I refuse😃?

@chopperking007

4 жыл бұрын

Wow.

@FlyingAce39

4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen or heard of kids using a guitar as a bat. Sounds like bullshit to me.

@marions.120

3 жыл бұрын

Justin Owen -Then it must not be true?

@FlyingAce39

3 жыл бұрын

@@marions.120 That is my suspicion.

@marions.120

3 жыл бұрын

Justin Owen -I don’t believe half the stuff I see on these, or any post, but what the hell, at least it’s good stuff. Right? ✌️🤪🎸🎶🎵🎶🎵

53 year old amp mistreated for a long time and fires right up like a champ!!! Yet ive had to replace every appliance in my kitchen twice in 10 years. Very nice amp. Congratulations

his face when he plays the first note is priceless. pure amazement and excitement

Always check the fuses for correct value.

Transformer rust acts as a effective shielding leave it or lightly sand with fine sandpaper not to remove rust just to smooth it. Then put a couple coats of clear shellac.shellac is non conductive so it works great and it will look almost new and ward off eddy currents.dont oil.there is a piece of paper between each of the metal plates.i restore these for a hobby.also the speaker paper is probably toast.new speakers are always better because of paper rot.they may sound okay but won't take the volume.take apart cabinet and clean and clear shellac the inside pine and baffle.the baffle is porous the shellac soaks into it and makes it stronger.and will stop the wood from further break down.its aged enough past that is rot.and it looks great.keep it in house I would advise you on what needs done and how to do it. Also vintage tubes are cool but trouble shooting is better with new tubes then when amp is sorted out.put vintage tubes in one at a time.or have them tested.good.

Great find! I have had a few lucky finds through the years, its a great buzz to stumble upon that sort of treasure.

They made stuff the right way back then. Great find 😊

even a blind pig finds a truffe every once in a while. Good find

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Today I'm the blind pig.

@mikebledsoe2315

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewScottmusic *"Lol"-🐖*

@TraneFrancks

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewScottmusic "Blind Pig" Scott? Blues, but from a bygone era.

@mikebledsoe2315

4 жыл бұрын

@@TraneFrancks *LOL...Ladies and gentlemen please welcome an awesome band from Oklahoma Blind Pig.*

@captainamerica9353

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Collins, if it was cheap enough, that is.

OK that may be the scariest thing ive seen in a while when you powered that puppy up, had headphones on and a plane flew over (Holy F****** shit dude) LOL definitely no electrolysis gonna restore this ole boy.

Congrats !! Now, THAT is a score !! Well done. And it sounds magical ! You simply can't describe the tone of a vintage Fender valve amp using words.

This is gonna be cool. Looking forward to the rest of your adventure. Mahalo!

CHILDREN DO NOT TRY THIS ALONE .. Damn if its made in fullerton ca, and it says Fender .now thats the true TimeX . Takes a lickin and keeps on tickin .. You got Damn Lucky Matt ..

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Tick tock.

@LUCKYB.

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewScottmusic Hey did you check on that band master in grandrapids mi . It is a reverb . And sounds really good .

@op-z

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatthewScottmusic is that a "Dark" reference? :D

guy with furniture youtube channel: NOooo, I can't believe you are dinging up that rare vintage leather sofa with that crappy old amp!

@jpalberthoward9

4 жыл бұрын

Dammit! Now I gotta go get the Windex and clean all the corn flakes and milk spray off of my screen. Then I gotta go get more corn flakes and more milk. But it was worth it. I truly love a good strong laugh, especially these days.

That was definitely built to last! Awesome!👍😎🎸🎶

I never got tired of watching this video! It's so enjoyable! Big thanks! Regards from São Paulo Brazil!

Things a tank. Can’t kill a vintage super.

In Australia the first thing I'd do with something like that is check it out for spiders.

@voornaam3191

4 жыл бұрын

And check for Australians! Those are capable of killing spiders! So, what is more dangerous, spiders or homini sapiensi?

@jpalberthoward9

4 жыл бұрын

If the spiders like the way Matt plays, (they probably will,) they're gonna want to hang around and rock out. It'll probably look like a spider nightclub in there.

@maekong2010

4 жыл бұрын

What you call spiders, and what Americans call spiders, might as well be from different galaxies. I don't blame you, one bit. Greetings from Thailand.

I almost had to turn away when you flipped it off standby. I thought for sure you were going to "let the smoke out of it". Great find!

HELL YEAH. love that you said f**k it. turned it on ‘straight out of the barn’ and it sounded great. super cool.

So cool to see this found and functional. Any back-story of the owner and the amp?

@fabianafaabianarafaela6843

3 жыл бұрын

FABNA FABNA

@fabianafaabianarafaela6843

3 жыл бұрын

FABNA FABNA

@fabianafaabianarafaela6843

3 жыл бұрын

FABNA

" .... i gotta be responsible and turn this thing off ...." DUDE, forget about it ..... CRANK that Volume, boy, and LET IT RIP :-)

@seanhammer6296

4 жыл бұрын

Really. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

I just found your channel and I have the biggest smile on my face! I love the mix of technical information mixed with the joy of finding such gems!!! What a great series!

I was holding my breath along with you when you powered it up. Fantastic find!

I would trade two toes on each foot. Just so I can have this.If you want some severed toes get ahold of me Matthew....✌️😀✌️

@MatthewScottmusic

4 жыл бұрын

Jesus lol!

Things not to do with a 50+ year old very rusty amp: just turn it on

@dezionlion

4 жыл бұрын

What does that even mean?

@willer3399

4 жыл бұрын

dezionlion - He probably meant that everything should have been cleaned and the wiring checked first before powering up.

I love how you buy vintage player grade stuff and make it your own unique sound. I’ve been looking at this stuff now too, very cool idea for a KZread channel. Great for the platform. Keep it up my dude!

You'll love the "balcony" sound. Oh! Nostalgic.

I grew up in bands whose guitarists used these amps. Seeing your face in awe that it works so well after 60 years brings a smile to my face.

INice find. remember seeing some garage bands back in 1969-72 that used this amp. I miss those jamming days in our garages. 😷😃

That’s the kind of barns I need to hang out in

Congrats on a great find, Matthew! I was so excited watching you fire up that beautiful vintage beast. You know we’re all living vicariously through you. Thanks for the video. Stay well.

Nice score and nice sound. In 1983 I bought my first amp, 1965 Fender Princeton Reverb. The pawn shop charged me $30 for it and $70 for a 1968 Vox Hurricane guitar. I made good money selling them, but I wish I would’ve kept them.

@saginawdan

4 жыл бұрын

I had a near mint 65 Princeton Reverb, which I tuned for harp. The sweetest harp amp ever. I'm not one to regret things in life, but selling that amp is number one on my regret list.

@georgew.morrowiii118

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Skorich the Princeton Reverb has such a sweet sound - at that time though I was mostly running a Big Muff in front of it - I still have that Big Muff pedal- haven’t used it the past 30 years

True vintage! Not only the amp and the guitar, you ARE a great player, too! I really like your play, you deserve to have such a great amp. Thank you for sharing!

Worth it just for the look on your face😆.. think we were as surprised as you for it to even power up was amazing but it sounded so sweet it was unreal...👍👍

Fun stuff Matthew, thanks for taking us along.

What a find! Can't beat that sound and genuine reaction!

I'm glad it turned out well, a lot better than I bet you imagined it would be. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to hearing it when it's been serviced. Stay safe and well Bro.

Awesome!!! Lucky find, glad you didn’t get zapped.

Thanks for all your videos Matt.. I love all old fenders

Congratulations Matthew! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Looking forward to hearing and seeing this in the future.

Awesome! Also, I started playing guitar in 1993 at ten years old and I can remember those fender amp cans all through the “Fender Frontline” magazines I used to get in the mid 90s. I loved those magazines. I may even still have some.

This is awesome... Amazing find indeed... I have a ‘64 that was my dad’s and sold to my uncle in the 80’s. My Uncle gave it to me a few years back as a gift...I had it refreshed by a local amp tech to bring it back to its original glory. I have an 808 in front. What a tone... Super loud though.

Real nice Matthew, really nice. They don't make them like they used to. Thanks for sharing. PEACE 😀🎸

It was soooo cool to see the anticipation and excitement on your face. Happy for you dude, these amps are insane.

That was a glorious moment.

i love the fact that when it started to act up you smacked it and it fixed it lol great video i love stuff like this man

That was amazing I can’t believe that old amp works and it sounds great thank you for sharing

Owned several BFSR back in the 70's and 80's. For me, the best of the BF amps for gigging back then. That was my sound. Congratulations and have fun.

Watching this video put a smile on my face thanks

Matthew I would murder for daily content from you, maybe not daily but like a few a week. Love your videos, they are really entertaining.

You know its been a long ride when your windshield is clogged with mosquito guts LOL. The amp is magnificent and idk about anybody else but the rust and basically how aged that amp looks makes it so much more amazing and good looking. Not to mention the sound that thing produces (watch the restored video)

Congrats...great find. Thanks for all you do Matthew.

What a find and at a price that allows all necessary restoration,made me excited for my own barn finds, I know that feeling you get when one fires up,thanks for sharing.

Great find Matt, you're really lucky to find so many great examples of Fender history! - Sounds ok too considering the state of those speakers.

pretty sweet find. definitely worth more than $400. amazing that it worked.