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@PsionicAudio Жыл бұрын
Sorry about the random "DUH" popping up. Leftover from the previous video - I forgot to remove it from my video template.
@AprioriMarcos Жыл бұрын
You're obviously just channeling your inner Billie Eilish and cueing an epic hook. Such a Bad Guy.
@retread1083 Жыл бұрын
D̶U̶H̶ Doh!
@TheBoomtown4 Жыл бұрын
Nice of you to honour it five years later.
@TheJudgeWm Жыл бұрын
Nice to see something come back after 5 years and it hasn't been butchered by someone else.
@jpalberthoward9 Жыл бұрын
The butchers and hacks are constantly circling and licking their chops. Between them and the brokers, it a miracle to see anything made before 1990. It's true in the car world too.
@Tonetwisters5 ай бұрын
Very much concur with all that, Mr Fixit, Sir. Been at this playing stuff for 62+ years; I have nothing but respect for amp tech guys who really make the effort to get it as good as it can be done, and do it because they actually care about their craft.
@TheMoodyLoners Жыл бұрын
You'd never suspect that amp was in a fire -outstanding work.
@jimsalman7257 Жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard that the very low volume issue was on both channels, my first guess was an open ground connection on the phase inverter tail circuit. This is such a common problem with old Fender amps, and I’ve repaired it a number of times. The other thing that sometimes occurs is the 47 or 100 ohm tail resistor lifts up from one side, again due to tag board warpage. That resistor is especially vulnerable because it runs horizontally, unlike most of the components. I like to replace it with a new one that has strain relief “bumps” I bend into the leads, allowing the leads to flex with the board without pulling out of an eyelet.
@PsionicAudio Жыл бұрын
Yup yup yup.
@sgt.grinch3299 Жыл бұрын
I’m always impressed how you just know. Experience cannot be faked.
@jimgabelbauer Жыл бұрын
I personally think it’s good that you play a lot of the same stuff, it helps to hear the difference between amps or speakers! I’ve learned a lot watching your videos, thanks!
@scottwilcox6313 Жыл бұрын
That is top notch work. Sounds just as good as it looks. Even my wife knows when I'm watching you by the test licks you play. Grown quite fond of them. You can really tell how amps sou d so very different. Perfection is not obtainable, but pursuing excellence is.
@halhawkins7641 Жыл бұрын
Lyle is a true craftsman! I am happy and honored to have him as a friend.
@drewsatterlund9966 Жыл бұрын
Every time I follow along with your videos I'm shocked at how much I've learned from all the previous ones. Thank you!
@luizdejesus6240 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see all the neat wiring. Quality work. The older I get, I realize, the less I know...
@randyrich20395 ай бұрын
Speaking of wires poppin' loose. I recently decided to change my 1964 (pre CBS) Deluxe Reverb heater connections to the virtual center tap. When I went to remove the green transformer heater wires at the pilot light, to clean up the connections before adding the 100 ohm resistors, I found that one of them was never soldered to the lug, it just fell of when I moved it, with no sign of solder ever being on it. I guess the pressure of the wire against the lug connected it, because I've owned this amp since the early 70's and have put 1,000's of hours on it. And no one ever messed with that part of the amp, repairs or loose light socket (which might have happened and caused it to break off, but there wasn't any wire bits soldered in except the heater wire). As far as I know. But have mercy, I've gigged, recorded, and toured with that amp with that wire not soldered to the lug. Wow!. Well, it's all good now. Not the first time I've found a wire in a Fender amp not soldered, or pulled from it's joint. Although I've never found a bad connection in a 50's Fender amp, just the 60's and 70's (but that's just my experience). Lupe knew how to solder. I always pull (gently) on all the connections with needle nose pliers when I open one up. I guess in the case of my old DR, I must have pulled on the solid heater wire and not the transformer twisted wire when I checked around. Live and learn.
@YTPartyTonight Жыл бұрын
That's gorgeous work inside that amp.
@fkitch Жыл бұрын
Funny this comes up, I got the same volume drop, both channels, on my Quad Reverb yesterday! Removing and putting back preamp tubes fixed it , let’s see. Great video and incredible job bringing that thing back to live after being torched
@JEmilioJNava Жыл бұрын
Looked on FB for the pictures you mentioned. Was able to find them ... following up.
@NZkiwibandit Жыл бұрын
Wow..... Looking at the way you redid the lead dress after the fire job..... Outstanding...... You would have gotten a job at fender no problem..... And their amps would have been the better for it..... Love your vids. Keep up the great work.
@dazfarrell Жыл бұрын
Learning is the interesting part of life.
@brianhensley7161 Жыл бұрын
Woah Man ! 60's Psychedelic-Solderer ! ...... wild Wire colors ! We need a dedicated Psionic T-shirt in those colors ! ..... New web page ? THANK YOU for great notes ! Great speed analysis for trouble shooting !
@hugeshows Жыл бұрын
Great sounding amp and very nice rebuild. One thing I've learned over the years is that stranded wire withstands movement a lot better than solod core. Couldn't tell for sure if that old ground was solid, but I always avoid it when I can and I never use it on tube sockets where pins wiggle, or in places where strength is important. All that extra surface area on stranded wire makes it both stronger when soldered and also less prone to fatigue breakage so long as you don't soak the solder too far up the wire.
@johnbravo7542 Жыл бұрын
Immaculate work, love how you bent the the leads of all components,in particular those orange drops,I don't repair guitar amps,but have built and rebuilt my own single ended tube audio amps,but love watching and learning from you.
@robertpaskewitz2461 Жыл бұрын
I sold a 1965 Deluxe Reverb to a guy in the bay area (San Francisco) 1989 for $165. His son wanted it for a harp amp. He complained that the tremolo channel was not working. The amp was purchased in Orlando, FL, a shop that Tobis was working out of at the time.
@ferdberfle5069 Жыл бұрын
Perfection is something we strive for, it doesn't always happen but we continue to strive! At least you fixed it for free bro! Good job!
@74cannelle Жыл бұрын
Your « moi » sounds very good 👍😉
@upload2352 Жыл бұрын
I thought that Reverb tube was going to be a problem (Ok, I thought it would be THE problem) when I saw the little light show near its base at :44 when the amp came off stand-by. I assumed that wasn't normal behavior, but maybe "they all do that"? Excellent walk-through and "takes a big man" mea culpa. Separately, and just in kidding about delays, when I heard Lyle say "this amp came in 4 years ago," I expected the rest to be "and I'm just about done with it so it can go back to its owner."
@NinerFourWhiskey Жыл бұрын
Good catch! Always good to leave a curve in wiring and in metal tubing carrying fluids or gasses! I have an old-fashioned 300-watt soldering gun for just those kinds of solder pads. Makes fast work of chassis solder downs and even soldering to potentiometer cases before the rest of the part heats up.
@goodun2974 Жыл бұрын
I was at the dog park with my dogs just a couple hours before reading your comment, and some of us dog owners were having a discussion about the fact that the corners of dog parks should have a radius to the fence and not sharp 90 degree corners where a dog can feel trapped and hemmed in by the other dogs, which sometimes triggers a panicky "flight or fight" response. Fish in an aquarium will sometimes stick their nose in a corner and beat themselves half to death trying to escape. Even a live bait well in a boat is usually designed with rounded or radiused corners for this reason.
@_patrikjay_ Жыл бұрын
Great honest dialogue Sir, well done and beautiful sounding amp
@markarita3 Жыл бұрын
Clean work Lyle...as usual!
@Satchmoeddie Жыл бұрын
I don't know Lyle. There looked like enough of a little "S" bend in that ground wire to provide enough slack, but it was your work. I find fault with lots of work I did in the past, especially if it fails. Occasionally I realize some of the practices I have abandoned should be revisited.
@boogierandy7547 Жыл бұрын
Great job Lyle.
@bobjones7082 Жыл бұрын
Yo Lyle! Dont know when exactly, but have a great bday and a fun trip! Mines in few days.
@1Dougloid Жыл бұрын
Nice clean build. I'm not an orange drop guy myself.
@richardlynch5632 Жыл бұрын
Right on😃👍
@sammo303 Жыл бұрын
Good job Lyle. We're all human and all have the potential to make mistakes. That doesn't define us, but our response to learning of a mistake can. Own it, learn from it, and move on. 😊
@goodun2974 Жыл бұрын
Off-topic, but the world of music, and perhaps the world in general, became a little less interesting on Friday 3/3/23: multi-instrumentalist David Lindley passed away at age 78.
@comajoebuck999 Жыл бұрын
I discovered him with Jackson Brown, Redneck Friend. Yes, another loss. We’re all getting older…
@pharmerdavid1432 Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite guitar - lap slide - fiddle players ever, and a genius MUSICIAN - not just instrumentalist.
@goodun2974 Жыл бұрын
@@pharmerdavid1432 , I've seen Lindley play a number of times, with his band ElRayo-X, doing duets with Ry Cooder, and Jackson Brown, and various percussionists. Aside from lap steel slide and violin, I've seen him play the oud, the Turkish Saz, bouzouki, various Teisco, Silvertone and Supro and other pawnshop guitars, and hybrid instruments such as a Vox teardrop bass with a bouzouki neck grafted onto it and earthquake sensors for pickups. He always strove to play something unexpected.
@giulioluzzardi7632 Жыл бұрын
No need to apologise for the way you play, as you say you are poking and prodding the amp to see how it reacts so you can revitalise it. I am learning a lot even after 40 years of using this stuff daily, thankyou.
@monochromedout Жыл бұрын
Feel bad that Lyle gets insecure about his guitar playing. People must be assholes in the comments. He's an amp tech not a guitar instructor. In theory he should continue to only play the same lick to compare and contrast to the same lick played on 1000s of other amplifiers. It's why people that demo amps or do shootouts use loop pedals or play the same lick. You can't compare scientifically without attempts at controlling variables. Now if he does demo videos every so often it would be nice to hear some variety.
@almoreno8852 Жыл бұрын
Lyle that’s the first time I’ve seen those blue capacitors in the LFO. What are the specs on those and what would you use differently 5 yrs later? Super clean work.
@tedmich Жыл бұрын
Since old Fender boards usually look like really overcooked bacon they require wiring slack! Cut yourself some as well Lyle, great job. Also a bad joke: what are old double albums good for? Cleaning pot(s)!
@wrenchhead6840 Жыл бұрын
Question: what does everyone think about Warehouse guitar speakers? I have no experience with them, but they seem Popular? Are they good quality?
@Amish_Trivedi Жыл бұрын
Perhaps a couple silly questions: is there a bus(s) wire you recommend? Thinking to put it inside my Tele between the volume and tone to keep them stable. Think that's a wise move?
@young_of_the_mill9560 Жыл бұрын
Ben Stein vibes
@weschilton Жыл бұрын
Hey Lyle! Hey those little gold dots on the ends of the orange caps... did you put those there to mark the side with the outer foil? Or did they come that way?
@PsionicAudio Жыл бұрын
I measured the outer foil and put the little gold paint dots on so I could install them as Leo did.
@roncarter2188 Жыл бұрын
I'm in need of some advice on getting some at least close to period correct filament wire to rewire my 66 Fender Showman. Of all the suppliers, who do I go with? Thanks Lyle, nice video.
@SuperBatiskaf Жыл бұрын
Could you show how to provide the reverb on Normal channel? Thanks
@SuperBatiskaf Жыл бұрын
BTW, I could hear the reverb when I play through Normal channel, just put the reverb knob to maximum. Is it means that some of the preamp tubes has microphonic crosstalk?
@christopherkann9255 Жыл бұрын
What new tube brands would you recommend, before the pandemic I went with tsung sol for my fender amps but I got a TAD reverb tube and like it, I'm thinking about getting some more TAD tubes
@BradsGuitarGarage Жыл бұрын
TAD "Redbase" series is the only one I trust for output tubes these days. TAD "premium select" series preamp tubes are also the most reliable and quietest I've ever had.
@richardnagamitsu1582 Жыл бұрын
Noticed a lot of people keep tube covers on some tubes, but not all. Where would you want to use the covers?
@MichaelSmith-rn1qw Жыл бұрын
All of my Fender amps have tube covers on all of the non-power tubes, with one exception. My Super Twin Reverb has a couple of odd ball tubes (6C10 and 6CX8) which a regular tube shield wouldn't fit. However my newer Carvin Vintage 16 didn't come with any tube shields, and it doesn't seem to make any difference as far as stray electronical noise being picked up. At a minimum I would say the tube shields protect the tubes from getting broken if something were to bang up against them, like the end of a power cord or foot switch.
@retread1083 Жыл бұрын
Orange drops are just fine electrically but they're as aesthetically pleasing as a mandrill's ass.
@richardnagamitsu1582 Жыл бұрын
Nice warranty policy.
@chickenlickin3820 Жыл бұрын
did you hand test the orange drops to show foil end? had to do that in one of my builds, their markings are 50/50 right or wrong lol. i did mine with an oscilloscope.
@PsionicAudio Жыл бұрын
I did, but I just used a guitar cable, a jack, some alligator clips, and an AC power cable. Easy and faster than setting up the scope.
@jimmyjoefine Жыл бұрын
@@PsionicAudio Your comment got me searching as I never heard of this method. Thanks for the tip, super easy method!
@geezberry8889 Жыл бұрын
0:56 smoke from somewhere around the 58 sec mark. hopefully your soldering iron