Sorry about the random "DUH" popping up. Leftover from the previous video - I forgot to remove it from my video template.

Nice of you to honour it five years later.

Nice to see something come back after 5 years and it hasn't been butchered by someone else.

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.

You'd never suspect that amp was in a fire -outstanding work.

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.

I’m always impressed how you just know. Experience cannot be faked.

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!

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.

Lyle is a true craftsman! I am happy and honored to have him as a friend.

Every time I follow along with your videos I'm shocked at how much I've learned from all the previous ones. Thank you!

Nice to see all the neat wiring. Quality work. The older I get, I realize, the less I know...

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.

That's gorgeous work inside that amp.

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

Looked on FB for the pictures you mentioned. Was able to find them ... following up.

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.

Learning is the interesting part of life.

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 !

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.

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.

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.

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!

Your « moi » sounds very good 👍😉

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."

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.

Great honest dialogue Sir, well done and beautiful sounding amp

Clean work Lyle...as usual!

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.

Great job Lyle.

Yo Lyle! Dont know when exactly, but have a great bday and a fun trip! Mines in few days.

Nice clean build. I'm not an orange drop guy myself.

Right on😃👍

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. 😊

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)!

Question: what does everyone think about Warehouse guitar speakers? I have no experience with them, but they seem Popular? Are they good quality?

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?

Ben Stein vibes

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?

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.

Could you show how to provide the reverb on Normal channel? Thanks

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

Noticed a lot of people keep tube covers on some tubes, but not all. Where would you want to use the covers?

Orange drops are just fine electrically but they're as aesthetically pleasing as a mandrill's ass.

Nice warranty policy.

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.

0:56 smoke from somewhere around the 58 sec mark. hopefully your soldering iron