Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:42 pm...and from the rear....
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:42 pmPosted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:43 pmA quick look inside reveals an original Jensen....
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:46 pmInside...vintage caps and 2 wire mains. I've already cleaned a spot to locate a solid ground point.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:47 pmOld, dried out electrolytic cap.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:48 pm...and the new one. What a difference in size...
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:09 pmAll new caps installed, along with a modern 3 wire plug. Crammed in some new tubes and I was done.
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:24 pmThis bass just screams "blues". Vintage (circa 1962) Hofner....
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:25 pmDig the alligator hide finish. Crazy, man, crazy....
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:27 pmSlide switches for the pickups. Not a new idea, but funky none the less...
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:28 pm...and teenie tiny little tuners. 
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:38 pmLAB Series amp. Gibson (aka Norlin Corp at this particular juncture) re-enters the amp market with these solid-state gems.
Some peeps like 'em. To me, they lack any distinctive character.
Some peeps like 'em. To me, they lack any distinctive character.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:42 pm^ I never noticed it until I posted this pic, but the Gibson Skylark is in the background on the right.
A real Gibson amp with tubes vs. a pseudo Gibson solid state amp. It's surprising that there wasn't the equivelent of a matter/antimatter explosion.
A real Gibson amp with tubes vs. a pseudo Gibson solid state amp. It's surprising that there wasn't the equivelent of a matter/antimatter explosion.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:45 pmAnywhoooo....
I digress....
The problem with all the LAB Series amps I have worked on is that the output transistor sockets are being asked to support a circuit board.
Repeated heating/cooling cycles stress the solder connections and break them.
Ya gotta tear the mutha completely apart to get at them and repair them properly.
I digress....
The problem with all the LAB Series amps I have worked on is that the output transistor sockets are being asked to support a circuit board.
Repeated heating/cooling cycles stress the solder connections and break them.
Ya gotta tear the mutha completely apart to get at them and repair them properly.
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:01 pmWhat's that?....Hawiian noises....
('50's vintage lap steel)
('50's vintage lap steel)
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:03 pmThis is a project thast is now 6 months overdue. Sunn Sorado that I am going to overhaul...
It's just old and beat. The power transformer is held on with pipe strapping.
It's just old and beat. The power transformer is held on with pipe strapping.
Mystery tech....
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:50 pmFirst person to identify the mystery tech in this picture wins.....
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:51 pmYour hint....
This is the unit he was "working" on. (Not literally, just the same model. I scanned the pic from the service manual....)
This is the unit he was "working" on. (Not literally, just the same model. I scanned the pic from the service manual....)
Re: Mystery tech....
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:53 pmoddioguy wrote:First person to identify the mystery tech in this picture wins.....
Hmmmmmm.... Well known tech, or well known musician?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:56 pmTech and, if I am not giving too much away, figurehead.
Not known to be a musician....
Not known to be a musician....
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:00 pmHmmmmm, Kinda looked like Walter Becker...oddioguy wrote:Tech and, if I am not giving too much away, figurehead.
Not known to be a musician....
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 2:33 pmMalcolm Boyce wrote:Hmmmmm, Kinda looked like Walter Becker...oddioguy wrote:Tech and, if I am not giving too much away, figurehead.
Not known to be a musician....
Ya, I suppose it does.
"Not", though.
Re: Mystery tech....
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:46 pmMalcolm Boyce wrote:oddioguy wrote:First person to identify the mystery tech in this picture wins.....
Hmmmmmm.... Well known tech, or well known musician?
How 'bout Greg Mackie?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:04 pmI believe we have our winner!
(The pipe wrench was a dead giveaway... )
(The pipe wrench was a dead giveaway...
)A bit of history...
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:24 pmA gentleman by the name of Mike Battle invented the Echoplex, which he now markets under the name of Tubeplex. Mr. Battle is, I believe, in his 90's.
Based on the build quality of this "refurbished" unit, it's time to pass the torch...
Based on the build quality of this "refurbished" unit, it's time to pass the torch...
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:27 pmThis thing is loaded with previously used components, and many connections were never made, or at the least never soldered.
