Well, 40 years old amp with original "cardboard" Mallory PS capacitors in it... Five pieces of 16µF/450V, first two in parallel.
Strange sound for years ("bad" distortion, bad LF tones, hiss and buzz higher then normal, "anemic"...), and I finally soldered new caps - two "Mundorf M-Lytic HV" 33+33µF/450V double electrolytic capacitors.
Well worth the efforts - sound improved by lot - definition of notes, clarity, less hum...
The next patient is >25 years old "Acoustic 220" bass amp...
Wayne Parham Messages: 18677 Registered: January 2001
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That's cool, Damir. I remember that amp from years back. I played synthesizer in a band and the guitar player loved that model of Fender amp. Also had a Dual Reverb. Good memories.
The main reason I hesitated with recaping is, IMO, substituting old with modern parts is not just a right way to lose collector/historical value of the amp, but lose the original sound. So far, I like the "new" sound, more "balanced" and cleaner. I like this amp - simple, not too heavy, good old r`n`r sound, and low volume/power (important for the ears of "home", occasional guitarist
Nice! I love those amps. I've got an old silverface VibroChamp that would definitely benefit from a recap, but I've been very hesitant for the exact same reasons you stated.
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