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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:25 am
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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:59 am
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Perfect !
Thank You !!

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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:14 pm
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We could probably fill an entire page on V-2 and how first stage preamp tubes affect the entire sound of any of fender's reverb amps.
This amp came with a very stout and probably original RCA 7025 in V-2 .
Tonight I went to the stash and grabbed a JAN green lettered 5751 (sylvania I think) and popped it in the first gain stage of the reverb channel (V-2) and WOW !!!
My route 66 pedal is always on (comp side only) and so keep that in mind when I reference volume settings.
So three on the dial and stuff is coming off the walls :lol: !
Slightly over 2 is the sweet spot and has a bold and bouncy bottom with excellent highs, still way loud if you have close neighbors so.........
I'm blessed to have neighbors who are gone most of the time and not so close that I worry much.
Any way, That 30% drop in gain to me is just perfect and gives me a clean but powerful sound that just flat out makes me smile !
Cleaned up that preamp so much.
The added current of that new Rectifier coming from beemer is gonna just be too much !!! 8)

That and I found a nice used copy of a visual sound Open Road OD pedal that is smooth like butta and my Signadrive stacked on with it just is the absolute perfect super hot Blues or Classic Rock sound.

I showed the wife a pick today that I wore the end off of in two days, and it's an extra heavy Dunlop 1.40 Ultex
Yep makes me wanna Play ! 8)

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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:41 pm
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Thanks Beemer !!!!
Your awesome !

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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:40 pm
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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:06 pm
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Is Photo bucket being stupid again ???

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The three prong cord was scary at best so i re wired it and made it safe.
Bias control mod (black face) is done
New Rectifier from Beemer and 6L6's running at 35.1 ma and 35.2 ma

Oh my the amp came alive !!!
I was sure i needed to swap out those WGS Veterans for alnicos to get what I wanted, No way ! this amp has a Hard bouncy low end that even with 9-42's on my strat and CS 54 pickups I get amazing powerful low end (piano like) and freakishly sweet highs !!!

Exaggerating ??? Not an ounce !!! Dang ! 8)

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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:30 am
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Oh my the amp came alive !!!
I was sure i needed to swap out those WGS Veterans for alnicos to get what I wanted, No way ! this amp has a Hard bouncy low end that even with 9-42's on my strat and CS 54 pickups I get amazing powerful low end (piano like) and freakishly sweet highs !!!

SO that was quick; fixed up and sounding great.
PB s__ucks there are a lot of sites that don't allow you to edit a replied to post. Fortunately not an issue here.


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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:31 am
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blues bondsman's SR. Circuit has been revised to BIAS pot, from BALANCE pot. Nice Jupiter Vintage caps! :)


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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:12 pm
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Sorry Chris, I didn't see (another reading comprehension fail..) that you had done the bias supply change and also Jupiter caps R&R (?).

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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:42 am
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Your a busy guy Beemer , no problem.
I've only done the bias mod and reinstalled the three prong power cord as it wasn't very well done and the wires were pulled extremely tight.

The Jupiter caps and a fresh set of atoms in the Filter cap box were a bonus and came with the amp.
By looking at the board, several of the CC resistors were upgraded to one watt versions also.

I got the deal of a lifetime with this amp and at 550 out the door I can't fuss at all about a few minor fixes.

She does sound sweet !

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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:38 pm
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Done with photo bucket !
They killed all of my pictures after restoring them and want 10 bucks a month to host our pics.

So many years of posts gone !
And i've ordered prints and even canvas prints from these morons !
Not one red cent after today !!!!! :twisted:

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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 4:01 pm
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blues bondsman wrote:
Done with photo bucket !
They killed all of my pictures after restoring them and want 10 bucks a month to host our pics.

So many years of posts gone !
And i've ordered prints and even canvas prints from these morons !
Not one red cent after today !!!!! :twisted:

I feel your pain....
I switched to Yahoo's Flickr, it's still free and not to hard to figure out.
I have been editing my few original threads, still have a couple to re-edit/replace all the pic links in.
It is a PITA, but the threads may be of use to others down the road and its the least I can do to repay this site and its users for all the help I've received.


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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 6:06 pm
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blues bondsman wrote:
Done with photo bucket !
They killed all of my pictures after restoring them and want 10 bucks a month to host our pics.

So many years of posts gone !
And i've ordered prints and even canvas prints from these morons !
Not one red cent after today !!!!! :twisted:



Damn! Sorry about this Chris. I hope most of the good photos were backed-up on your personal HD.

Do you have Cloud service with your phone?


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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 2:14 am
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I have nearly every photo archived on dvd or cd.
Hopefully you'll all join me at the TDPRI to share our amp stories and such as they host photos themselves there.
This third party stuff is a pain in the neck !

It just saddens me to see all these years of posts destroyed

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Post subject: Re: Road worn 1974 Super Reverb restoration
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:47 am
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BMW, sent you a couple questions via pm on the 5v4ga. Thanks


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