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Post subject: Silver faceplate for Deluxe Reverb RI?
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 6:39 am
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I have a Deluxe Reverb RI and I was thinking it would be fun to replace the black faceplate with a silver one. I've found a couple places selling repro silver faceplates but they are in Europe. Anyplace in the States or Canada selling such things? Can I just take the nuts off the pots and jacks to remove the faceplate or do I have to take the amp apart or something else complicated? Thanx!


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Post subject: Re: Silver faceplate for Deluxe Reverb RI?
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:49 am
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You'll need to remove the chassis from the cabinet in order to access the pilot-lamp assembly, the collar of which is also used to hold the front panel in place. I've done several of these swaps, usually going the "other way" (silverface to blackface). There are no repro silverface panels to be had -- all are original NOS parts manufactured during the CBS era of the late '60s and '70s. AFAIK, Tube Amp Doctor in Deutschland is the only vendor to have them and their dwindling stock is limited to a handful of types. They do pop up on Ebay periodically but most of those are used with varying degrees of wear. If you exchange your front panel for a silver one, don't forget to install the polished-aluminum beauty washers on each of the four input jacks (blackfaces did not use these). You'll also need the appropriate grill cloth to complete the metamorphosis -- silver/black/blue or silver/white/metallic turquoise.

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Post subject: Re: Silver faceplate for Deluxe Reverb RI?
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:07 pm
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Few year ago I see a silver face repro nice if you stay as much as 10 feet but poor repro at 2 feet. ; Some kind of brush aluminiun.

I don't know who sell that.

Mojo have some face plate;
www.mojotone.com/amp-parts/amplifier-control-panels

Angela too;

angela.com/search.aspx?find=face+plate


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