Last week I took my old '84 JCM 800 4210 out to a jam and where its been lying up for so long the pots had more snap crackle and pop than a truckload of Rice Crispies.The old '83 2204 model was even worse.On Friday I picked up some Motomaster electrical contact cleaner at Canadian Tire and used it today on both amps,it's the best contact cleaner I've ever used,it took out every bit of noise and now they're whisper quiet even with the amps turned way up.I tried at the Source(Canada's Radio Shack ) and they didn't even have any contact cleaner,you'd figure that a place like that would have it for sure.So anyone North of the border who has dirty pots CTC has the right stuff.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

In the same boat here....old and dirty pots. At this point, can they be cleaned or would it be best to replace them... $$$

Any suggestions for a contact cleaner this side of the border... what's best and where might we find it...

BTW... we're new here....

Thanks ...

Welcome to the Forum Steward!

http://www.mgchemicals.com/products/contclean.html

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

My guitars and amps have to "pay their way" -- I can't afford problems on-stage. Thus I have them all on a 6-month cycle of "PMCS" (preventative maintenance, checks and servicing, like the system the military uses). Pots, jacks, plugs, and switches are routinely cleaned and inspected every 180 days. I use "De-Oxit" exclusively.

Arjay

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"Here's why reliability is job one: A great sounding amp that breaks down goes from being a favorite piece of gear to a useless piece of crap in less time than it takes to read this sentence." -- BRUCE ZINKY