Sometimes you get a surprise, and sometimes, even when it’s bad, it works out. A couple of years ago I bought some used JBL subs. We had been renting them for Rocket 8 gigs, once a month for several months, so at some point I decided it would make more sense to just buy them […]
Author: danpaw
My name is Dan, and I own MyTubeAudio, LLC, a small West Michigan service that offers exclusively While You Wait repair for tube-based equipment. I have been building and servicing tube amps for over 30 years. During the day I am a mild-mannered Senior EMC Test Engineer for Gentex Corp, where I get to play with seriously good RF equipment, design and build test setups, make antennas and devise new applications for test and measurement equipment. At night I'm either repairing gear, building something new or playing guitar, which is one of my serious passions. I also love audio production, playing out live, hold an Extra-Class FCC License and have a family and two great cats. Since 1989, when I stopped watching television altogether, I have found I can get a lot more done in life.
Getting the Automatic back into a SABA 400 Automatic 10
Seems like I’ve played with a lot of SABA radios in recent times. I was introduced to them when I was first given one in the early 2000’s by a work colleague back in Germany, where I spent about 8 years of my career. Nice radios, and WAY overbuilt. The SABA ”greencone” drivers enjoy a […]
The Home Studio
I’ve been a big fan of recording since I was a kid. I remember sometime around age 13 I had bought a pair of Realistic mics and was experimenting at length with mic placement on our piano in the basement, trying to get a decent stereo recording on my trusty Pioneer CTF-500 tape deck. I […]
All the way to Mercury and back for a Line 6 DT-50…
A flicker of hope for those DT-50 owners who have suffered a blown power transformer (or two)… If you read the forums, even on Line 6’s own support pages, you will quickly recognize that something went quite wrong with the DT50 amplifier. It has also mysteriously disappeared from their catalog without explanation leaving its little […]
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Exclusively While-You-Wait Repair at MyTubeAudio, LLC
[Updated for 2024] Welcome to MyTubeAudio. A truly different kind of repair shop. Transparent! MyTubeAudio, LLC., is a mature West Michigan-based company that offers repair services for tube-based equipment based on an appointment, rather than the typical drop-off, pick-up some months later scenario typical to the industry. At MTA, you can watch the work being […]
2016 – The New Year!
Thanks for visiting MyTubeAudio. 2016 is off to a great start already! The Business – It’s been a busy couple of years – the daughters are growing like weeds, my career changed paths again, and the amps keep coming. About the only part of my life that feels consistent is the repairs. For a few […]
Projects in Pictures – 2014
Here is a random collection of photos from 2014 work. I’ve been terribly busy, 2 bands, engineering day job, family (2 young girls + wife!) and tube work… lots of it.I don’t have much time to post here but I think I can upload a bunch of new pix and call it good for now! […]
Epiphone Electra needs a heart transplant
This Epiphone had an issue with a bad photocell/lamp combination – a special optocoupler that is no longer available – and so no tremolo. I managed to retrofit a new lamp into the original assembly and only had to make sure the current driving it was within spec and still performed well in the tremolo […]
SRV Strat Teardown
Sometimes a guitar just needs to be blown apart, gone thru end-to-end, everything cleaned and lubed and tightened, and anything replaced that’s not up to snuff. Then you do a complete setup from scratch knowing that there are no hidden demons. Such was the case with this SRV strat.. Also of note here is the new […]
Happy New Year 2014 from MyTubeAudio, LLC
Well, I have not posted here in a very very long time. A few changes have happened. We have daughters, 3 and 5, which take a lot of our time. That’s one reason, another is just the speed of life. So much to do, so much remains undone each day. I have acquired the http://www.mytubeaudio.com […]
While You Wait Amp Repair At MyTubeAudio LLC. 