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 […]
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.
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 […]
An Ampeg doesn’t hit bottom…
Ampeg B15S – the Portaflex. This amp has a history, most of which I know nothing about. But this is one of those stories that makes legends, eventually. It goes like this… it used to live at a Theater (as in stage play theater..) for probably the major portion of it’s life, and one day […]
Photo Gallery II – More projects
Over the last year or two I have uploaded scads of photos of past repairs, and I keep promising myself to make a page or two write-up on each. Fast-forward many months and only a few have gotten done. That said, I think for now the best idea would be to just get the […]
Echoes from the past – the Silvertone Twin Twelve Reverb Project
Recently a blast from the past came across the workbench… the venerable (Sears) Silvertone Twin Twelve. This was the classic 2 x 12 two-channel amplifier that occupied young musician’s Christmas lists for many many years. I myself had one of these when I was about 15 – I liked the volume, (30 watts) and the […]
Recapping the Twin
Fenders are robust, but like anything else they need occasional maintenance. Her are a few photos of a silverface Twin Reverb I recently recapped. I often take a moment to remove all the knobs and give the face a moist cleaning with a soft cloth. Most customers won’t notice, but we all know a clean […]
