Hey all - I thought some of you might enjoy the timeline I put together in the pdf below. It gives a little tour through a fun project I'm just wrapping up. I'd never modded an amp before and so was coming from a base of nearly nothing in terms of amp/circuit knowledge. But with a lot of patience, research and tons of help from our Waldo, I've brought a more or less dead amp back to life!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g9x5zie2hvjz1 ... meline.pdf
It was a cool thing to do and I'd recommend the experience to anyone who's been on the fence about diving into a fixer upper...or just considering learning how to work on their own amps. There's definitely a learning curve, but I got over my intimidation and (I think) developed something of new skill-set in the process. Anyway, no biggie with this thread--just a kind of FYI that I hope might help demystify amp repairs/mods for some folks out there. Just learn how to drain caps and unplug those things before cracking 'em open!!!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g9x5zie2hvjz1 ... meline.pdf
It was a cool thing to do and I'd recommend the experience to anyone who's been on the fence about diving into a fixer upper...or just considering learning how to work on their own amps. There's definitely a learning curve, but I got over my intimidation and (I think) developed something of new skill-set in the process. Anyway, no biggie with this thread--just a kind of FYI that I hope might help demystify amp repairs/mods for some folks out there. Just learn how to drain caps and unplug those things before cracking 'em open!!!