tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663328242060593104.post2977426736448030753..comments2023-05-15T22:55:33.521-07:00Comments on Jefs Tube Amp Blog: 1964 Fender Deluxe Reverb. Re-capped but still too much hum. What can I do? ghostwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07522322789985067215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663328242060593104.post-52812585340072733372021-09-03T05:51:36.061-07:002021-09-03T05:51:36.061-07:00Thanks for commenting!
For me it's really sim...Thanks for commenting!<br /><br />For me it's really simple: Am I going to enjoy playing my amp or am I going to enjoy looking at my amp? <br /><br />If I am going to use it I'd replace those electrolytic capacitors right away. Not only for performance but also for the safety and health of the amp. <br /><br />True story. I had a client in Portland who had just bought a very nice tweed Princeton from a fellow on Craigslist. He paid $200 for it. At the time (13 years ago or so) it was worth about a grand. He brought it to me to show and asked if he should keep it all original or not. I said the same thing I said here so he decided, reluctantly, to have me re-cap the thing. He came back 20 minutes after he left to take it home just for the night and play it as is. I said "at your own risks, you know my opinion." The following day he brought it back with a blown fuse. Not only was the fuse blown but so was the power transformer. So now his $1000 amp would sell for likely $700 tops and he had to pay me $200+ to replace the power transformer and those caps that were dead in the first place. <br /><br />If you are concerned about it, you can always save the paper sleeves and put them on your replacement caps. Those sleeves look cool and have the dates on them. <br /><br />The vintage guitar and amp business is rather annoying in this way. I'm a working musician so I need to have things that work. Yet I do see the benefit of putting a mint 60 year old item behind glass for preservation. I recently got to play a new 1964 Fender Jazzmaster in a rare color. It still had the original flatwounds on it and the factory setup. The shop decided to not even turn a screw on it. I support that. There are plenty of scratched up 64 Jazzmasters out there for us to enjoy. <br /><br />But then you get the less than perfect item. "Should I replace these dead frets?" Answer: "If you are going to play it then yes." That's usually met with some anxiety about the value, understandably.... many folks will see it as a way to bargain "oh you ruined it with new frets!" To which I say, "I'll just sell it to someone who wants a guitar that plays well, I'm patient now move along......"<br /><br /> A 1954 Cadillac in great condition is a sight to behold. You wouldn't want to drive it with the original tires, spark plugs and tank of gas right? <br /><br />Jghostwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522322789985067215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663328242060593104.post-47466295249388880172021-09-02T20:04:11.205-07:002021-09-02T20:04:11.205-07:00I have already put in a grounded power cord and ca...I have already put in a grounded power cord and carefully extracted the red Astron death capSteveOLordOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171082635467819454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663328242060593104.post-53278451653425996542021-09-02T20:03:02.064-07:002021-09-02T20:03:02.064-07:00Thanks. I have a 100% original 54 5C1 Champ. Tryin...Thanks. I have a 100% original 54 5C1 Champ. Trying to figure out if I want to keep it museum quality or make it functional for the 21st century. I'm the same age as the amp - actually being from June 54, it's a month or so older (date code DF).SteveOLordOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171082635467819454noreply@blogger.com