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    Advice on Tube Amp Serviceability

    Ok so I tried to do some work on my amp today. I plugged it in first to see which pots actually needed some cleaning but it seemed like none of them did. All the knobs worked fine with no scratchiness though the amp did give out a loud constant hum. Also when I played through it, everything...
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    Advice on Tube Amp Serviceability

    Yeah I will end up just the DIY repair and see how it goes. I sure hope that's all that's wrong with it and nothing like moisture damage (the day I found it on the street we had light rain). I'm really dying to see what this amp sounds like
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    Advice on Tube Amp Serviceability

    Thanks for the help guys. The amp already has a three prong cord for it which is good. Passinwind, I've been trying to do exactly that; selling to a hardcore Skynyrd fan trying to recreate that tone. But I haven't seen anyone showing interest in it and there's no way I'm giving it up for $60. If...
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    Advice on Tube Amp Serviceability

    I'll be playing guitar with it. Looking at the schematics, is there any way to tell whether this amp is easy to work with or not? And what would be the benefit of turning it into a custom head?
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    Advice on Tube Amp Serviceability

    Yeah I'm definitely not in the mood to get zapped by those capacitors so I'll leave it to the pros. jnewmark, I am getting sound of it. When I turn it on, there is a lot of hum and scratchiness whenever I mess with the controls. But when I do find a "sweet spot" with the pre/post gain knobs, the...
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    Advice on Tube Amp Serviceability

    Ok so I am new to this forum. I was directed here by a really helpful guy on the Strat-talk forum and said there was a lot of helpful amp guys that really know their stuff. In my case, I acquired a Peavey Mace 320t 2x12 for free. Someone was throwing it out so I decided to grab it and fix it up...