dwagar
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A very special new amp day for me.
This was my brother's amp. Our first amp. My dad bought it new in '65 or '66. By serial number it is a '65. Although it was my brother's, I also played it through Junior High and most of High School (I did have a Twin for awhile, but it was stolen. I used the insurance $ to buy a '69 LP GT and a Dual Showman JBL 2x15" tall cab (to use with the BM head), I still have the cab, wish I still had the '69).
He passed away 12 years ago. My niece called the other day to see if I wanted it, so I bought it from her.
Although I am a Marshall kinda guy (btw I did just buy a new DSL40CR for gigging), this amp was too important to me not to buy it.
It still has a 2 prong cord and death cap, I'll change that immediately.
He did have it serviced at one time, 1 of the electrolytics has been changed, and possibly some of the resistors. The old electrolytics look fine, no bulges or leaks or anything. But, they are old. I'm going to change them before I fire it up.
I'm also thinking about the Trem Disconnect Mod and maybe the Neg Feedback Loop mod through the ground switch. But then again, I probably won't be gigging it.
The speakers are Oxford 12T6's which would be correct, but if I'm reading the date code correctly (465-812 & 465-833) it looks like we replaced them in '68. I recall blowing them, which was why I bought that huge Dual Showman cab.
This was my brother's amp. Our first amp. My dad bought it new in '65 or '66. By serial number it is a '65. Although it was my brother's, I also played it through Junior High and most of High School (I did have a Twin for awhile, but it was stolen. I used the insurance $ to buy a '69 LP GT and a Dual Showman JBL 2x15" tall cab (to use with the BM head), I still have the cab, wish I still had the '69).
He passed away 12 years ago. My niece called the other day to see if I wanted it, so I bought it from her.
Although I am a Marshall kinda guy (btw I did just buy a new DSL40CR for gigging), this amp was too important to me not to buy it.
It still has a 2 prong cord and death cap, I'll change that immediately.
He did have it serviced at one time, 1 of the electrolytics has been changed, and possibly some of the resistors. The old electrolytics look fine, no bulges or leaks or anything. But, they are old. I'm going to change them before I fire it up.
I'm also thinking about the Trem Disconnect Mod and maybe the Neg Feedback Loop mod through the ground switch. But then again, I probably won't be gigging it.
The speakers are Oxford 12T6's which would be correct, but if I'm reading the date code correctly (465-812 & 465-833) it looks like we replaced them in '68. I recall blowing them, which was why I bought that huge Dual Showman cab.
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