Dad. Vintage Amps. Tape Echoes. Combo Organ Repair. The Great Lakes. By appointment only.
Tune-ups, Re-tube, biasing, capacitor replacement, transformer replacements, parts replacements/upgrades, "blackfacing" and general maintenance. Specializing in restoring/repairing vintage Fender, Silvertone, Traynor, Ampeg, Marshall, Gretsch, Valco, Vox, Orange, Supro, Premier, Univox, Music Man, Gibson, Kalamazoo, Danelectro, Airline, Hiwatt and Magnatone tube amps (1950-1980). Full modification
05/21/2026
1979 Marshall JMP MKII 100W came into the shop after sitting for most of its life packed away it a basement. Two output tubes were missing as well as a preamp tubes. Started by replacing the broken fuse holders. Replaced the original Daly can caps. Replaced the bias supply capacitors. Installed a new quad of EL34s and 1x12AX7. Pretty straightforward repair. Sounds great.
05/20/2026
1951 Valco 1x10. Commonly referred to as a “Chicago 51” as Chicago is the city Valco was located and “51” was the postal code. This came into the shop with a shorted 6V6 and barely passing signal. I installed a new pair of 6V6s, replaced the original can caps with new Hayseed Can Caps, replaced the original wax caps with new Vishays and properly installed a 3 prong AC cord for safety.
05/19/2026
SOLD! 1970s Echoplex EP3 refurbished and restored. Started off by cleaning, demagnetizing and aligning the heads. Replaced original tape cartridge, electrolytic caps, felt, roller, etc. If you own an old Echoplex that has never been serviced, do yourself a favor and send it to me. I’ll take care of it for you.
05/15/2026
1963 Vox AC30/6 serviced and repaired for Replaced the EL84 screen resistors, replaced leaky mustard caps in the vibrato circuit along with several wildly drifted resistors. Installed a 1/4 cable from speaker to backplate. Gave it a massive internal cleaning. It’s always a treat working on old Vox amps. 🇬🇧
05/12/2026
Farfisa Mini Compact overhauled and serviced for Worked tirelessly repairing key contacts, replaced all the original electrolytic capacitors, recapped power supply, tuning, cleaning, cleaning, etc. 🇮🇹
05/07/2026
05/07/2026
1970s Fender Vibro Champ. Was recently butchered to hell by a local “forum “ tech. Spent my afternoon cleaning up the mess and using my skills to diagnose issues and not relying on FB forum groups to fix the amp for me and eventually just shotgunning every part in the amp hoping it gets fixed. It’s crazy what you see in this town. Don’t be fooled by imposters.
05/05/2026
1997 Fender Prosonic. This is Fenders answer to a Mesa Boogie. They can sound great when serviced. All the original Illinois brand electrolytic caps had long expired. They were replaced with F&Ts, MODs and Vishay. New JJ 6L6GCs and 2x12AX7s. Repaired and serviced for
05/01/2026
1966 Fender Vibro Champ in for the full service. Replaced a toasty 6V6, installed a new Hayseed can cap, B+ dropping resistors, cathode bypass caps, tremolo caps and installed a 3 prong AC cord for safety.
04/29/2026
1993 Fender Vibroverb Reissue. Fully serviced with fresh recap and cleaning. For sale This might be the best sounding post-1980 Fender amp that I’ve played. If I had more space, I’d grab it for myself.