Vintage fender amps appreciation

[teleclem]

3prong cable and death caps by Mang Raul and Tech from Kinetic Audio for recaps, all capacitors courtesy of spanky

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to get in touch with him soon then.

[siore]

Hot damn that's a killer lineup upfront!! (see the pun there?) Too bad your location is a bit of a stretch for me, but I'm dying to plug into a good lot of those.

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Hot damn that's a killer lineup upfront!! (see the pun there?) Too bad your location is a bit of a stretch for me, but I'm dying to plug into a good lot of those.

Haha! Quite a distance but in case, I could easily pick you up/drop you off in Alabang haha. Invite natin si Chino 

[kernelsalonpas]

damn fine family upfront. swanky house too  . i was talking with mang raul nung umuwi ako and he mentioned someone in the south area too... hmmm....

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damn fine family upfront. swanky house too  . i was talking with mang raul nung umuwi ako and he mentioned someone in the south area too... hmmm....

Thanks bro! He's the family doctor.  From the south ka rin ba?

[kernelsalonpas]

Thanks bro! He's the family doctor.  From the south ka rin ba?

yep south din ako sa may daang hari pero wala ako pinas although nauwi every 2 mos hehe.

that 65 bandmaster is making me drool right now man. with all your SFs did you mods any of them?

thanks!

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yep south din ako sa may daang hari pero wala ako pinas although nauwi every 2 mos hehe.

that 65 bandmaster is making me drool right now man. with all your SFs did you mods any of them?

thanks!

Uy talaga, dito lang ako sa madrigal office. Let me know pagumuwi ka. As for the SFs, no mods done so far. Stock configuration sila.  Maybe will try one soon

[gainsucker]

nice amps upfront, those are the real deal tone monsters...

[upfront]

nice amps upfront, those are the real deal tone monsters...

Salamat bro. GAS ako sa LP mo =)

[gainsucker]

Salamat bro. GAS ako sa LP mo =)

just to ask out of curiosity, when did you start collecting vintage fender amps? mukhang marami jan sa area mo ah... or did you get them from different parts of the country?

[r_chino18]

Haha! Quite a distance but in case, I could easily pick you up/drop you off in Alabang haha. Invite natin si Chino 

Tara. I'm always game for that when schedule permits. 

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just to ask out of curiosity, when did you start collecting vintage fender amps? mukhang marami jan sa area mo ah... or did you get them from different parts of the country?

Ah, actually I started way back last quarter of 2010 lang. Yup, surprisingly, puro local purchases lang ako. No overseas transactions (for now). Siguro ang key is I travel a lot. Meron ako mga experiences na while driving, may nakikita akong electrical shops na may Fender logo. Titigilan ko yun and makikita ko sa loob ng shops yung pile of Head amps. Di nila ginagalaw kasi wala sila idea pano gawin haha! So in short halos stock pa. Dinala lang daw ng owner para pagawa kaso walang tubes. Yung bandmaster ko naman nakita ko sa isang rehearsal studio (buti di nakita ni Chino kasi malapit sa house nila to haha), ginagawa lang patungan ng gamit. Tinanong ko kung gumagana and they said hindi na. I asked kung pwede bilhin, hindi daw kasi mawawalan sila ng patungan. hahahaha! I offered na lang palitan ng bass amp na pwede patungan, ayun pumayag. Pagdating ko sa house, busted lang pala isang tube. The rest untouched.

Pero karamihan sa old musicians ko nakukuha. Nakakalibang talaga. Yung thrill ng hunting ang nagbibigay kulay dito. Bukod sa tone of course  I think marami pa dito.

 

[r_chino18]

Ah, actually I started way back last quarter of 2010 lang. Yup, surprisingly, puro local purchases lang ako. No overseas transactions (for now). Siguro ang key is I travel a lot. Meron ako mga experiences na while driving, may nakikita akong electrical shops na may Fender logo. Titigilan ko yun and makikita ko sa loob ng shops yung pile of Head amps. Di nila ginagalaw kasi wala sila idea pano gawin haha! So in short halos stock pa. Dinala lang daw ng owner para pagawa kaso walang tubes. Yung bandmaster ko naman nakita ko sa isang rehearsal studio (buti di nakita ni Chino kasi malapit sa house nila to haha), ginagawa lang patungan ng gamit. Tinanong ko kung gumagana and they said hindi na. I asked kung pwede bilhin, hindi daw kasi mawawalan sila ng patungan. hahahaha! I offered na lang palitan ng bass amp na pwede patungan, ayun pumayag. Pagdating ko sa house, busted lang pala isang tube. The rest untouched.

Pero karamihan sa old musicians ko nakukuha. Nakakalibang talaga. Yung thrill ng hunting ang nagbibigay kulay dito. Bukod sa tone of course  I think marami pa dito.

Hahaha! Madalang kasi ako sir lumabas ng bahay. Di rin ganong nagrerehearsal studio kasi kumpleto naman ng gamit sa bahay. Hehe. Sana mesa na lang pinalit niyo, patungan lang pala kelangan nila. 

Ganda ng Bandmaster na yan! Ang kinis kinis pa.

[kernelsalonpas]

wtf??? talo pa nun ang pawnshop deals. i think i better start combing the rest of the metro bago makuha ni upfront lahat haha.

uy madrigal office. just a 5 minute drive... at 140kph lol  cge PM kita bro.

[renz13]

Ah, actually I started way back last quarter of 2010 lang. Yup, surprisingly, puro local purchases lang ako. No overseas transactions (for now). Siguro ang key is I travel a lot. Meron ako mga experiences na while driving, may nakikita akong electrical shops na may Fender logo. Titigilan ko yun and makikita ko sa loob ng shops yung pile of Head amps. Di nila ginagalaw kasi wala sila idea pano gawin haha! So in short halos stock pa. Dinala lang daw ng owner para pagawa kaso walang tubes. Yung bandmaster ko naman nakita ko sa isang rehearsal studio (buti di nakita ni Chino kasi malapit sa house nila to haha), ginagawa lang patungan ng gamit. Tinanong ko kung gumagana and they said hindi na. I asked kung pwede bilhin, hindi daw kasi mawawalan sila ng patungan. hahahaha! I offered na lang palitan ng bass amp na pwede patungan, ayun pumayag. Pagdating ko sa house, busted lang pala isang tube. The rest untouched.

Pero karamihan sa old musicians ko nakukuha. Nakakalibang talaga. Yung thrill ng hunting ang nagbibigay kulay dito. Bukod sa tone of course  I think marami pa dito.

Ayos ah ...Straight trade dun sa bass amp?

[gainsucker]

Ah, actually I started way back last quarter of 2010 lang. Yup, surprisingly, puro local purchases lang ako. No overseas transactions (for now). Siguro ang key is I travel a lot. Meron ako mga experiences na while driving, may nakikita akong electrical shops na may Fender logo. Titigilan ko yun and makikita ko sa loob ng shops yung pile of Head amps. Di nila ginagalaw kasi wala sila idea pano gawin haha! So in short halos stock pa. Dinala lang daw ng owner para pagawa kaso walang tubes. Yung bandmaster ko naman nakita ko sa isang rehearsal studio (buti di nakita ni Chino kasi malapit sa house nila to haha), ginagawa lang patungan ng gamit. Tinanong ko kung gumagana and they said hindi na. I asked kung pwede bilhin, hindi daw kasi mawawalan sila ng patungan. hahahaha! I offered na lang palitan ng bass amp na pwede patungan, ayun pumayag. Pagdating ko sa house, busted lang pala isang tube. The rest untouched.

Pero karamihan sa old musicians ko nakukuha. Nakakalibang talaga. Yung thrill ng hunting ang nagbibigay kulay dito. Bukod sa tone of course  I think marami pa dito.

what a great story... parang modern day treasure hunting ang dating, di mo alam kung anu makikita mo sa pamamasyal 

[siore]

Ah, actually I started way back last quarter of 2010 lang. Yup, surprisingly, puro local purchases lang ako. No overseas transactions (for now). Siguro ang key is I travel a lot. Meron ako mga experiences na while driving, may nakikita akong electrical shops na may Fender logo. Titigilan ko yun and makikita ko sa loob ng shops yung pile of Head amps. Di nila ginagalaw kasi wala sila idea pano gawin haha! So in short halos stock pa. Dinala lang daw ng owner para pagawa kaso walang tubes. Yung bandmaster ko naman nakita ko sa isang rehearsal studio (buti di nakita ni Chino kasi malapit sa house nila to haha), ginagawa lang patungan ng gamit. Tinanong ko kung gumagana and they said hindi na. I asked kung pwede bilhin, hindi daw kasi mawawalan sila ng patungan. hahahaha! I offered na lang palitan ng bass amp na pwede patungan, ayun pumayag. Pagdating ko sa house, busted lang pala isang tube. The rest untouched.

Pero karamihan sa old musicians ko nakukuha. Nakakalibang talaga. Yung thrill ng hunting ang nagbibigay kulay dito. Bukod sa tone of course  I think marami pa dito.

 

I better start taking closer look at the butingting shops, baka may ginto amidst the busted JVC's and Samsungs!  Abangan din natin yung iba.  Malamang meron din may mga collection dyan, or at least one old fender amp that they hold dear.  Nahihiya lang at this point.

[teleclem]

Good read makes me wanna roam electrical shops haha once lang nangyari sa akin yun, binalikan ko pa. Ayaw nila ibenta yung vox sa labas ng electrical shop. Dunno why. Napatigil ako sa road talaga haha

Ah, actually I started way back last quarter of 2010 lang. Yup, surprisingly, puro local purchases lang ako. No overseas transactions (for now). Siguro ang key is I travel a lot. Meron ako mga experiences na while driving, may nakikita akong electrical shops na may Fender logo. Titigilan ko yun and makikita ko sa loob ng shops yung pile of Head amps. Di nila ginagalaw kasi wala sila idea pano gawin haha! So in short halos stock pa. Dinala lang daw ng owner para pagawa kaso walang tubes. Yung bandmaster ko naman nakita ko sa isang rehearsal studio (buti di nakita ni Chino kasi malapit sa house nila to haha), ginagawa lang patungan ng gamit. Tinanong ko kung gumagana and they said hindi na. I asked kung pwede bilhin, hindi daw kasi mawawalan sila ng patungan. hahahaha! I offered na lang palitan ng bass amp na pwede patungan, ayun pumayag. Pagdating ko sa house, busted lang pala isang tube. The rest untouched.

Pero karamihan sa old musicians ko nakukuha. Nakakalibang talaga. Yung thrill ng hunting ang nagbibigay kulay dito. Bukod sa tone of course  I think marami pa dito.

 

[pitongjerome]

Thanks siore for starting this thread.
Here's my '74-75 Fender Dual Showman Reverb head on a Bassman shell.
2x12 cab with non-Fender 50-watt speakers. Cab is still being restored. Got it without the back cover and had a fuzzy exterior that I just had to retolex. Still lacking is a front panel with a grille cloth. to follow... 
Got the head also without a back cover, made one and tolexed it as well.

Paging sir upfront... 

me demo vid kaba niyan with your strat i wanna hear

[r_chino18]

me demo vid kaba niyan with your strat i wanna hear

Wala pa bro. Balak ko pagdating na lang nung Tonerider.. maka gawa din ng A/B test..

[pitongjerome]

Wala pa bro. Balak ko pagdating na lang nung Tonerider.. maka gawa din ng A/B test..

i like fender on fenders kasi eh.  trip ko yung tone ko nung naka plug ang strat ko sa blues jr ni mike noon..

[r_chino18]

i like fender on fenders kasi eh.  trip ko yung tone ko nung naka plug ang strat ko sa blues jr ni mike noon..

Napansin ko rin yan. Ok yung tunog nung amp both sa strat ko at sa tele ni cayle. Sigruo gawa din nung signature tones na inaapproach nung ganung setup.

[pualux]

nice thread, always wanted a blues junior, couldn't really justify buying one though since I'm not really a blues player

[r_chino18]

nice thread, always wanted a blues junior, couldn't really justify buying one though since I'm not really a blues player

Name doesn't do justice bro. I've seen some demo videos ng Blues Jr + high gain pedal and it sounds good. Actually kaya ko nagustuhan yung Wampler Plextortion kasi may nakita akong demo nun na Blues Jr ang gamit...grabe yung tone.. panalo.

[pualux]

Name doesn't do justice bro. I've seen some demo videos ng Blues Jr + high gain pedal and it sounds good. Actually kaya ko nagustuhan yung Wampler Plextortion kasi may nakita akong demo nun na Blues Jr ang gamit...grabe yung tone.. panalo.

seriously eto din plan ko dati, fender blues junior plus metal zone hahaha, kaso bihira lang magkademo yung ganun na combo. and andaming nagsasabing pangit daw or parang "no-no" siya haha oh well

pwede papost ng link nung sinasabi mong FBJ + plextortion? medyo nacurious ako hahaha