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Ampeg B15N Amp

Ampeg B15N Amp

 

Ampeg B15N Amp

Ampeg B15N Amp

 

Ampeg B15N Amp

Ampeg B15N Amp

 

Ashdown 500 Evo

Ashdown 500 Evo

 

Center Amp Kit

Center Amp Kit

 

Fender Twin

Fender Twin

 

Fender Twin

Fender Twin

 

Marc Bolan

HH 212 Combo used by Marc Bolan and T Rex

 

Hi Watt Custom 50

Custom Hiwatt 50

 

Hiwatt 50

Custom Hiwatt 50

 

Polutone

Inside an early Polytone

 

Marshall

Marshall

 

Polytone

Polytone Mini Brute

 

Vox AC30

Vox AC30

 

Wem Dominator

Wem Dominator 3

 

Partridge

Partridge Transformers

 

Desks »

Allen & Heath knobs

Allen & Heath knobs

 

Allen & Heath 168

Allen & Heath 168

 

Allen & Heath System 8

Allen & Heath System 8

 

Allen & Heath Saber

Allen & Heath Saber

Bose PM2

Bose PM2

 

incorrect screw

It was easy to spot the fault on this one!

 

knobs

Has anyone done the knob gag?

…not Cornwall!

…not Cornwall!

 

Rock n Roll

Rock 'n' Roll!

 

Soundcraft

Soundcraft

 

Spinal Tap

Spinal Tap!

 

Yamaha

Yamaha BE200

Decks »

1965 Vortexian

1965 Vortexian

 

Vortexian

1965 Vortexian

lights

Conversion to blue lights

how to clean

Simple to clean with a cotton bud

 

drink damage

Alcohol doesn't just ruin your health!

 

Dry Joint

A proper dry joint

Effects »

Content

A proper slagging off!

 

Grampian Reverb

Grampain Reverb

 

Organ Kit

Organ Kit from the '70s

 

Organ Kit

Organ Kit from the '70s

 

MPC Drum Maching

MPC Drum Machine

 

Electroharmonix

Rare Electroharmonix Micro Synthesiser

 

Ross T10

Ross T10 Headphone Station

 

Spring reverb

Spring Reverb

Jukeboxes »

Rockola 44

Rockola 443 (1970)

 

Rockola 477

Rockola 477 (1979) - before

 

Rockola 477

Rockola 477 - after

 

Rockola 477

Rockola 477 - after

Power Amps »

Hill Chameleon

A very nice Hill Chameleon 3000D

DC150

Very rare panel mount DC150

 

DC150

A closer look at a very rare panel mount DC150

 

HH S500D

HH S500D low voltage front panel

 

amp

Amps can be very pretty with VU meters

 

This is what the customer wrote about the c-audio amplifier below…

 

c-audio

…I spotted dust might be the cause of the problems…

 

c-audio

…problem solved, clean c-audio after

 

I knew I was doing something wrong!

 

Screw

This may screw things up a bit…

 

It did

 

Safe Chinese quality control

 

QSC

QSC dusty and overheating

 

QSC

QSC nice and clean

 

Crest

Some faults are very obvious like on this Crest

 

QSC

Some are less obvious like on this QSC

 

c-audio

Dust is never good for c-audio amps

 

Californians get help with quality control

Preamps »

valve preamp

Battery powered valve preamp

 

Crown

A pair of Crown IC 150s

 

Phillpips modules

Phillips modules mounted in a box

 

alembic

Alembic

 

reggae crossovers

Reggae crossovers

Speakers »

astbourne

 

A back stage tannoy in eastbourne

 

funktion one

Funktion one on fireworks night

 

Orange Cab

An orange cab discovered at a set makers

 

Specials »

back stage

Back stage call system

 

back stage call system

Inside the back stage call system

 

soldering

My soldering is quite tidy imho

 

IC and mains don't mix

 

recycled amp

100% recycled amp

 

IC interior

IC interior

 

audio description

Audio description control unit

remote mic stand

Motor for remote controlled mic stand

 

remote controlled mic stand

Remote controlled mic stand (in a very messy workshop! WM)