![]() I had only touched it while storing the footswitch in its Velcro cradle inside the case, near the end of the tank. They're a setup for problems and I replaced them with point-to-point 22awg OFC Teflon-insulated wire.Ģ) Shortly after buying the amp I plugged it in and heard a god-awful hum. I'm glad they broke off entirely, actually, since one or two of the conductors could have been damaged and I wouldn't have noticed. Even though I was very careful during disassembly two entire cables snapped off completely-I only flexed them once or twice, and then very carefully. For the high voltage axial electrolytics I used German F&T's, the same ones as John.ġ) The Molex ribbon cables connecting the three PCBs are extremely brittle and not great conductors. John also sells a re-capping kit and this amp really benefits from better capacitors, but rather than using his caps I chose some pricier audio caps for the low-voltage radial electrolytics he uses Nichicons, which are decent, but I went with Elna Cerafines, which are outstanding (though I can't say if they sound better for this application, I used 'em because they were on hand). I also corresponded with John Fromel and purchased his mod kit, which replaces the linear-taper master volume pot with a correct audio taper pot, improves the tone circuitry, replaces the input jacks with off-PCB Switchcrafts, replaces the resistors in each tube's grid stopper circuit with carbon comps and stiffens the power supply filtering. I was struck by a couple of things related to quality control that were easily repaired. Since I professionally modify audio electronics I didn't waste much time getting inside the Fender. There was no comparison to the wooden planks and transistor amps I had tried in the past and I'm now plugged in for good. Over the years I've owned and quickly traded several electric axes, then last year I got a killer deal on a new Fender Blues Deluxe Re-Issue and an Epiphone Sheraton II. I'm a long-time acoustic and acoustic-electric player and I also build and service tube audio gear, so admittedly I'm coming from a hi-fi place. I just joined and this is my first post.I hope it's useful to other Blues Deluxe fans. ![]()
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