Conventional wisdom would have it that a point-to-point wired amp is easier to service than one with PCBs. Point-to-point is generally a boutique thing.
But then I hear talk (maybe just rumors) that good tube amp techs are getting harder to find, even here in Los Angeles, the guitar/amp capital of the US.
So would a current Fender production PCB-wired amp actually be easier to service in that there are likely more Fender-certified amp techs around (local GCs, etc.)?
Lest one think that solid state avoids the complications of tubes, I recently tried to have a Tech 21 Trademark 60 amp serviced here in LA. The one amp tech I tried refused my business and pointed me towards a shop that does general electronics repairs. Are solid state amps are even harder to service than tube ones?
I'm curious how people think around this topic. While shopping for anything, one generally wonders how hard it is to get parts down the road, etc.
But then I hear talk (maybe just rumors) that good tube amp techs are getting harder to find, even here in Los Angeles, the guitar/amp capital of the US.
So would a current Fender production PCB-wired amp actually be easier to service in that there are likely more Fender-certified amp techs around (local GCs, etc.)?
Lest one think that solid state avoids the complications of tubes, I recently tried to have a Tech 21 Trademark 60 amp serviced here in LA. The one amp tech I tried refused my business and pointed me towards a shop that does general electronics repairs. Are solid state amps are even harder to service than tube ones?
I'm curious how people think around this topic. While shopping for anything, one generally wonders how hard it is to get parts down the road, etc.
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