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I have a Hughes & Kettner Tube Factor and it produces no sound when powered on and hooked up to a guitar and amp. First thing I noticed was that the wall wart was not outputting any voltage. The wall warts output is rated 12v-AC/700ma. I checked it for shorts and I get no continuity on both...

I recently bought a Fender 1967 Showman head off Ebay. When I plugged it in the power was really weak, it didn't seem to have nearly the 85 watts its supposed to put out and the tone sounded thin. I drained the caps and started to check the chassis components. I couldn't find anything wrong...

I want to mount a FR trem flush against the body so it can't be whammy'd upwards. Also, I want the string height correct. Last time I mounted s FR the string height was to high from 12th fret on. I once read that a non-floating FR needs to have the neck shimmed or the trem needs to be recess...