Recent content by johnny blackwater

I recently scored several crates full of old fender and marshall transformers from a family run music store that went out of business, the majority of the fender transformers are pre-1968 (cloth wire). I am considering building some reproductions of some vintage amps I can`t afford to buy. My...

I made a major score at an estate sale!! A vintage Fender(thread in the guitar forum) a large tub full of old new and used audio tubes, a five gallon bucket of old output and power transformers, and a small very old unidentified amp chassis. I need some help identifiying this thing so I can...

I have several Tim Shaw Gibson PAF`s, and I was wondering about the stamped #`s on the back of them, I know the second set of #`s are the date code, but what are the first set? I have some that are 393 & 392, and some that are 499,189, and 409. does anyone know? also, the magnets on these are...

$160.00 !! It`s a 1965 Fender jaguar , I also got a small suitcase full of guitar parts which included the original pickups and bridge, along with a pair of early gibson t-top pickups. I got a nice surprise when I opened the compartment in the case, four Mullard long plate ecc83`s two black...

I just scored a highly modified Carvin X100B for cheap, ($227.00)!! The cabinet was custom made by Rich Raezer from Raezers Edge, It has a dual rectifier mod with an extra transformer, and what seems to be an extra master volume pot (ppimv?) in place of the low input. anyone have any idea what...