Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This amp is a bit of a classic from my hometown, Brisbane. Vase Trendsetters were very common back in the day, and many are still floating around. If you couldn’t afford a Marshall, there was a good chance that you had a Vase. They were mostly fairly simple amps, and pretty well made – I’d … Read more
I saw this one pop up recently and decided to take a punt on it (thanks Damian). For the money, I figured it was worth a look even if it only ended up being a decent chassis and set of transformers. Turns out that this amp is a testament to the quality work that Goldetone … Read more
Testing an Unknown Power Transformer Every now and then I end up with a transformer on the bench that I know came from valve gear, but I did not take enough notes when I pulled it. That was the case here. I knew this one came out of an old Zenith radiogram, but that was … Read more
I posted another AWA PA872 a while back, but realised I never actually shared this one. It had been sitting on the shelf for months – one of those projects that was nearly there, but never quite finished. I finally got around to wrapping it up this weekend. This looks to be an earlier unit, although … Read more
Got a request for this one and we can always do with more reverb. It’s a simple one-knob BTDR-2 based circuit and should fit easily in a 1590B. Reverb brick and pot is populated on the solder side. Schematic for reference.