Interested in Guitar Amp Repair?

I've stitched my own minor flesh wounds closed using a sewing needle and thread on more than one occasion and I made my own temporary molar to get through the two month wait for dental insurance to kick in after an overly aggressive chomp shattered my tooth while attempting to best a particularly a stubborn lemon Tootsie Roll.

What's this have to do with the tread title?  Not much really, but it is a way to say that I like to DIY whenever I can, however I do throw in the towel occasionally.  Generally what I lack in skill I make up for with over confidence.  One area I've never felt comfortable with is advanced electronic circuitry.  I've easily resurrected every Lucas-equipped car I've owned and some I didn't and I've designed and wired countless residential and commercial AC circuits and bunches of complex ambient air monitoring equipment for Big Brother.

Then I bought a late 70s Fender Twin Reverb guitar amp that was previously worked on.  "Fatality!"

If you're into that sort of stuff or would like to learn, you won't find a better source of information than Uncle Doug on YouTube.  I can't say enough nice things about him.  He's brilliant and a brilliant teacher.  He's also a car guy.  And he's also hilariously deadpan.

He repaired my extremely broken amp and here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6YJfWCi_uE

I've watched his videos too. Absolutely correct on him being a great teacher!  Great job on packing that thing up!

I hear ya on the DIY anything you can aspect, but sometimes it's best to pay a pro. I picked up a '79 Vibrochamp last year that had the original tubes and caps, but I did not have the time to learn on my amp so I had it tuned up by a local guy who has a great reputation. I couldn't be happier with the result.

That's so cool that he repaired your amp and now you get to watch the whole process!