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Electronics & guitar janitor and man of meandering interests.
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A customer paid a local competitor for this. Apparently this was a fret hone, crown and polish. They either took too much off, or should have advised that it was time for a re-fret. Now I need to deliver the bad news.

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

Handy little stash of NOS valves I just acquired. Matched up nicely on the tester to a quad and pair of GEC KT66's, as well as a nice matched pair of USA Mullard 6L6GC's plus a few loosies.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Canadian made things that I like and use.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

AU$8,500 amp. And people wonder why I'm angry.

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

Trying to catch up on the luthierie at the home workshop over the weekend before going back to amps at the shop this week. Michelle was generous enough to run the shop in the meantime.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Champions, "Por qué no los dos?" is one of my scratch-builds (cabinet, covering and all) which has been in the wild for a few months now. A hybrid footswitchable AB763 / 5E3 channel 15W amp with the circuit faithful (including my voicing mods) to each amp, all the way up to the 6V6 output stage.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Friedman Runt 20. Lovely unit with all the bells and whistles you could ever need. Plate voltage and dissipation a little high for my tastes at 355VDC & 130%, respectively. Some say they sound better there, but I like valves lasting, and the production quality is getting worse every year.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

If only.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Friends don't let friends buy Mesa/Boogie bass amps.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Friends don't let friends buy Fender Tonemasters.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Inadequate repair attempt on an Ibanez RG-something-or-other. Not a lot of timber there to work with. Might be time for the dumpster, depending on budget...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Nothing to see here, cap! There's a reason I like modern molded safety plugs.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Fucking Mesa/Boogie. Fuck this shit. Dumb shit everywhere I look.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Little EL84s tried to eat the universe.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

1960's 12AT7 vs Blackstar HT20 PCB. Note the size of the SMD components, which I am more than happy to work with in most situations.

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Just got one of these cheap from an antique dealer. Kinda not of much use, but very pretty.

submitted 38 days ago • 2 comments

So many failed EL34's this week. Lift those screen grid resistors up to at least 2.2K, champions!

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Cool find I had to take home with me from a local antique store.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Chalk board at a urinal. I was almost going to pick up the chalk and write something, but then I remembered how absorbent chalk is. 🤢

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment