Uploaded September 2015 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
The legendary EL84 ECC83 valve combination is very well known amongst electric guitarists. This old amp has been around for a while and the Hoofbag has a play through it. This movie was filmed just before completion of its refurbishment process. We need to install the side mounted input jack socket and the PWR on/off switch. This old amp has been through some rough treatment: it was waterlogged for a while owing to having been stored and forgotten about in the basement of our abode. It was left to dry out for a few years and some component upgrading was more recently performed. The potentiometers were renewed, with new-old-stock ones of a similar 1960s vintage. careful scrutiny of the cabinet will reveal repair and a new coat of varnish.
The fact that it still works is a credit to those early engineers who designed the original circuit: Mullard, who also made the valves therein. The amp outputs, as measured on our watt meter, 7 watts 'RMS', but sounds, for some reason or other, much louder. Love it!
The legendary EL84 ECC83 valve combination is very well known amongst electric guitarists. This old amp has been around for a while and the Hoofbag has a play through it. This movie was filmed just before completion of its refurbishment process. We need to install the side mounted input jack socket and the PWR on/off switch. This old amp has been through some rough treatment: it was waterlogged for a while owing to having been stored and forgotten about in the basement of our abode. It was left to dry out for a few years and some component upgrading was more recently performed. The potentiometers were renewed, with new-old-stock ones of a similar 1960s vintage. careful scrutiny of the cabinet will reveal repair and a new coat of varnish.
The fact that it still works is a credit to those early engineers who designed the original circuit: Mullard, who also made the valves therein. The amp outputs, as measured on our watt meter, 7 watts 'RMS', but sounds, for some reason or other, much louder. Love it!
