Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the late 70s, Fender started making all their large amps with Master Volumes, Gain Boosts, and Ultra-Linear output transformers. This resulted in more headroom and power output, but it was also a controversial change amongst players, who sometimes claim these changes hurt the tone. In this video, we'll repair this completely original example of a 1977 vintage example and demo the tone to see if this is true.

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