Show off my new rebuild

[Randall]

Sorry if this is redundant for some of you. I gutted a '65 Deluxe Reverb AB763 re-issue and re-built it using fiberboard, and disaster ensues. Fiberboard goes conductive, and I have to tear it out. I cry.

Then, I re-do it using the same components on a G-10 turret board, and it works like a dream from the very start. I can't believe how quiet it is, even both volumes full up. All of the demons from the evil black fiber board are completely gone. I am now a firm believer, and will never lust for vintage fiberboard again.

It sounds great. I am so happy. Here is a shot of my work.

[Reeltarded]

Beauty! It looks fantastic!

[M Fowler]

Great job on the rebuild Randall.

[Blackburn]

Looks great!

That's one hell of a buss log you have there.

[M Fowler]

Randall probably clipped one of the ground wires out of his breaker panel to use in his amp.

[Randall]

Thanks guys. If you think that is ground is big, you see the one I was going to use!

[Milkmansound]

looks great!

the other nice thing about a g10 board is that it will look exactly like you left it in 60 years

[roadkingbluzs]

I will re-circuit '69 Vibrolux Reverb using G-10 board after viewing your post. BTW it does look great!

[gldtp99]

Nice work !!!! I love to see gut-and-rebuilds of consumer grade amps.
I had to take a Blues Jr. on trade to sell a rebuilt '68 Dripedge Princeton Reverb.
There was nothing wrong with the Blues Jr except that it sounded like crap vs every other small combo I have---- It was working properly but compared to the '68 Princeton Reverb, an Oahu Tonemaster I rebuilt, a 5E3 clone that I tweaked/modded, and my friend's real early 50's Tweed Deluxe--- it just wasn't cutting it.
So now I've gutted the BJ's PCB and transformers and I'm in the process of building a 35-40 watt BF Fender AB763 single channel circuit into it----- built on a G10 turretboard. It seems that everything will fit in the space allowed.
The amp will have a TMB tone stack, a Master Vol (not sure whether a Pre-PI or a Lar/Mar PPIMV yet), and a Raw control.
It should be an interesting build----- I'm not sure how the small cabinet will sound with the added power and different speaker, Starting with a 75 watt Celestion for now.
I listened to clips of all the Bill M. Blues Jr mods before I decided to rip the amp apart and rebuild it------- I first planned to use BF Deluxe type iron for @20-25 watts (and 6V6x2)------- but I saw that there was room to move up to 6L6GC x 2 and BF Vibrolux Reverb/Tremolux iron...............gldtp99

[cbass]

Nice build way to go.Your gigantic buss makes mine look tiny

[DocJames]

Hah, love that buss wire as well. It looks like old coat hanger wire! Is it just hanging suspended by all the connections to it? Anyway, the rebuild looks great, congrats!

[Phil_S]

Tidy! I like the buss, too. I'm surprised you could generate enough heat to flow the solder onto it, but it looks great. I often strip a length from 14 awg household wire to use for the buss and it is never that straight. That's got to be fatter.

[Firestorm]

Copper tubing?

[Milkmansound]

Tidy! I like the buss, too. I'm surprised you could generate enough heat to flow the solder onto it, but it looks great. I often strip a length from 14 awg household wire to use for the buss and it is never that straight. That's got to be fatter.

Put one end into a drill and the other into a vise and rotate - that'll straighten it out perfectly. Cut off ends and there's your arrow straight bus wire

I use 18ga Belden tinned copper in short pieces. Easy to make that look good

[Randall]

Thanks guys. I'm very happy with it. The bus is ground wire from a home supply store. I rolled it around between two pieces of scrap wood and pounded it with a heavy hammer until it was straight. It is suspended solely by the ground runs which I did with 18g filament wire. I then connected to chassis with a short wire to a ground bolt under the input jacks at the far end. It is very sturdy, I could probably lift the chassis with it without damage.

I wanted to get it original first, which I am pleased to say happened at the first power up. Next I want to re-wire the Normal channel to a tweed style preamp that I found in Pittman's big book. Vol, Tone, and Master Vol. with Verb and Trem on both channels. Should be a fun amp.