Tube Amp Archive

Yup. I've tried a new tube. Can anyone give me data on the photo cell, light bulb thing? Can you swap it out for the Fender version? Do they actually die? If I shine a flashlight into the photo cell, it kills the output of the amp. So I assume it is working. However, the neon bulb will not light exc...

Thank you for the quick response! That amp is not mine, and I can not alter it. However, making it perform at it's best would be great. I have read every article and schematic I can find. Safe to say that I am stumped! What would you say is the most likely reason it doesn't work? I'd love to repair ...

Can anybody help me out with the tremelo circuit on a silvertone 1484? It sort of works, almost non noticable effect. I have tried the following: new tubes, new 100k pot, new 1 meg pot, replaced every cap in the trem circuit. The multi stage filter cap has been replaced with individual caps. All of ...