Your new Reverberocket 2

[Andy Le Blanc]

An Ampeg came to me yesterday. Real clean, still with its first owner.
It had a bad solder join on the heater dress. It also still has has its factory papers.

[Structo]

Nice but the owner may not want his name and address posted on an open forum....

[Andy Le Blanc]

He's moved a couple times since, and an old warranty card isn't disparaging
in any way. Unless you use a Fender......

[Markusv]

Geez. that's 22 days after the day I was born
Hard to believe anyone keeps anything that long. Must be a nice amp

Markus V

[drhulsey]

...Hard to believe anyone keeps anything that long...

Markus, I've got socks older than you
Mind you, they're real good socks

[Markusv]

Tim, I'm trying to think of something witty to say- and I've got nuthin'
Maybe I'm older than they tell me!
M

[Andy Le Blanc]

I was really surprised. Its very clean, they're usually beat to tar, and the
papers are crisp too. A few things about the amp, first the metal shield
over the chassis, in the top of the combo, can make removing the chassis a
real pain. The component board is very thin hardboard atop a strip of
plywood, with the two screwed together to the chassis. And, the trem/vib
LDR looks to be a 12v automotive light bulb glued in to the end of about
2 or 3 inches of aluminum tubing, with leads soldered right to the lead tabs at
the bulb base, with wires out the other side through a rubber tube, bung, or
grommet in the end of the tube. A very economically built amp.

[drhulsey]

Andy,
If you ever find and Ampeg Echojet that's available, let me know

[Andy Le Blanc]

Sure thing, I've seen a rash of old ampeg this year. Gemini, several rockets.
Its more a matter of time. The input circuit is very easy and the recovery
really is too. It would be very easy to mod a princeton to function like that
or any other amp.

[LeeMo]

Don't I remember something about Ken Fisher working for Ampeg and writing that trouble shooting guide?

LeeMo