badbluesplayer Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) I had a guy offer me this amp today. It's pretty much a done deal. EDIT - It IS a done deal. '66 Deluxe Reverb. All original except for 1) Power Xfmr from '68, and 2) the speaker appears to be a Magnavox 232 - the predecessor to the Jensen c12-n. The speaker seems to be from 1958, best I can tell. Not sure yet. Cap job from mid eighties. So clean I'll need some white gloves like the museum guys have. Anyway, enjoy! Edited January 19, 2021 by badbluesplayer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Very nice, too good an opportunity to refuse.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 (edited) Would it be advisable to add a grounded plug or better to stay with the ground switch? Oh, very very Kool..! Edited January 18, 2021 by mihcmac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, mihcmac said: Would it be advisable to add a grounded plug or better to stay with the ground switch? Oh, very very Kool..! It has a three prong plug on it. I'm not sure if it's original or not. I'll keep the cord and rewire it inside to modern code. Most 3 prong plugs on Vintage Fenders, even if they've been replaced, will need some rewiring to put the fuse in line before the power switch. I'll disable the ground switch by unsoldering the death cap at one end and tie it up to the switch. Sometimes you can use the death cap to replace any of the leaky blue molded caps. The amp is "collector" quality, so everything that's done needs to maintain the originality as much as possible. It's not "museum" quality. It needs a cap job before I fire it up. Edited January 19, 2021 by badbluesplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 26 minutes ago, badbluesplayer said: It has a three prong plug on it. I'm not sure if it's original or not. I'll keep the cord and rewire it inside to modern code. Most 3 prong plugs on Vintage Fenders, even if they've been replaced, will need some rewiring to put the fuse in line before the power switch. I'll disable the ground switch by unsoldering the death cap at one end and tie it up to the switch. Sometimes you can use the death cap to replace any of the leaky blue molded caps. The amp is "collector" quality, so everything that's done needs to maintain the originality as much as possible. It's not "museum" quality. It needs a cap job before I fire it up. Caps are fun. A guy I was stationed with in the Navy had one from a small compresses blow up in his face. He had a nice face full of nasty black cap oil all over his face after it went pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Wow - really clean for a 55 year old. Must have been a living room resident most of it's life. Enjoy 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 22 hours ago, ghost_of_fl said: As far as I know, no Fender amplifiers had 3-prong electrical plugs until after some time around 1970. My 1969 Super Reverb had a 2-prong plug. Thanks. That seems right. This cord has brown, green and blue wires and looks to be maybe from the eighties? So it can't be original. Prob replace with a fancy new 12 footer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Wow! Great acquisition! How hard is it to find the Correct X Former & Speaker in mint condition? I've got one on my list too.. But, want mint original... Very hard to find.. You did goo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 I replaced the electrolytics, new AC cord, rewired the fuse, corrected the filament polarities. Powered it up with no tubes, checked voiltages, put in some new tubes and fired it up. It sound really nice. Really crispy/crunchy sounding. As good as any DR I've worked on. Replaced the old speaker with a Weber 12F150. It sounds like a good match. I have a 12F150 Hemp Cone here that I might try. It's not so crunchy. I still need to fix/replace the back panel screws and maybe recover the upper back panel, which had been recovered once and isn't up to snuff. So far, so good... Now to sell the '74..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 video here - doesn't want to embed - can prob click on the link: https://www.facebook.com/1030034080/videos/10221245525780927/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Wow ! Even I can see from those pix that you've got a treasure there. Glad it found a home with someone who will take good care of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 18 hours ago, badbluesplayer said: video here - doesn't want to embed - can prob click on the link: https://www.facebook.com/1030034080/videos/10221245525780927/ Awesome playing my friend! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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