From tjto–(at)–est.net Sat Mar 23 15:47:46 CST 1996
Article: 11785 of alt.guitar.amps
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From: tjto–(at)–est.net (Tom Phillips)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.amps
Subject: Re: vibrato fix for Fender Pro Reverb
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 09:50:01 -0700
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In article <4isb5r$fa--(at)--enator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>, theodri–(at)–(Theodric
Young) wrote:
> I just got a blackface 70 Watt Fender Pro Reverb (1981 I believe). When
The ticking is a common problem. It can be often be reduced by redressing
The ticking can usually be eliminated by installing a 0.01
> I checked it out at the store, there was a ticking sound in the output
> that could be heard when the master volume knob was turned up….
>
> At first, the guys at the store said they would fix that under
> warranty. However, after consulting with their amp repair guy, they
> now say that that ticking is present in all of those particular amps.
> The problem, they say is that the plate wire is too colse to the grid
> wire on one of the tubes. They can fix it, supposedly, by installing
> a capacitor somewhere, although it comes under the category of a
> modification, not a repair, so I’d have to pay for their labor.
>
> This ticking really isn’t all that loud and I could certainly live
> with it, but I’m curious as to whether or not anyone else has ever
> come across this, and if so, how they fixed it.
>
> Also, if anyone knows where I could get ahold of schematics for this
> amp, I’d greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -Theodric Young
>
the wiring. Silverface amps are usually worse than blackface which had
neater wiring.
