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Joined: Apr 07, 2009 Posts: 148 Michigan 
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Posted on Jun 24 2018 02:41 PM
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Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2764 Atlanta, GA 
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Posted on Jun 24 2018 03:26 PM
S-3, There are a couple of tricks to getting that nut on behind the power transformer. One is to put some double stick tape on the edge of your left first finger, stick the nut to the tape, turn your hand sideways and ease it into position between the cabinet side and the transformer. I usually put that one on first as the chassis can be moved around a bit to help you maneuver everything into position. The other thing is to simply remove the front grill panel, then reattach it with only one screw on the transformer side after installing the chassis. If you have good threads on the chassis mount screw and the correct lock washer/hex nut, you generally do not need to put a wrench or pliers on that nut when tightening it. If the threads on the screw are a bit crapped up, swap that one out into another position you can reach on the easy to reach back side of the cabinet. On the cabinets I build for myself, I try to make the front panel fit tight enough to simply push it into position, sandwiched snuggly between the bottom of the cabinet and the chassis after it has been installed. No front panel mount screws at all. Pop it into place and out when needed. I prefer to apply the KISS principal to as many challenges as possible. ed —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2532 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Jun 24 2018 05:22 PM
BrentD wrote:
On my 63, the answer is yes. I use a surfy trem for playing live so I really don't use the channel for vibrato but that channel just sounds great. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11010 Berkeley, CA
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Posted on Jun 24 2018 05:57 PM
BrentD wrote:
Yes on Brownface, probably not on Blackface/Silverface without modifications. Though they are easily modified by a good technician. —Danny Snyder Latest project - Now That's What I Call SURF I'm back playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta |
Joined: Sep 17, 2017 Posts: 5 Gatineau, Québec 
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Posted on Jun 24 2018 06:14 PM
Here's a few more pics of my 73 Bandmaster Reverb that I converted to a 2x12 combo. The speakers are Eminence GA-SC64s. Yeah, it weighs a ton but it sounds great.
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Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2813 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Jun 24 2018 06:21 PM
The Bandmaster Reverb is a VERY under-rated amp, if you ask me. I like it as much as I like the Pro Reverb and Super. Does yours have the tube rectifier? —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 1674 Georgia
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Posted on Jun 25 2018 06:14 PM
If I'm not mistaken they all have a tube rectifier, at least the ones without the ultralinear output transformer. —The Mystery Men? |
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Joined: Apr 07, 2009 Posts: 148 Michigan
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Posted on Jun 26 2018 11:00 AM
Thanks, stratdancer and Danny. I was talking about the brownface one - I inquired with a builder about building one into a Deluxe Reverb-sized cabinet and he thought it would be a lot less expensive and a lot easier to fit everything in if the normal channel was left out. I haven't taken that leap yet but it's still in my brain. That trem is really cool. — |
Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 1532 Bethlehem, GA
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Posted on Jun 26 2018 02:31 PM
BrentD wrote:
That should be easily doable, here'a "Dual Showbaby" I put together a few years back. It's a Larry Rodgers (RIP) Deluxe Reverb cabinet with a 2x10 baffle and a '67 Dual Showman chassis.
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1344 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Apr 23 2019 04:23 PM
Hi guys, could someone please show me the correct tremolo foot switch for my '65 Bandmaster? Do you think Daren Riley would have one in stock? This is a great thread for anyone considering buying a Bandmaster! MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. |
Joined: Sep 11, 2007 Posts: 667 Sonoma, CA
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Posted on Apr 23 2019 05:12 PM
Should be this one |
Joined: Dec 20, 2009 Posts: 609 Jax, FL
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Posted on Apr 24 2019 10:13 AM
Thanks! Ive got a plug with twisted wire in the footswitch plug-in and the reverb/trem goes in and out after awhile. Ill try the switch. Sweetest of tones though... Shoot the Pier on Bandcamp My Country EP ... Florida Dirt Fire My French Love Songs ... I really needed a change... Last edited: Apr 24, 2019 10:23:15 |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1344 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Apr 24 2019 11:00 AM
That does look like the correct one, thank you! —MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1344 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Apr 24 2019 01:16 PM
Bill, you must have beat me to it! MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. |
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Joined: Dec 20, 2009 Posts: 609 Jax, FL
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Posted on Apr 24 2019 01:24 PM
SixStringSurfer wrote:
Nope... I don't move that fast anymore haha. —Shoot the Pier on Bandcamp My Country EP ... Florida Dirt Fire My French Love Songs ... I really needed a change... |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2813 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Apr 24 2019 07:38 PM
I have an extra one hanging around the music room. I don't need two of them, so one of them has never been used. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
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Joined: Sep 23, 2014 Posts: 1344 Memphis, TN
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Posted on Apr 26 2019 01:35 PM
Matt, I would be happy to buy it from you. Please let me know, thank you. —MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2813 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on Apr 26 2019 09:00 PM
PM sent —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1054 Chicago IL.
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Posted on May 08 2020 07:42 AM
BrentD wrote:
Yes. "as he stepped into the stealthy night air... little did he know the fire escape was not there" https://www.facebook.com/reluctantaquanauts/ |
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Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2813 Fredericksburg, Virginia
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Posted on May 08 2020 11:12 AM
I'm down to one Bandmaster now and I also always used that channel. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
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