CHAMP ELECTRONICS -" THE VINTAGE VALVE
AMP HOSPITAL"
NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND
SERVICING A FENDER "SILVER FACE" PRO REVERB
COMBO
This one was interesting. From the front it certainly is a Fender.
This photo shows the amp finished and on final test. The speakers
had been replaced with Celestion G12H re-issues and I kitted it out
with a 5U4M rectifier and the pair of JJ
E34L’s……please read on and all will be reviled
why!
As first removed from the case, a pair of Chinese PM 6L6’s, a
National branded 5U4GY and……..a Marshall output
transformer!!??
The Marshall output transformer can be seen here along with all the new tubes in place.
Apart from a previous small bias mod (improvement), the Marshall output
transformer and Celestion speakers, the rest of the amp was untouched.
Because
of the speakers swap and especially the Marshall output transformer; I
upgraded the bias supply even more, made a couple of necessary mods to
suit EL34’s, beefed-up the HT line (most Fenders can be improved
here anyway) and away she went! It won’t sound like a Fender
anymore, and by the same token it won’t sound like a Marshall
either! What it will sound like is…..well……I
don’t really know! What I can tell you is that I never heard back
from the customer, so I guess he must have been satisfied with the
results/outcome/performance!
