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Tube Amp Maintenance For Beginners
In this video I’m showing you how to do basic tube amp maintenance which includes biasing the power tubes, cleaning tube sockets, tightening jack nuts, lubricating potentiometers and basic visual inspections. Necessary tools are highlighted and discussed to make maintaining your tube amp affordable, safe and easy!
Tools used in video:
DeOxit 5 - www.amazon.com/Hosa-D5S-6-DeoxIT-Contact-Cleaner/dp/B00006LVEU/ref=sr_1_2?crid=383EV4D1UHT3V&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WWYV76T4o0F4opwdowjH08YCOcsYf27fbtxw9kF7FMCID_Bcox8XA99c0j0aqksKrpuitKyPtqhIHnNlOId90BQQa0iSuLpcwVsIF6d7CEU0Uk3VnShCkC555hd-PExoj0HHCBkXbv1f0bH540P4cVU_BKn9j_t01C8UvbwdXd_6ADajAV5nhBRNjgjIu8sFX3pXZ6skXi3EHbHA3r7wDYMgRF5prtai6S9MtjdzvTnSrtjfzFZS4wrwNvfR1KbXh-5_njzCYcQOMEiJwHQHfrv1uHuKB8KgOea5i8tAM4c.CB90WkGZUl7HNSg1fV9tmhjOmg9FWJ-NPotOjaOY6lg&dib_tag=se&keywords=De%2Boxit&qid=1712354283&sprefix=de%2Boxit%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-2&th=1
Snufferstick - www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-electronics/amplifier-tools/snufferstick-high-voltage-discharge-stick/
Electricians Micro Screwdriver Set - www.harborfreight.com/6-piece-electricians-micro-screwdriver-set-96075.html
Electricians Regular Screwdriver Set - www.harborfreight.com/electricians-screwdriver-set-7-piece-69075.html
Astro AI Digital Multimeter - www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwiI0O6YjKyFAxXwXEcBHQH5BaQYABAyGgJxdQ&ae=2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiNDumIyshQMV8FxHAR0B-QWkEAAYASAAEgJwHfD_BwE&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAASJuRoQgosNoP6jPgesoL_wXXVyUJ0QrUzeln7UeE_04FXDHGkmOL1&sig=AOD64_3q_ZIA_MYJiLqHa0aPNFFQJKlHYQ&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwjqtOeYjKyFAxVAE1kFHWd0Aq8Q0Qx6BAgHEAE
SRS Dual Bias Probe - reverb.com/item/24983689-dual-bias-probe-tool-tester-for-biasing-tube-amp-amplifier-srs-made-in-the-usa?
Dills Pipe Cleaners - www.amazon.com/Dills-Daily-Tobacco-Pipe-Cleaner/dp/B00BI3FLWA
Music Nomad Amp & Case Cleaner - www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MN107--musicnomad-amp-and-case-cleaner-and-conditioner
Best place to buy amp tubes! - www.thetubestore.com
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  • @vernonhess3842
    @vernonhess3842 22 години тому

    Thanks

  • @bongorick
    @bongorick 2 дні тому

    I would love more details on your amplifier chassis stand. It looks like a fantastic design.

  • @SeemoreDunkan
    @SeemoreDunkan 5 днів тому

    Have you tried using the ASP880 as a converter with the outboard pre's? I''d love to see a shootout between the ASP880 and the DP88 both as standalone and as converters for the Capi :)

  • @Zerpersande
    @Zerpersande 8 днів тому

    Grounding that tab to the top looks kind of, uh, well, ‘less than optimal’.

  • @Zerpersande
    @Zerpersande 8 днів тому

    I like to turn my jack around 180° because then you have ‘hot’ on the left, ‘cold’ on the right. (Which, when you add “shit flows down” to that last statement it tells you all that you need to know about plumbing.) But seriously then you have the hot wires on one side and the ground wires on the other side.

  • @garyrouleau4676
    @garyrouleau4676 10 днів тому

    SRV would run his amps super hot!!! Awesome video learned a lot.

  • @Raigfreedom100
    @Raigfreedom100 11 днів тому

    Ps3 sw was really nice

  • @vincef2870
    @vincef2870 11 днів тому

    Excellent video

  • @TTP719
    @TTP719 14 днів тому

    I also play Crush. A CHAMELEON 6 piece beautiful white on white set. Absolutely love them. Please Crush make a come back soon.

  • @MichaelBrown-x1q
    @MichaelBrown-x1q 23 дні тому

    Remo power stroke black dot sounded best to me!

  • @Gregster1234
    @Gregster1234 25 днів тому

    Thanks Roy this video has helped me more than any other. I have 2 (now 1) P basses to wire up and the one I completed using this video works great! Blessings my friend. 🎉

  • @kenwilliams2271
    @kenwilliams2271 Місяць тому

    Very helpful thanks

  • @shaft9000
    @shaft9000 Місяць тому

    Aiming for "As polished and radio-ready as possible" is a mark of sheer insecurity, a NEED for approval. This isn't rocket science. Aim for beauty and empathy; it's all the music can do , at best, anyway....polishing/varnishing a masterpiece is the easiest part.

    • @shaft9000
      @shaft9000 Місяць тому

      And you can do a lot better than an LA-610 in the tube-pre dept. I have one and it's very good, but far from as good as it gets. Fearn and Coil are just two that are in a different galaxy from UA.

  • @IRL_Official
    @IRL_Official Місяць тому

    Quick question, what is the capacitor for?

    • @roycox4415
      @roycox4415 Місяць тому

      @@IRL_Official the capacitor is what allows you to have a tone knob. It’s responsible for being able to roll off the treble. Without the capacitor the tone knob wouldn’t have that effect.

  • @Andreas_Straub
    @Andreas_Straub Місяць тому

    A guitar usually only has an jack, as it outputs the guitar signal .....

  • @wildwild_chicken
    @wildwild_chicken Місяць тому

    I got the app and all of the files are coming up. But when I click on them it is saying "cannot play this video" and is not giving me the option to download it to the device. Do you know why that could be? Thank you for the information!

  • @flukyreview9128
    @flukyreview9128 Місяць тому

    Sorry but your soldering technique is horrible. You will not pass FAA certification. 😂

  • @austind321
    @austind321 Місяць тому

    What hertz did you tune both heads to? Sounds good.

  • @DJP1194
    @DJP1194 Місяць тому

    This is easily the best video I’ve found about learning how to actually solder, specifically for a Strat. Also a super helpful explanation of what every pot, and capacitor does. Thank you for this!

  • @JoeR203
    @JoeR203 Місяць тому

    Can the wire going to the claw be held in with a small self tapping screw? Can the other grounding screw that is inside the control cavity be located in the trem cavity instead?

  • @roman2374
    @roman2374 2 місяці тому

    “I don’t need to chase gear, everything sounds amazing as it is” I needed to hear that. I’m sitting back down and only allow myself to buy more gear if I can specifically say what I’m missing. If I can’t get the sound I want to get out of what I have - or if I get to a point where I notice I put the same compressor on the same thing for every session. Chasing gear is a distraction 🐥

    • @roman2374
      @roman2374 2 місяці тому

      Now I finished watching and I suddenly want to buy a patch bay and a lunchbox 😂

  • @markslandingsandaviationvi3123
    @markslandingsandaviationvi3123 2 місяці тому

    I have a lunchbox and want to connect it to my Presonus AR16c, I have bought insert cables from jack to xlr, what do I do now?

  • @jonnyedykes
    @jonnyedykes 2 місяці тому

    Force 1 coated 12:10 SK1 coated 13:09 SK1 modern vintage 13:38

  • @turtlefeet7722
    @turtlefeet7722 2 місяці тому

    Bass traps supposed to be much thicker. What material is this?

  • @kitdas-w6j
    @kitdas-w6j 2 місяці тому

    brilliant video explain to all very clearly and provided me with everything i needed to carry out my own repairs, Thank You!

  • @jestermh
    @jestermh 2 місяці тому

    this was by far one of the best wiring/soldering videos I have found so far.

  • @danielirvine7468
    @danielirvine7468 2 місяці тому

    Watching this and realised I already commented on this vid 7 years ago .

  • @freedomgardens5296
    @freedomgardens5296 2 місяці тому

    WHAT'S THE TENSION?? WHAT TYPE OF TUNING LOW, MID, OR HIGH?? WHAT'S THE RESO SKIN??? NOT GOOD AT ALL

    • @roycox4415
      @roycox4415 2 місяці тому

      @@freedomgardens5296 listen to the video. Absolutely all of that is mentioned.

  • @scotttait2197
    @scotttait2197 3 місяці тому

    I guess i'm spouled my voypke of my bases basses have spraig orange drops ... like the tone from the 0.47 paper and oils ... great video

  • @miguelpessanha
    @miguelpessanha 3 місяці тому

    Why didn't you connect all your CAPIs through ADC/ D SUB Line inputs of the ASP880? Unlike the TRS line inputs, these will bypass all the circuitry and get you straight to the converters. This way you could actually switch between the ASP or external pres via the ADC button on the front, and you would keep the same conversion accross

    • @roycox4415
      @roycox4415 3 місяці тому

      I’m bypassing all of the circuitry in the same way through the dp88. Direct to converter also

  • @nbl95
    @nbl95 3 місяці тому

    Dude, your preamp rig is basically exactly what I'm going for rn. I just bought a wa73, then slurged on a stereo pair of API 312's, and I've owned a an LA610 before and know they're killer tube vibes- so my goal is to have the neve clone for vocals, the api's for guitar and drums, and the la610 for bass or really just anything I feel like because it's so F good on anything.

  • @roryozmusic8665
    @roryozmusic8665 3 місяці тому

    Quick question: In around 36:30 you move to the testing phase but I did not find the p jack soldering and tremolo grounding phase, can you please clarify? Also in that phase you say we should twist the black and white wires (plural) together but according to my understanding the souls be one white wire and one black wire remaining. And those souls go to the jack Thanks ❤

  • @roryozmusic8665
    @roryozmusic8665 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for taking the time making this video, it was most informative!

  • @mojito6629
    @mojito6629 3 місяці тому

    Excellent! Thanks for the video. One question; How you control/determine/adjust the sound of something (like drums, for example) recorded, within that same room situation? I mean we cannot hear the separate sound from the actual drums vs the recorded sound on the speakers or headphones.

  • @Skhufu
    @Skhufu 3 місяці тому

    Any body knows anything about the ( Wang VT-5) Tube amp

  • @starless9829
    @starless9829 3 місяці тому

    Ambassador Coated: 16:16 ---- 16:22 C.S. Clear: 14:48 ---- 14:53 P3 Clear: 7:58 ---- 8:03 P3 Clear Bl. Dot: 8:28 ---- 8:32 P3 Sm. White: 8:57 ---- 9:02 P3 Coated: 9:55 ---- 10:00 Emperor Clear: 16:46 --- 16:50 Emperor Coated: 15:47 --- 15:52 Pinstripe Clear: 15:18 --- 15:23 P4 Clear: 10:24 ---- 10:29

  • @giulioluzzardi7632
    @giulioluzzardi7632 3 місяці тому

    Because I did'nt have a .047uf cap for my Strat I had to use a .1uf Jensen ( yellow+blue) from an old radio. I could not believe how it changed the tone even when the tone pot was on 10, I really liked it because the tone pot (CTS 250k Linear) became extra sensitive, just 1 notch down and the tone kicked in. I found a .033uf "Admiral" cap UK made and put that in later and it works beautifully but that old Jensen was amazing. I changed it because it was just too big but I learned that I prefer physically larger caps for the middle and bridge on a Strat. The fun is (as the man said) in trying various designs and values. If you can find the "WIMA" rectangular caps try them, for some reason the red .047uf adds extra springyness to a Strat.

  • @kevinlentz7604
    @kevinlentz7604 3 місяці тому

    Right on

  • @jjiacobucci
    @jjiacobucci 3 місяці тому

    Outstanding ! Thank you !

  • @waltgdrums1
    @waltgdrums1 3 місяці тому

    Remo Coated Emperor

  • @FingalPersson
    @FingalPersson 3 місяці тому

    So if you dont want to press the leg of the volume pot against it like you have done, do you use a wire instead to ground it?

  • @FingalPersson
    @FingalPersson 3 місяці тому

    I know how to swap pickups, pretty easy Tone and Volume pots are the same! I bought 3 Fender 500K pots for my Stratocaster, gonna change them at the same time as I change my mid pickup when it arrives! Never changed pots before but all you need is your phone, take a picture of the wiring, solder off the wirings and capacitor, unscrew the pots, screw in the new pots, solder on the new capacitor, take the two extra capacitors ( every pot comes with 1 capacitor ) put them in a drawer and have them as reserve and just solder back the wirings as they were, and voila 😀

  • @TimPlaysRiffs
    @TimPlaysRiffs 3 місяці тому

    Awesome video! Thanks Roy! After about 15 years of off and on playing, i've finally took the plunge into the tube amp world, and i've always heard how deadly tube amps can be if you don't know what you're doing.

  • @JohnnyApp1eseed
    @JohnnyApp1eseed 4 місяці тому

    Alot of time I see ppl ground all the controls to each other. This isn’t necessarily? Also, I didn’t see the wire to the claw. Although I’m pretty sure it just gets grounded to the top of volume pot.. thanks in advance. I’m doing my first project

    • @roycox4415
      @roycox4415 4 місяці тому

      Yes you do want to run a wire from pot to pot to pot. This wire then gets grounded to the back of the trem claw or block. You are creating a grounding loop basically. I have another video on my channel about installing the input jack which talks about lot about grounding as well.

    • @JohnnyApp1eseed
      @JohnnyApp1eseed 4 місяці тому

      @@roycox4415 🙏

  • @ServingMyJesus
    @ServingMyJesus 4 місяці тому

    Have Americans changed how they sing 'Route 66?' EVERY American now says 'ROW-T' rather than 'RUE-t.' Why is this?

    • @roycox4415
      @roycox4415 4 місяці тому

      People say it both ways here in the US. Row t and rue t. I hear both all the time. Most people tend to say rute as the pronunciation for route.

  • @averagejoe8213
    @averagejoe8213 4 місяці тому

    Am I wrong or is the cap only affecting the bridge? it looks like you have it grounded out for the neck and middle.

  • @waynegram8907
    @waynegram8907 4 місяці тому

    ROY COX, What is those electrical inspection sticks called for $25? and that T-socket tool you have is called what? I'm not sure what you mean by "Renegade" voltage that tube sockets can still have after the filter caps have been discharge, Renegade voltage I never heard of?

  • @fridonacci3478
    @fridonacci3478 4 місяці тому

    Such a great video, truely upmust helpfull U making it real easy on me as a beginner, its such a great source, i learned a lot Thx so much! Thank u 🐢

  • @guitarplayer5932
    @guitarplayer5932 4 місяці тому

    thanks for the info Mr cocks it was great!

  • @heningstepfield1229
    @heningstepfield1229 4 місяці тому

    Briliant, I now know how my 1978 stratocaster works....I bought it new in 1978 as an 18 year old....ha ha, I'm slow but I got there..with your assistance. Thanks!