1965 Fender Showman.......Back from the dead, but not without an epic struggle
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2021
- This feature-length video chronicles the repair of an immaculate 1965 Fender Showman amp that literally "died in action". The video itself took almost a month to complete.....and, as you will see, has more twists and surprises than a ride home from Chappaquiddick Island. To verify our success, we present an audio demonstration of its newly restored "voice", featuring Jack & Ollie, fresh from their triumphant tour of Salvador's Seafood Heaven......from which they have been banned for life ;) We hope you find it both amusing and informative.
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NOTE: Before you comment on the "Low Battery" indication on the Eurotubes probes, please note that they do not use batteries, but get their power from the 6.3VAC filament circuit. Perhaps the voltage was reduced a bit by the Current Limiter (which has never been an issue.....ever) but the incorrect values persisted without the CL and also in other amps with known-value tubes. I suspect that the extremely high current draw either damaged the probes or de-calibrated them. I will report my findings in a future video.
Mine shows the same thing
trustworthyness must be verified~ may need a different way to get the right answer~(as you've done)~ see the depths of hell~ can feel the voyage~ love all the patient, knowledgeable repairs~
the tubes would come loose, a separate head/cabinet makes so much sense~
Hey Doug - I've been using a 100 Watt bulb in my current limiter and I've gotten the low battery issue on my eurotube probe when biasing the 70s 100/135 watt twins (bulb is dim, not bright).
I found removing it from the current limiter gets rid of the low battery message - but also increases the plate voltage. Suggest biasing directly from the wall so not to risk inaccurate readings!
@@TunaUnlimited He mentioned that later in the vid
At the moment of watching, Three people pressed the dislike... proof that in the world, no matter how good, kind and charismatic you are, someone out there is a jerk
Thanks for your kind words and observations that support my theory: The instant "dislikers" (before even watching the video) are, most likely those bitter clowns who have been banned from leaving comments, due to their foul language and overall idiocy. This is their childish way of retaliating. What a bunch of losers :)
@@UncleDoug I on the other hand hit like before I watch !!!!!
@@tomstiel7576 You're a good guy, Tom. Thanks !!
They obviously got here on accident looking for a showy man on a car fender. Just imagine their disappointment when doug refuses to show any leg!
@@nobodynoone2500 I would, if it would boost the subscription numbers ;)
I appreciate how difficult it is to not only fix but film the process and edit it all.
It turns a difficult task into a two week (or longer) marathon, HoT.
@@UncleDoug very true. It takes me longer to set up cameras and edit, than it (usually) takes to do the repair. My wife regularly questions my sanity. Of course, she’s right. 🤣
Yeah he is very good well spoken. I can never seem to video myself and even with edits I feel like a lame trying to spit the words out right ....
I think we should get Unkie to do a blooper video of out takes and blunders!!!
@@southboundsuarez9832 I've considered it, SS. Some of the mistakes are pretty funny.
A beer, my dog and a new Uncle Doug vid, need I say more.
Life is good :) Thanks, Daniel.
...I'D SAY, THAT COVERS ALL BASES-(!)
@@daleburrell6273 So would I :)
Pizza. Say pizza. A beer, a pizza, my dog and Uncle Doug.
If it takes a month to do things right, so be it. Kids need to learn that good things take time. You simply can't have instant gratification. Keep up the quality work. You set a good example.
Thanks, Max. Will do :)
Well said sir. Some of my own achievements took great amounts of patience, time and effort and they are the things of which I am the most proud.
@@Greg-lo1tl Thanks, Greg. You make a good point.
Yes, Uncle Doug-it was worth the wait!
I'm glad, Mark. Thanks !!
Thanks for the great and patient explanations. In my retirement, I'm returning to my first career (a theory-weak TV-radio repair man (aka "tube jockey") via my collection of old and infirm guitar amps I've been dragging around for the last 40 years, and your videos have been absolutely priceless to me. I've cobble together a mashup of analog ancient and honorable test equipment from the island of unloved toys, along with some impossibly inexpensive devices from the Orient. I'll be starting on a 2 x 6V6 AB763 kit from the Doug Hoffman site as soon as I get the chassis finished - a pile o' parts awaits! You are helping me discover that the old dog can indeed be retaught his tricks with a lot of new ones besides, albeit at a lower frequency, and I'm having a lovely time of it and thank YOU for keeping it simple - I can learn the low-mu, high mu and mu-mu later on from the amazing and arcane engineers out there, but nothing matches your relaxed and unassuming style of your teaching.
Wow, thanks so much, 87. Best of luck with all your projects.
Nice job and I believe the first time I've heard the word hemorrhoid in an amp repair video. Always a surprise with uncle Doug.
One thing you can be sure of. Uncle Doug will keep you entertained throughout the slog. Love your channel!
Thanks so much, Ben :)
I don't fix amps and I can't play anymore due to nerve damage in my hands but I enjoy like heck all of your repair videos. Never knew before how amps worked before and find your explanations and work top notch
Glad to hear that the videos are helpful, Noel.
Perfection......a 65 Showman in working order....around ($1700.00) One worked on by Uncle Doug in working order........($Priceless).
Thanks so much, CF. Hopefully, we'll be the next Trainwreck amps.....rather than just a trainwreck ;)
Top shelf troubleshooting and explanation Uncle Doug. You're a gold mine full of tube amp knowledge. Thanks for all you do!
Our pleasure, CA. Thanks !!!
Ahhhh..... a video from Uncle Doug. For an hour and twenty seven minutes the world felt right again.
Beautiful amp. It's easy to see why the owner wanted top shelf performance.
Thanks so much, Randy. It's always great to hear from you :)
Really pleased to open YT and find a new Uncle Doug video. Foods cooking as I sit and watch this taking in every detail. Glad you are well Uncle Doug
Thanks so much, Richard. Enjoy your breakfast :)
There's never a lack of education here! Quite a beautiful amp and more than worthy of the wait.
Thanks, Phillip :)
When I saw Dick Dale , he came out with 3 Showman heads with three huge cabs loaded with JBL 15’s. His bass player was using Showman heads with JBL’s as well. One of the loudest things I’ve ever heard. HE LIT THAT PLACE UP!!! What an amazing show!!
Glad you survived it, Ryan. Do you now wear hearing aids ?
Thank you Uncle Doug!!!
Our pleasure, Woody :)
Uncle Doug. Thank you for this wonderful video and all of the ones before it. I feel like it’s a Master Class in amp repair. More specifically Fender amp repair ( even though you repair all brands). I realize it’s a labor of love on your behalf and takes much longer than a viewer understands but I wanted you to know IT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. Moving tubes around to see if the problem follows them or resides in the sockets! I love this logical yet well thought through process. Even though you couldn’t save the the highly desired original transformer you added value by making it more versatile. Love it. Thank you for sharing your skills with the common man. It gets no better!
Wow....thanks so much for the very nice comments, Dave. We really appreciate them.
Doug take your time and keep producing the great content that we have come to be accustomed to. Always a treat to get a no BS analysis and repair on vintage amps . This was especially interesting to me as I own a 70s era Dual Showman which I got in 1979 at a pawn shop. Man do I love that amp.
Thanks so much, Gonzo. Will do :)
i enjoy waking at 3am when the world is still, and everything is quiet, and putting on your video....it makes my coffee taste better...thank you....Tom
Our pleasure, Tom. Enjoy :)
I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoy these videos. I love how in depth you get with explaining how things work and how things need to be. I learned the basic principles of electronic theory in school which lets me follow along to a certain extent, and with you explaining things along with everything it fills in the gaps that I had in my limited knowledge of circuitry so I can fully understand it. What I wouldn't give to have even a fraction of the knowledge you have with this stuff.
Thanks so much for all your kind comments, M. Keep watching and learning......you'll be surprised how capable you can become.
Thanks Uncle Doug; These are heady times for those of us who proselytize the critical importance of adequately packing an amp for shipment.
Let's hope this renaissance you've noticed continues.
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Amen, Tom. These gems deserve proper treatment.
Bought a Kelly amp head off ebay last month - shipped by UPS - single wrap of bubblewrap , single wrap of garden fleece and a sheet of brown paper ! It works !! The ex-owner had died , daughter selling off his stuff - God knows what they sent him off in .
@@patrickmay9034 BWWAAAHAHAHA!!! Probably a single wrap of bubblewrap, single wrap of garden fleece, and a sheet of brown paper. LOL {8^)
@@dale1956ties Think you could be right there .
@@dale1956ties That will do for me as long as they put my amp in the best oak cabinet money can buy
Good to see Uncle Doug, Jack, Ollie and everyone healthy and in good spirits! The video was great as always. I learn something new from every time.
That's good news indeed, H. Thanks !!
Thanks for another great video, Uncle Doug!
Our pleasure, #1.
Cascading proplems all the way through. Good to see thorough technical work, preparations and repairs. I learned a lot from this. Thank you.
You're welcome, Matthew. We're glad it was helpful.
The tones on the final reveal struck me as having very good string separation and dynamics. Probably a very good rig for pedals. Thanks for your dedication to your craft!
Thanks for your analysis, Scott....and your nice comments.
From what I know and my experience, the Showman... especially the dual with the two jbl's... very good pedal amp. Arguably the best.
@@chriskucholtz6967 I have a '65 Showman just like this that I run through a 2x15 along with a Hiwatt DR103. They're both amazing pedal amps with great headroom.
A perfect demo of Fender "clean" tones...Great work UD
Indeed. Thanks, Paul.
i’m impressed how much his audio demos have improved. he takes criticism well and really worked at it …. a lesson for all of us to learn these days.
@@chillpillology Thanks, VB. We do listen to our viewers and always strive to do our best.
He could start being a session player now!
@@abubakr6939 Thanks.....I'll tell Ollie & Jack.
Uncle Doug take all the time you need…I play guitar but know nothing about electronics but just like listening to an obvious absolute expert plié his knowledge
Thanks, Robert. Will do :)
What an ace amp (now) have been hooked on your channel since discovering it. I was a radio mech in the Fleet Air Arm in the late sixties/early seventies and worked on an American ground control radio installation (Gilfillin) that had almost 2000 valves all in rack mounted modules, it was a nightmare if there was a power cut as everything went tits up when restarting it and everything would need recalibrating.all the racks had at least one replacement or two for the most troublesome ones that where serviced and recalibrated waiting on standby. Have been a guitarist musician all my adult life so love your channel and your calm methodical restorations ,it's so theroputic in this mad digital world. Thank you.
Thanks so much, William, for your nice comments and for sharing your experiences.
I just ordered some Gavitt 22 gauge stranded cloth insulation wire from Stew-Mac. They have white, yellow, orange, green, black, blue and red. It’s all a very close match to the original wire that Fender used up to the Silverface era.
The price is right for a 50 foot spool. I prefer the stranded wire over the solid core cloth insulated wire that everyone else sells. It’s far more resistant to breaking from vibration and reduces microphonics.
I am so happy that Stew-Mac sells this stuff. It was hard to find in all of the colors and very expensive if you did find some. Can’t recommend it enough!
It's good stuff for sure! I've got them all, except for the Orange and Brown colors. I'll get them on the next order. Love Stew Mac and their fine products so much!
Thanks for the helpful tip, Matt.
@@greasymonkeyguitars9292 , are the wire strands individually separable or are they twisted together and pretinned ? Individually stranded wire is a pain to work with, but most vintage Japanese Hifi gear used stranded wire that was both twisted *and* pretinned, and that stuff is easy to work with. It strips more easily than stranded wire but isn't as stiff as solid core wire (though you can dress it how you like and it will stay in place), and because it's pretinned, it's extremely easy to solder.
@@goodun2974 the wires are all twisted and pretinned. It’s good stuff, just like the old school stuff. The Gavitt wire is premium quality based on my experience
I will look forward to trying the stuff from SM ....
So many folks now selling various forms if reproduction vintage cloth pushback wire but some of the stuff just plain sucks and it's all overpriced!
A very troublesome fix of a beautiful amp. Thanks to you and the other swingin' cats for sharing your knowledge.
Our pleasure, Andrew. Thanks !!
Greetings Uncle Doug! Your not kidding about the guitar strings being possibly energized. Back in the mid 80's I was in a band playing my bass through my Bassman (which had the two prong plug with switchable polarity) singing into a mike connected to another amp - a huge Peavy 8 channel PA with a 3-wire grounded system. I reckon my polarity switch and the Peavy didn't get along and the battle ocurred when my lips touched the mike. I had a perfect screen pattern burned there that lasted at least three days. Lord I miss them days. Great job on the amp as usual, your the best in my mind. Take care!
Wow....thanks for sharing your cautionary tale, WH. I'm glad you weren't branded for life ;)
Uncle Doug is the most watchable show on UA-cam.
Wow....thanks, Zero :)
I love how he doesn’t constantly get negative, aggressive, and freak out like the other amp guy with the long hair.
Nice Job: I like your troubleshooting technique, you don't jump to conclusions and you evaluate the a Perceived problem more than one way. Thus avoiding shot gunning problems which of course means lost productivity and higher costs to customers.
I work on a fixed rate, Mack, so there is no incentive to stretch out the hourly count. I just enjoy trying to resolve each problem as promptly and directly as possible.....like a brain teaser. Experience really helps.
Great to see you on here, I missed you, it's been a while, best wishes to you and your family and friend's.
Thanks, Manfred. Likewise to you and yours.
That's so kind man!
@@jensk4140 We're fortunate that the vast majority of our viewers are nice people, like Manfred.....and you, Jens.
I went to one of Dick Dale's Thanksgiving shows in Savannah back 1999. My right ear has been ringing ever since.
I personally feel that his outrageous volume was a rather childish and unnecessary affectation......but what do I know???? ;)
Quality not quantity is far more important Uncle Doug. Your videos are always entertaining.
Thanks, TD :)
Wonderful, Uncle Doug! You may not video all of your repairs, but you do chose the best! I have first hand knowledge of what speakers were paired with both the Showman and Dual Showman so when the question arose about what speaker could handle 85 watts I knew JBLs. They ARE my favorite. I had a ‘65 Bassman with twin 12” JBLs and I should have never sold it, keep the amp, ditch the wife! If you can afford them, you are never disappointed. Thanks for the heads up on the tube source. You said it right, in these dayz of uncertainty, beggars can’t be choosers. The amp is worth 10 times what this repair costs, I’m sure the owner will be trilled, I am! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Greetings, ATL. It's always great to hear from you. For every repair you see in a video, two or three more go un-memorialized.....simply for time's sake. There are only so many months in a year ;) I have only had one JBL speaker in my life.....and it was superb.
I always liked the JBL's. After using a Peavey Mace amp rated @ 160 watts, I have to say those Black Widows are the poop now. Rated at 400 watts with a 4" voice coil was impressive. I wheeled and dealed a little bit earlier this year and landed a '65 Bandmaster head. I didn't have a 2x12 cab, so I hooked it to those Black Widows in the Mace cabinet. Boy, was I impressed! That old Bandmaster sounded great. I believe I found a diamond in the rough. It's hard to find those old BW 12's now though.
@@UncleDoug Here is the speaker configuration on the Black Showman amps. There was a single 12 and single 15 and the Dual with 2x15". All were JBLs
ShowMan Models
Showman: 1960-1963 Showman 12 (One 12" JBL D120 Speaker), Showman 15 (one 15" JBL D130 Speaker)
Dual Showman and Showman 15: Starting 1963 (Two 15" JBL D130F Speakers for Dual Showman and one 15" JBL D130 speaker for Showman 15, Also called Single Showman.
@@dtravis7 Thanks, Dennis, but my references and several viewers have reported that 2 x 12" cabinets were also offered.
@@UncleDoug I think they are right. I got that from a Wikipedia article. I think I remember a 2x12 version but It might have been rare. The ones I saw the most growing up in Pasadena Ca was the 1x15 and the Dual. Great video Doug as always. been watching for a few years now. Keep up the excellent work.
It was definitely worth the wait Uncle Doug. I appreciate your time and effort. Keep up the fantastic work. Always enjoyable!
Thanks, Mike. Will do.
It might just be educational to tear open that old OPT and see what defect(s) can be identified - a very easy thing to suggest while sitting in this comfy chair, not having to do the work...
Excellent video, yet again, thank you Uncle Doug.
Thanks, Mat. The OPT was returned to the owner of the amp.
Hey Unkie,
Another fine video that kept me glued to my smartphone. As you introduced this latest feature and invited us to pull up a chair, I had just perched upon the vitreous ceramic throne to experience a thoroughly rewarding massive! I also let out a hearty chuckle with the coincidence and timing about sitting back in your fave EZ chair or whatever the verbatim of your introduction. I suppose everyone has their own folk remedies such as your 40 ounce cool pop. I discovered maybe laughter may be the best medicine. 🤔 Hmmm,,
Maybe that too much info? I digress. It's not unlike me to ramble on.
More seriously , great video! I couldn't put the smartphone down and had me at the edge of my seat for the whole hour! ( Doh!)
This amp sure was an extremely clean beauty! It sure goes to show you that even a nice looking amp that the beauty is skin deep and the personality sometimes takes greater depth to realize. Well Ya know me, I love making these amps look pristine and correct,,, kinda disappointed that no cap stuffing was done on this one. As for the metal oxides? That's one I often lose sleep over... Usually for the power supply I will utilize the metal oxide. For the grid stoppers and plate resistors I still use carbon comps. Honestly, mostly for looks and period correctness. However there are the boutique cork sniffing types that say they can substantiate a tonal difference likely due to fluctuating thermal coefficients that make the amp more dynamic.
I don't know how perceivable it is to my ear??? Well actually as I just wondered, it is highly perceivable when ya get all those fizzy fried bacon sounds coming from the depths of the white noise within,,, maybe even some paranormal EVPs?
Pondering some mojo tonal snake oil and wives tales, my thoughts also on that Hammond iron.... I must say just how freakin nice it is of Hammond to share the technical particulars with ya! It is especially nice that they include info pasted right into the core with a nice label that doesn't just include a model number but gives all the info one would think you would wish for.... ( I just was sorting thru a literal ton of iron being discarded by an estate.) I wish they all were labeled half as good! Getting to my thought on asking what your take or opinion of the hallowed Mercury Magnetics?!?
I dunno? I always was suspect by their amount of marketing hype and the fact that they don't include much of any technical data or specifications. Their often premium price put me off too. BUT,,, now that I have used and heard them in several different applications, I think they influence the perceived sound. I can't technically describe it but I do notice in some applications they introduce a looser bit of briter but pleasant jangle and bloom (damn I sound like one of them!) One thing that they do is that they offer rewind service and can take that orig period correct tranny and make it right . Surely there are others that still practice such arts... I have had my Ham license since before I could have a driver's license. One thing that had always remained magical is the whole resonance/reactance deal of electro magnetic circuits and devices especially transformers, inductors and such. Building projects they instruct you to wind so many turns of some wire on whatever form and that it will work for your application. The formulas are complex, just how the hell can they predict or formulate that if have x amount of wire wrapped around a certain permeability during a meteor shower you will arrive at the center bandwidth of whatever tuned circuit you wish to emulate? Nope I am still hit and miss. Sure don't miss the grid dip meter of my youth. It is simply magic! Those people who practice such black arts of spec, building and winding output transformers are holy. While asking opinions , I noticed the metalized polyester wound caps you had replace the ceramic disks along with one big polypropylene orange drop too. So what is your fave cap , fave cap material, style and brands? Why? Is there more to the make up of tone caps other than their actual component value that can color tone or alter signal?
Love to see ya do a tone myth video, or better yet discuss it over a cold pop or some other refreshment in person.
Love ya man!!!!!
Good questions, Bob. 1.) Some amps have a balancing pot that does what you suggested. Also, with cathode-biased DE circuits, you can tailor the bias resistors to balance the tubes. 2.) They were returned to the company several days ago. I will disclose the findings in a future video. 3.) UA-cam has (apparently) given me ad-free viewing in return for the placement of ads in my videos. To be honest, my work schedule is such that I simply don't have the time and energy to fight with them over the proceeds of ad placement. My Patreon patrons provide sufficient income that I can continue to produce videos.....and income is really not our prime motivation for doing so.
I just feel blessed that you take the time and bring us these wonderful funny and educating videos. I build and repair amps myself, just for a hobby and learned someting from every single video. But more important is that through you, I gained the self-confidence to just start and build my first amp . thank you for that and greetings from Germany
That's great to hear, Jann. We're really glad you put the video knowledge to good use :) You're quite welcome.
Outstanding! Great job and very instructive following your troubleshooting process. Amazing how well it was preserved after all these years. Thanks Uncle Doug! Cheers!
Thanks, FB. It's always good to hear from you :)
For a long time, I have been getting all my tubes just from one local dealer. They have a person that lives tubes. They match them perfectly and do selections for V1 tubes and matched triodes when you need those.
I have had great results with current TungSol tubes, and those are in most of the amplifiers I have designed. I also love current Genalex tubes. Those are even more refined. That is good for some schematics despite the fact that a lot of guitar amplifiers do not require nor benefit from HighEnd HiFi tubes. You can easily go with 300 to 500 hundred bucks pair of HiFi tubes and those will not guarantee better sound in the guitar amplifier. At yhe same time you will notice that extra quality in the home HiFi amplifiers.
TungSol tubes are more suited for rock but still retain nice level of details.
I have started my love relationship with the Hammond iron with small single ended amplifiers. I used them there first as output transformers and chokes. Nowadays almost all chokes I use are made by Hammond. Their iron is just better than expected for the price. Though they have started making some of their stuff in China. To be honest I haven't notice issues with those nut still when I can, I get Canadian products. Sadly some models are made in China only.
In a world of boutique stuff made in China label is almost not acceptable disregarding how good part might be. People relate to it like it will be bad quality.
TungSol availability is back to normal luckily. Few years ago, in time of this video, availability here was extremely bad. For one of my amplifiers, I have chosen a specific tube from TungSol, and I didn't want anything else. It was impossible to get them. I was talking to my tube guy, and he plainly said it was politics. They couldn't import stuff from that country. I'm glad that at least that part of the nonsense is over.
Thanks for your informative input, 9W.
Uncle Doug takes his time to please all the patient lil boys and girls out in UA-cam land. Victory ✌️
Yes, he does ;)
Another great video Uncle Doug.
I'm no expert, but if I may offer a few suggestions: 1) a little silicone under all filter caps to help secure them 2) move the AC safety ground from the PT mounting bolt to chassis (directly soldered, more reliable) 3) elongate the AC safety ground wire - should someone pull on the power cord and the strain relief gave away, the ground would hopefully remain intact and be the last to go. I believe this is modern safety code as well.
Thanks for your very helpful suggestions, Dave.
There's another adhesive called E6000, it works much better than silicone. I find that silicone is temperamental in what it wants to stick to. E6000 works much better, is very secure, AND comes off fairly easy when you want to take it off. WAY better than silicone.
I agree with everything-for a build-but for a restoration, I can understand not going outside of factory norms
@@scottclark7592 That does assume that the factory got it right (in manufacture or design)
@@UncleDoug Doug, I would have also simply replaced that red B+ wire that lost its insulation near the ground post, at 40:15 .
Thank you for another great presentation. It is always uplifting to see that there is a new uncle Doug video notification. BTW, the switchable NFB loop mod you made to my 66 super is a real game changer in my opinion. I would recommend it to anyone .
Thanks so much, Michael. I'm glad to hear that. The mod has become standard procedure on all Fenders I work on.
I’m chasing a blown fuse in a 1979 Pro Reverb Ultralinear. Uncle Dougs videos have been a great help.
I'm glad to hear that, GG. Good luck with your repair project.
Excellent...sometimes it takes a lot of digging to find all the problems.
That's a total service call. Thanks Uncle..👍👍👍👍
Thanks, Doc. Many bases were covered :)
The knowledge you have a bout these old amps and the way you implement it in your repairs is just amazing. These amps are truly a treasure, and so are you my good man. Well done!
Thanks twice, Bjorn. We really appreciate it :)
Very interesting, I thought the Dual Showman had two 15s. Very big, very loud.
Clapton and Hendrix used these for a time, and somehow got a nice breakup, despite the (I assume) massive headroom. I've also heard that these Showman heads are basically Fender Twins in different housings, which is also interesting.
Thanks for documentary Uncle Doug!
As I describe in the video, the Dual Showman came in two configurations, TN: 2 x 12" and 2 x 15".
It’s cause Jimi was using a Fuzz face & Clapton a Rangemaster. Can you imagine walking on stage up to your fully dimed Dual Showman amp/ with two JBL15’s -& carefully rolling up the volume knob on your Strat- then you step on the fuzz face? @$#*%# All hell breaks loose! Those were the days, am i rite? I yearn for the days of rock n roll being played in every town, in every club, & on every radio. Groundbreaking LP’s coming out almost every week for a period of 15 years. And music stores where you could buy a new 1965 Strat or a barely used 1960 Les Paul burst. All of these things I never got to experience, nor will I ever get to. And now I’ve depressed myself….. start working on the time machine Uncle Doug
And nowadays most venues won’t let you crank these beast amps anymore because of their stupid new modern PAs and sound engineers, among other things that they won’t let you do anymore nowadays.
@@abubakr6939 How sad.....Dick Dale would never approve.
@@abubakr6939 Go see Tab Benoit play: two Category 5 combo amps, cranked! The smaller one is similar to a Deluxe, or possibly a Twin, and the larger one more like a Twin or a Super. One guitar (a battered Telecaster Thinline), two amps, and no pedals or effects. If the amps have reverb, he doesn't use it.Tremolo? He rotates the guitars" volume knob really fast. The vibrato is all in his fingers. I don't think anybody has the testicular fortitude to tell him to turn it down.
Thank you very much for this video
Thank you very much for being there
Thanks for being so nice, YT.
Refreshing to see someone who knows what they are doing great job uncle Doug.
Thanks, Leroy :)
Lesson learned: Mark the output tubes and their place before removing them. Very instructive video. Top! Rob
Thanks, Rob :)
That Showman is dripping with tone. Very very nice, sir.
Thanks so much, Mt.
Thanks so much for these videos. All please stay well.
Our pleasure, G. You too :)
Well that's definitely some Charmin chiming the wonderful sound of vintage Fender amp
Thanks, William :)
My more than grateful thanks, U Doug. Another forensic success. Thank you, always.
To Rusty: RIP. 💖 To your Darling KittenKatz: Eternal Purrs. To You and Yours: All the very best.
Stay free, D. Rab 🍻 😎 🌠 💚
Wow.....thanks for all the very nice comments, DR. Will do :)
A video a week or a video a month, they are always watched with enthralled interest and much thanks. This one really needed the padels to bring it back though.
Thanks, RPS. One a month is our goal.
I notice I must have watched this one before, but didn't remember. Revisiting as I have a linguini that I may want to sacrifice to build a Dual Showman Reverb... and I found a clean schematic, have most of the parts - a dangerous combination. I keep noticing your amp stand, reminds me to build one of those as well, especially helpful for working on massive chassis amps!! Thank you for still being here ;-). All the best in 2023 and beyond!!
Thanks, Donn. Likewise to you and yours.
Uncle Doug,
I'm a 65 yo machinist, and may I say you're one heck of a nice guy for passing it along.
So nice watching somebody at the TOP of his game.
And humorous, to boot.
Thanks so much, Z. Please see some of my earlier videos featuring steam engines and mechanical tremolos that I created with a lathe and mill.
Yea!!!! Uncle Doug & crew. This just showed up today for me. Yes!!! Such a beautiful amp, the proud owner must have hermetically sealed the amp after using it, & only touched it, while wearing surgical gloves.
Those complaining about the length of time between videos reminds me of when I worked at Lockheed. I was loaned out to another dept. they did basically sub assembly, on certain frames for the C5B. (I was usually installing their work into the aircraft). 1st time I'd done that job. We worked exclusively from blue prints. The entire day, the "powers that be" came by every 15 minutes urging me to go faster, so I'd have time for rework. I told them leave me alone, there won't be any rework. I finished the massive assembly about 30 minutes, before the shift ended, the inspector scrutinized the assembly, stamped off on it. The supervisor & the lead men were almost out of breath, "Where's the frame at?" I said it's up there, pointing to the location finished assemblies were to placed, after they were "sold". They gasped "You're not going to have time for rework." I said "There wasn't any, it's sold, go check yourself." They did, they seemed suprised. The best part was, the supervisor was a hot number. A few years older, but she was a hammer!!! When we swept up, the supervisors, in order to inject a bit of levity, would say "Well _____ you're doing such a great job with that broom, you can come over to my house, & sweep up there."(explosive laughter generally followed from the supervisors) She should never have said that to me. I was 29 still in my prime. I looked at her, eyed her shapely contours, smiled & looked her dead in her eyes, & said "Any time _____, anytime, any day, I'd be more than happy to help you out." Her face flushed red. Then she walked away. All the guys raved about her 20 something daughter, but she was the real hot ticket. LMAO She never made me that offer again!(much to my disappointment 😉)
The moral of the story, is take time to do it right the 1st time. Then you're done with. I guess that supervisor would be near 80 now, but she was a sight to behold.👌
I hope you enjoy it, BG.
@@UncleDoug I added more to my comment, I had no idea I wasn't the only only up this late in the evening. I generally don't go to sleep till about 3 or 4 AM. Have to get my grandson to school at 7:30 tomorrow. I think he has a hot date at the cafeteria. He's in 7th grade now. Wow I'm getting old. Pretty kid though.
@@bluesingmusic3443 Yes, I too stay up late, generally responding to comments from viewers. We envy your grandson......those were the good old days.
Hi Uncle Doug, I think we all appreciate your video's as you and only a few others give us the correct information in your explanations. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 🙂
Wow....Thanks so much, Ken :)
Yet another invaluable repair and lesson for your disciples. I absolutely love your little handheld cards during soundcheck. Thank you Uncle Doug.
Thanks, GAT. We tend to be "low tech" but lovable :)
Thanks Uncle Doug , always a pleasure sitting in while you are working.
We're glad you joined us, Kevin :)
Thankfully we have Uncle Doug for these things.
We are here to serve our viewers, LF :)
Wow. That one was a rollercoaster ride, Uncle Doug. That amp was a perfect storm of problems. Always great to see a new video. I have never once _not_ learned at least one new thing watching one of your videos.
That's good news, Sean. Thanks !!!
I imagine a Circle K Polar Pop enema will give one a wicked tone ring.
Outstanding video, well worth the wait. Thank you, Uncle Doug!
Yes, indeed, the crushed ice helps to sooth the sphincter :) Thanks !!
That thing sounds incredible. 👍🌄🇺🇸🥃
Thanks, RH :)
Uncle Doug ..what great knowledge of tube amp you have. Simply put you are a historian when it comes to the development of tube amps from the inception to the present. Truly a walking encyclopedia ..especially with the history of fender vintage amps..sounds like if you were a design engineer for Leo Fender.
Thanks so much, Rondell :)
Customer gets a fixed amp and Uncle Doug gets a door stop. Win, win! \ o /
The "door stop" will go back with the amp, SF, in case it's ever sold.
It could be opened up and rewound, which I think would be worth it in this case.
i have a 67 showman 12 so i found this very interesting. luckily mine didn't need as much work but i really enjoy how you worked thru the process! thank you!
I hope the viewers who insist that a Showman-12 never existed read this, Michael. Glad you enjoyed the video :)
I’ve been doing business with Viva Tubes for years. They are my first call vendors for valves, they know their stuff, and are great people to deal with. It also doesn’t hurt that I can drive to their shop in under an hour.
Thanks for the helpful info, Howard.
Hello Uncle Doug and Family, Glad your doing well. Wow, what a survivor! Always top rate restorations and narrative of the repairs made and the reason why. Copy that on the primary circuit wiring. What a great tutorial, teacher, I never fail to learn a lot, Thank you so much. Pardon me for being late, very busy working on house, work, etc.. I will always catch up with Uncle Doug. Great video! Very meticulous. Typical Oregon weather, clouds, rain, but, warm. Be good, all the best, Cass.
Thanks so much for all the nice comments, Cass. It's always good to hear from you.
Interesting diagnosis of the transformer. Great info. Yes your video's are worth the wait. Looking forward to the next one.
Cheerz!!!
Thanks so much G & G :)
You’ve definitely tamed those bad packers Uncle D . No more bubble wrap for fear of youtube ridicule! Another Gem pal ! Love from 🏴
It's the styrofoam peanuts that wrankle my hindquarters, Stew.....but, yes, the packing has improved astronomically :)
16:30 Never change you glorious bastard.
Thanks, NN. I'm too old to change ;)
Love your wry and dry banter. Hilarious!
It matches my shorts :) Thanks, Charles.
Love ya Uncle Doug!
Likewise, Randy :)
You, Brad, and DLab have taught me so much
That's great to hear, YAT.
Just came upon this.
Another great one.
So good no BS just the facts.
Yes!
Thanks so much, John. To us, BS is like garlic to a vampire.
A very nice demonstration on the wiring of the fuse, electrolytics replacement and everything else. Many thanks.
Thanks, RA :)
Definitely worth the wait, Uncle Doug. Thank you for producing such informative and entertaining videos. Can't wait to see the next one!
Our pleasure, CG. Glad you enjoy them.
Glad you're not dead yet. Time is needed to get a quality video. Nothing but the best from Uncle Doug. Steve
Me too, HM. Thanks so much :)
WORTH. THE. WAIT. Tremendous investment on your part in terms of time and effort. Rare for my Utube viewing time, I am SMARTER for having spent time with you and your clear, informative, and very entertaining content.
Thanks so much, Steven. Glad to hear it.
Dear Uncle Doug, your amp expertise and comedy bits make you an American treasure. Thanks for every detail you enlighten us with!
It's our pleasure to do so, Ed.
Uncle Doug, YOUR VOICE sounds like a tube amp. ( My Mom had a tube Zenith table top radio with an elliptical speaker, you sound like that).
You post a video, I click.
So enjoyable and relaxing. Like watching This Old House on a Saturday afternoon.
Wow, thanks so much, John :) (spoken in a warm, deep voice).
You sound like the narrator from "A Christmas Story"... and that is in no way a bad thing. So grateful I found your channel while searching for speaker cleaning tips.
Thanks, C. I'll have to start seeking some voice-over gigs ;)
Jack and Ollie are playing better than ever... (Yes, I can tell)
Uncle Doug... you're the greatest!
Thanks so much, Jonny. I'll tell them :)
You are So good at what you do.
Never apologize for the time you devote to such Difficult Projects. If people cant appreciate your Epic Achievements, it's really Thier Problem. This is worth the wait. I had a 100 watt American Guild amp with 4 12 inch JBL Speakers back in the 1980's....ahhhhhh...
Thanks so much, Stephen :)
Uncle Doug I love the video on the showman. What an array of problems. And now it is back in service.
I hope your bias probes are ok.
Thanks, James. I'll let you all know how they turn out.
Capacitors with haemorrhoids - UD, your dry sense of humour really makes my day. I noticed that when you first opened the amp that there was some gooey stuff on the output transformer case as if it had been getting very hot.
Glad you enjoyed it, PC. Yes, the OPT definitely "marked its territory" :)
Great little repair as usual ... Thx for posting ...
Thanks for watching, Ed :)
LOVE the long video! I, for one, appreciate all the detail and the tangential information that you provided.
I love the use of the word "tangential"......so elegant.....and accurate. Thanks so much, Dave.
The Showman/Dual Showman was a bit of a chameleon, in that the cab could be equipped with JBL D140Fs and used as a bass rig as well. A good buddy rocked this setup, with dual 15s back in the mid 1960s when he had to play bass alongside of guys using Twin or Super Reverbs. Loved the video and that classic clean Fender tone!
Thanks so much for the info and nice comments, John.
I have enjoyed your Videos for years. I studied Electronics years ago but was never able to put it all together. Circuits make so much sense when you explain them.. I gave away a 68 Gibson Scout Amplifier because as a teenager I could not afford to have it repaired. Very Low output with a cheap Harmony Guitar.. Worked fine with a Gibson Les Paul which were too expensive.. Wish I knew about that famous, Tone , sucking Circuit.. Reason for comment is Hammond Transformers. My Uncle was a self taught Ham Radio Pro / Engineer who created video images and Ham Radio transmissions to various foreign Radio hobbyists by using parts from Army Surplus equipment. His Antenna was a Huge coil of Copper water pipe. He was responsible for transformer design At Hammond MFG, Guelph, Ont. Canada. from the late 50,s to 70's until his passing. Just thought you might like to know.. Small world!
Indeed it is, Ralph. Thanks for sharing with us.
I stumbled across this video and was mesmerized by your explanation of issues and your thoroughness. I wish I could have had you look at a late 60's Bassman I owned back in the day. It had issues I could not resolve. Thank you!
Thanks so much for your very nice comments, TQ.
Thanks Doug for all you do. God bless Rusty
You're welcome, Wade. Amen.
Resorting to a 1968 Bassman.....We need to start a GoFundMe for that gentleman...that is ludicrous!!
Agreed, Jim. The utter shame of it all ;)
You take all the time that's necessary UD. We love the results. I can't imagine the volume that bad-boy would pump out, especially with 2x15" speakers. I've seen clips of Peter Green with FM using similar amps. Wow.
Thanks so much W&G :)
"Renaissance of shipping technique" gave me a chuckle 😉
Glad to hear it, DV.