Hi… This is Dan from FYD… this was a fun project. Never built a DR kit from Mojo. Usually when modify the grounding and some other stuff. We purposely built this the way Mojotone designed it. Just a few tone mods. I am pleased with the results. 😅
My father learned electronics in the US Army Air Force. He maintained and repaired the classified H2X ground scanning radars on B24’s near Foggia, Italy in WW2. He started his own “sound business” in Denver after the war. He put in the PA sound systems at the Red Rocks Amphitheater and the Denver Coliseum in the 50’s. He eventually chose the security of the Denver Fire Dept. over the peccadillos of self employment but continued in electronics in his spare time. I remember endlessly testing vacuum tubes for him while he repaired radios and television sets. My first independent project was a radio built from a schematic. It filled the garage with sparks and smoke when I turned it on. I chose another profession.
What a beautiful video, Keith. Time with old friends. It’s pretty special. It had me thinking of all my old friends who are either gone now, or live far away. Your video had me tearing up and so happy for you making the time to be with your old friends in your old haunts. Pretty special. Much peace to you, Mr. Keith ✌️😌✨
As soon as you identified the resistors on the heaters, my thought was "where'd they come from?". Then, when the volume issue showed up, "A-ha!". Having done a similar thing in a prior build, that's why I check the actual value of resistors before soldering. To me, the 10 seconds needed to confirm values is worth the time not spent headscratching. YMMV. Still, any build where the magic blue smoke stays in the components is a successful build. Good job, and enjoy the amp!
My dad was an Army electronics technician turned electrical engineer and we discussed tube amps on many occasions including the need for distortion in a guitar which was the opposite of everything he tried to do as an engineer for Westinghouse. We talked about it, but never built an amp before he passed. I’ve recently built a Trinity Tramp kit which I’ve renamed the “Victor Deluxe” in his honor. It’s powered with 1960s NOS tubes from dad’s garage and not only does it sound sweet, it has a great story. Dad was a jazz music lover and would have been proud to hear this baby crank up.
Trinity Amp kits are incredibly good. My cousin Mike built one (I believe it was their JTM 45 clone, or something Plexi-esque anyway) and it sounds phenomenal.
Pretty cool Keith! What a great time to get together with old friends. I recently got to do 10 shows with a drummer that I used to gig with back in High School. The cool thing is after 50+ years we are still playing. He is still an animal on the drum set. We will be doing another show at the end of the month for a local theater group.
Fascinating video. You guys did a great job and you reiterated to my why I have no business trying to build one of these amp kits! I’m a 62 year old professional engineer who loves problem solving and really enjoys building partscasters. And every now and then no I start thinking maybe it would be fun to take it up a notch or two and build an amp. *record scratch*…nope, this kind of bc stuff is WAY over my head!! But I definitely enjoy watching y’all build one. Thanks again, cool job!
Oh wow im right in the middle of building the same deluxe reverb i have zero experience in electronics never mind Amp building and now i just watched a 20 year plus vet amp builder repair guru not get it right first time i now have level 10 million anxiety im at the main eyelet board section of my build in the stewmac book i can only pray that all goes well as i do not have anyone that could look at it for me if it doesn't, great video as usual, i can not wait to hear my own DV and yours also when you post it, you do know you are the Morgan Freeman of youtube music with theeee smoothest story telling voice for narrating
As a former Burlington resident I brought Dan a couple of amps over the years, and he was ALWAYS kind/generous enough to get ‘em going for me, even the junkiest of amps in retrospect. Consider yourself very lucky if you have a tech guy of that character near you. Also, I did pretty much this same exact process recently with a DR build - a Weber kit where we upgraded a lot of things - and the results were very much worth the effort. Highly recommend going the build route if you’re privileged enough to have the opportunity!
Nice. Dan just corrected a bunch of misguided work done to my Ampeg Reverberocket 2. I couldn’t be happier with the amp now. I found him through one of your other videos. Thanks to both of you guys.
Pray for me, I just got my Rocket back after 10+ years. It was a studio piece for a good friend's studio, and then also lived in my old drummer's barn for a couple of years. It was my main rig when we were in a band together in the early 2000s. It's still in very solid shape (for a 30 year old amp) but obviously needs a complete re-tube and I sort of want to get it checked out, just to make sure that's all it needs. Wish I lived even remotely close to this fella in Burlington, obviously really knows the ins and outs.
Ooooo that vintage output transformer is proof of a true friendship! 😎 I knew Dan from the Hoffman Amplifiers forum but never saw him before. Almost makes me feel like a stalker 😜
So great to build with a friend - and David Barber is amazing. Still have my silver Sharpie Direct Drive, and just had him build me a lo-gain Direct Drive custom. Can't wait to see what you two come up with!
Ya know, this little story has inspired me to reach out to an old... rather, long-time guitar friend with whom I've lost touch. Guitars & amps are fun, but it's our friends that make it meaningful. Thanks for that, and for another great video Keith!
Man, what an emotional and inspiring visei to me… as I, myself, have a luthier friend that lives far from me and we try to at least once a year to meet at his workshop to spent a day woking on my guitars, but mostly talking about life, family, guitars, music… it’s always a very special moment to me. Thanks for the video, can’t wait to hear de amp you’ve build! Take care!
Thank you for another great video! Now I have a new bucket list item. Side note, I used to see Dan when riding the shuttle van. Great guy to chit chat with.
I'm glad that your amp buddy is still around. I lost mine several years ago. Always find time to reach out and keep in touch. I'm glad that he was still there when time came to finish your Deluxe Reverb. I have an early 70's that has been rewired to Blackface spec. They are amazing amps.
A capacitor is a capacitor. There is no magic. I’d suggest learn what a capacitor does and how they work before regurgitating that a special blue cap matters…
@@deanhorler-f5ethe only thing that causes a change is the capacitance. Maybe take an electro magnetism physics class. They hold and discharge charges, coulombs. A lot of snake oil has been sold throughout the history of guitars and amps, and a lot of people unwilling listen with their eyes and not their ears.
Thank you for sharing the build process. What a memorable time to spend with a dear friend building an amp! Just wanted to say that, after buying the fww BUSS HG blue pedal a couple of weeks ago, I liked it so much that I also bought the original fww BUSS in white. Both are really nice. Well done!
Small World, I live and work in Toronto but Mom lives in Vermont and eats at same restaurant , just love this channel , thank you and can't wait to hear the Amp, please do a segment soon . J... Toronto
Hi Keith! Glad to see that your Deluxe Reverb amp kit turned out well and that you are happy with the result. During the pandemic I built a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe amp using a kit from Trinity Amps here in Canada. It's a great little amp! By the way the last time I went to Burlington Vermont it was to see Joe Bonamassa in concert at The Flynn Theatre. Great show! And Burlington is a nice little town!
Another special vid. Takes me back to the days when I was in my teens where I'd build my tube transmitter for my own hobby. Focusing in on a build is a journey all in it's own where you learn, re-learn and when you finally get it all running right, the feeling of unusual achievement.... and know it will be easier the next time. I remember going so slow I'd trace the paper schematic circuitry with a yellow marker for resistor, capacitor and wire connection just so I could keep track of the progress. Great friends are rare and your buddy Dan is one of them. He did a pro job on wiring and dressing the complete underside of the chassis. His skills took alot of the guess work out of shooting the bugs. Wishing you the best with your amp. Play on. Be well.
I love when people say...'I love the sound of my amp'...but actually have about 5 pedals in front of it..all turned on. This is a great video, as always!
I enjoyed the solder smoke video haha just just kidding that was a great video. In a few weeks Im heading from nashville to Dyersburg to the wedding of my best friend since 1st grade's daughter. I look forward to catching up.
Keith, a huge thanks for sharing this, you've helped change this 60+ year old guitar player's mind on why this detail on amps is so important. I've traditionally been a 'plug it in, your hands are all you need' tone guy, but this video points out the difference with logic and care. Truely grateful.
Glad that you got to spend some great quality time with your friend Keith! Now, you'll always have those great memories come back when you play through this wonderful amp. Rock on!
I gained 5lbs at the beginning, as I did on all my many motorcycle tours of VT/NH/ME! The Mojotone cabs also looked familiar, they built my last 2 1X12 pine tweed, and 2X12 Celestion anniversary cab. The former having Celestion Blue's, and the latter Celestion Cream Backs. Everything else was very interesting! For me, after almost electrocuting myself twice, I don't allow myself to touch anything more than 12V!! Not sure on amps, but minimum!! Very cool Keith!! Thanks for taking us along!! 8) Peace --gary
"nothing like the first time..." If I had a nickel for every time that statement bit me in the butt. Happy you guys got it running in the end. Great testament to always checking your BOM parts list and knowing you're never feeling more humbled than when you overlook a resistor for a few hours. Would love to try building an amp one day, really love the idea of an old Tweed Tremolux.
In about 1974 I tried a gold Les Paul Deluxe and a cherry 335 through a Deluxe Reverb in London UK. I chose the 335, took all the cash I had and a bit of a loan. Never regretted it but I then always wanted the amp too. Still haven't got one. Lovely sound.
Loved this vid. I built the StewMac version of this kit earlier this year. It was my first amp build, so I took a heck of a lot longer than a weekend to do it! That moment when you first fire it up is both totally nerve wracking and extremely satisfying.
Really nice feel-good video and a great choice of speaker. I put the same Creamback Neo in my 5e3 build, and love it. I'm now tempted to do a Deluxe Reverb for my next build. Keep up the great work.
I used to own a ‘73 Twin Reverb with JBL speakers for many years. But as I am into rock and blues music, this guy was always too clean, much too loud and, when I grew older, also too heavy. A couple of years ago I converted it into a Deluxe with master volume and two Greenbacks. What a great amp! I call it the Twin Deluxe and I love it. From the two left over transformers out of the Twin I then built a 50 Watts JCM 800 from scratch. Amp building is so satisfying!
With no experience with guitar amps I replaced all the caps in my beloved aged Seymour Duncan Convertible 100watt. It was a success ! I’m pretty good with a soldering iron and wiring guitars. I thought maybe this Deluxe project might be fun but after watching this I’m too scared to try. Thanks for all your great content!
I just completed a Trainwreck Express clone as my second amp build ('57 Tweed Deluxe was my first). The absolute worst part of the build was I had a blank chassis that needed ALL the holes drilled (sockets, pots, screws, etc...) not fun at all. The power-up mirrored yours, lightbulb test all good, but no sound. Three days of staring at the amp, findind something, repair it, stare at it some more, repair...repeat until the glorious sound makes it from input to speaker. The troubleshooting is fun as you learn along the way. Building them you have the freedom to add in the features you want and also make tweeks to the tone (My Express has adjustable bias and a master volume). I also have a '65 DRRI that I added reverb/tremolo to the Normal channel and also changed the tone stack to a Twin Reverb w/more gain and less bass going through (why have two identical channels on the amp?). Looking forward to hearing the amp in future videos.
I built one earlier this year that's making the rounds in the vicinity of Denver, playing small clubs and making its way into some recordings. It's a great amp. This one that you guys built is super nice.
Hey Keith, I know the feeling of having something I want to do get pushed down the list of priorities! Though I manage to get a few of those things done, I rarely get the chance to get around to all of the many things I want to do! Steve Vai once spoke about this in one of his Podcasts saying he has about a thousand things he wants to do on life, but realized once he estimated the time each one required, he'd need several lifetimes, at best. He then said he prioritizes them by importance to him and how long they'd take, then decide what steps to take to realize their completion. For example, the Hydra guitar and amp system in collaboration with Ibanez too so long, the Steam Punk visuals were already out of style by the time the project was completed! I can relate to that... not to mention, I keep adding things to the list.. and often they take priority because they're at the front of my mind and most interest to me... so yes, it takes discipline to stick to what you first set out to do and not be distracted by the next new thing! I admire how you stick with it... and got this one checked off the list! Great video, as always! 🤘😎🎸
Put a 50W Celestion Alnico Gold in mine and it's a treat. But I also used oversized power/output transformers and 6L6s to make it a 40W Deluxe Reverb. It's a great match. I have a Creamback and like it, but prefer in a tweed or brit style amp...
This is excellent 👌 and i appreciated it can you do a video of G&L bass guitar's like the L-2500 five string bass guitar and the L-2000 for string bass and the jazz bass guitar and p bass guitar from G&L tribute L-2500 five string bass guitar is my favorite I have one i do have a lot of G&L gear
I like all your videos! This kind of content is music to my ears! I’m a tech and love amps so more, more, more. I want to build a single channel Blackface Deluxe, I really only need one channel. The cab can be more of the size of a Princeton. To your, or anyone’s knowledge if there is a different sound of a Deluxe with only one channel? It will be interesting to see you evaluate different speakers in your Deluxe, might help me make a selection of what to pare the amp with the speaker and cab. Thanxz!
Hi… This is Dan from FYD… this was a fun project. Never built a DR kit from Mojo. Usually when modify the grounding and some other stuff. We purposely built this the way Mojotone designed it. Just a few tone mods.
I am pleased with the results. 😅
My father learned electronics in the US Army Air Force. He maintained and repaired the classified H2X ground scanning radars on B24’s near Foggia, Italy in WW2. He started his own “sound business” in Denver after the war. He put in the PA sound systems at the Red Rocks Amphitheater and the Denver Coliseum in the 50’s. He eventually chose the security of the Denver Fire Dept. over the peccadillos of self employment but continued in electronics in his spare time. I remember endlessly testing vacuum tubes for him while he repaired radios and television sets. My first independent project was a radio built from a schematic. It filled the garage with sparks and smoke when I turned it on. I chose another profession.
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Didn't see where this was going hahahah
My father flew B-17s out of Fogia in WWII. We drove through Fogia together in the 70s.
My WW2 dad told me that they would calibrate their new-fangled radar equipment by bouncing a signal off of the moon!
@@MikeSmith-uf3zn Your mom cares.
This is why I love this channel. Music is about people stories. Keith tells some of the best stories in music. I wanna build an amp now.
"Music is about people stories", not sure why but that statement really resonated with me, it reminded me why I love music. Thank you for that.
What a beautiful video, Keith. Time with old friends. It’s pretty special.
It had me thinking of all my old friends who are either gone now, or live far away. Your video had me tearing up and so happy for you making the time to be with your old friends in your old haunts. Pretty special.
Much peace to you, Mr. Keith ✌️😌✨
This video makes me ridiculously happy. I’m glad for you to have this opportunity.
Nice job!
As soon as you identified the resistors on the heaters, my thought was "where'd they come from?". Then, when the volume issue showed up, "A-ha!". Having done a similar thing in a prior build, that's why I check the actual value of resistors before soldering. To me, the 10 seconds needed to confirm values is worth the time not spent headscratching. YMMV.
Still, any build where the magic blue smoke stays in the components is a successful build. Good job, and enjoy the amp!
I really got a feel for how amazing your trip must have been. Must have been a very memorable experience. Glad you filmed it.
My dad was an Army electronics technician turned electrical engineer and we discussed tube amps on many occasions including the need for distortion in a guitar which was the opposite of everything he tried to do as an engineer for Westinghouse. We talked about it, but never built an amp before he passed. I’ve recently built a Trinity Tramp kit which I’ve renamed the “Victor Deluxe” in his honor. It’s powered with 1960s NOS tubes from dad’s garage and not only does it sound sweet, it has a great story. Dad was a jazz music lover and would have been proud to hear this baby crank up.
Trinity Amp kits are incredibly good. My cousin Mike built one (I believe it was their JTM 45 clone, or something Plexi-esque anyway) and it sounds phenomenal.
Pretty cool Keith! What a great time to get together with old friends. I recently got to do 10 shows with a drummer that I used to gig with back in High School. The cool thing is after 50+ years we are still playing. He is still an animal on the drum set. We will be doing another show at the end of the month for a local theater group.
Has to be so satisfying to put something like that together and hearing it
Fascinating video. You guys did a great job and you reiterated to my why I have no business trying to build one of these amp kits!
I’m a 62 year old professional engineer who loves problem solving and really enjoys building partscasters. And every now and then no I start thinking maybe it would be fun to take it up a notch or two and build an amp. *record scratch*…nope, this kind of bc stuff is WAY over my head!! But I definitely enjoy watching y’all build one.
Thanks again, cool job!
The memories you built will be even greater than the amp. Thanks for sharing your story.
Oh wow im right in the middle of building the same deluxe reverb i have zero experience in electronics never mind Amp building and now i just watched a 20 year plus vet amp builder repair guru not get it right first time i now have level 10 million anxiety im at the main eyelet board section of my build in the stewmac book i can only pray that all goes well as i do not have anyone that could look at it for me if it doesn't, great video as usual, i can not wait to hear my own DV and yours also when you post it, you do know you are the Morgan Freeman of youtube music with theeee smoothest story telling voice for narrating
As a former Burlington resident I brought Dan a couple of amps over the years, and he was ALWAYS kind/generous enough to get ‘em going for me, even the junkiest of amps in retrospect. Consider yourself very lucky if you have a tech guy of that character near you. Also, I did pretty much this same exact process recently with a DR build - a Weber kit where we upgraded a lot of things - and the results were very much worth the effort. Highly recommend going the build route if you’re privileged enough to have the opportunity!
Nice. Dan just corrected a bunch of misguided work done to my Ampeg Reverberocket 2. I couldn’t be happier with the amp now. I found him through one of your other videos. Thanks to both of you guys.
Pray for me, I just got my Rocket back after 10+ years. It was a studio piece for a good friend's studio, and then also lived in my old drummer's barn for a couple of years. It was my main rig when we were in a band together in the early 2000s. It's still in very solid shape (for a 30 year old amp) but obviously needs a complete re-tube and I sort of want to get it checked out, just to make sure that's all it needs. Wish I lived even remotely close to this fella in Burlington, obviously really knows the ins and outs.
Thanks for letting us in on Dan’s and your Amp hang.
Great storytelling as always!
Ooooo that vintage output transformer is proof of a true friendship! 😎
I knew Dan from the Hoffman Amplifiers forum but never saw him before. Almost makes me feel like a stalker 😜
Just finished building a Tweed Bassman amp from Mojotone. Building your own amp is so gratifying. Love this video!
So great to build with a friend - and David Barber is amazing. Still have my silver Sharpie Direct Drive, and just had him build me a lo-gain Direct Drive custom. Can't wait to see what you two come up with!
Ya know, this little story has inspired me to reach out to an old... rather, long-time guitar friend with whom I've lost touch. Guitars & amps are fun, but it's our friends that make it meaningful. Thanks for that, and for another great video Keith!
Man, what an emotional and inspiring visei to me… as I, myself, have a luthier friend that lives far from me and we try to at least once a year to meet at his workshop to spent a day woking on my guitars, but mostly talking about life, family, guitars, music… it’s always a very special moment to me. Thanks for the video, can’t wait to hear de amp you’ve build! Take care!
Beautiful build on a very special amp! Nice work Keith.
Thank you for another great video! Now I have a new bucket list item. Side note, I used to see Dan when riding the shuttle van. Great guy to chit chat with.
Good job as always !
So pretty!
I'm glad that your amp buddy is still around. I lost mine several years ago. Always find time to reach out and keep in touch. I'm glad that he was still there when time came to finish your Deluxe Reverb. I have an early 70's that has been rewired to Blackface spec. They are amazing amps.
You got a good friend, he installed you blue molded caps. Those are rare and very expensive but those are also original and make it sound authentic.
A capacitor is a capacitor. There is no magic. I’d suggest learn what a capacitor does and how they work before regurgitating that a special blue cap matters…
@@deanhorler-f5ethe only thing that causes a change is the capacitance. Maybe take an electro magnetism physics class. They hold and discharge charges, coulombs. A lot of snake oil has been sold throughout the history of guitars and amps, and a lot of people unwilling listen with their eyes and not their ears.
I always look forward to your videos . Glad to see your growing it’s well deserved .
Your narration reminds me of Richard Dreyfuss in my one of my favourite films of all time, Stand By Me. Great video in every way!
A beautiful story of a lasting friendship. And an amp.
Great work finding the fix. Looks like a sweet amp. 👍
Greetings from Rochester, ny!
Thank you for sharing the build process. What a memorable time to spend with a dear friend building an amp! Just wanted to say that, after buying the fww BUSS HG blue pedal a couple of weeks ago, I liked it so much that I also bought the original fww BUSS in white. Both are really nice. Well done!
Small World, I live and work in Toronto but Mom lives in Vermont and eats at same restaurant , just love this channel , thank you and can't wait to hear the Amp, please do a segment soon .
J... Toronto
Hi Keith! Glad to see that your Deluxe Reverb amp kit turned out well and that you are happy with the result. During the pandemic I built a 5E3 Tweed Deluxe amp using a kit from Trinity Amps here in Canada. It's a great little amp! By the way the last time I went to Burlington Vermont it was to see Joe Bonamassa in concert at The Flynn Theatre. Great show! And Burlington is a nice little town!
I wish I had a friend like that.
Another special vid. Takes me back to the days when I was in my teens where I'd build my tube transmitter for my own hobby. Focusing in on a build is a journey all in it's own where you learn, re-learn and when you finally get it all running right, the feeling of unusual achievement.... and know it will be easier the next time. I remember going so slow I'd trace the paper schematic circuitry with a yellow marker for resistor, capacitor and wire connection just so I could keep track of the progress. Great friends are rare and your buddy Dan is one of them. He did a pro job on wiring and dressing the complete underside of the chassis. His skills took alot of the guess work out of shooting the bugs. Wishing you the best with your amp. Play on. Be well.
one of the best vids you've done. Thanks for sharing and thank Dan for us into the inner sanctum.
Love that you add in the food places! Hope you had fun! Looks like Dan knows what he’s doing.
Wonderful !!!! Excellent work !!!!! I really enjoyed this !!! Thanks and Cheers !!!!
I love when people say...'I love the sound of my amp'...but actually have about 5 pedals in front of it..all turned on. This is a great video, as always!
I enjoyed the solder smoke video haha just just kidding that was a great video. In a few weeks Im heading from nashville to Dyersburg to the wedding of my best friend since 1st grade's daughter. I look forward to catching up.
Keith, a huge thanks for sharing this, you've helped change this 60+ year old guitar player's mind on why this detail on amps is so important. I've traditionally been a 'plug it in, your hands are all you need' tone guy, but this video points out the difference with logic and care. Truely grateful.
Glad that you got to spend some great quality time with your friend Keith! Now, you'll always have those great memories come back when you play through this wonderful amp. Rock on!
I gained 5lbs at the beginning, as I did on all my many motorcycle tours of VT/NH/ME! The Mojotone cabs also looked familiar, they built my last 2 1X12 pine tweed, and 2X12 Celestion anniversary cab. The former having Celestion Blue's, and the latter Celestion Cream Backs. Everything else was very interesting! For me, after almost electrocuting myself twice, I don't allow myself to touch anything more than 12V!! Not sure on amps, but minimum!! Very cool Keith!! Thanks for taking us along!! 8) Peace --gary
A masterpiece
Great fun! Funny how both mistakes were made by you hahahaha "my bad"
Very cool episode !!
Dan knows good music, Zappa poster on the wall.
Friends and special projects great stuff.
"nothing like the first time..."
If I had a nickel for every time that statement bit me in the butt. Happy you guys got it running in the end. Great testament to always checking your BOM parts list and knowing you're never feeling more humbled than when you overlook a resistor for a few hours. Would love to try building an amp one day, really love the idea of an old Tweed Tremolux.
Geezzz this was interesting ! Thanks share with community.👍🇨🇦
In about 1974 I tried a gold Les Paul Deluxe and a cherry 335 through a Deluxe Reverb in London UK. I chose the 335, took all the cash I had and a bit of a loan. Never regretted it but I then always wanted the amp too. Still haven't got one. Lovely sound.
Loved this vid. I built the StewMac version of this kit earlier this year. It was my first amp build, so I took a heck of a lot longer than a weekend to do it! That moment when you first fire it up is both totally nerve wracking and extremely satisfying.
Incredibly enjoyable video Keith. Thank you
I have a Neo Creamback in my deluxe. It’s a great choice
Very cool. Happy it worked out. Rock on!
Really nice feel-good video and a great choice of speaker. I put the same Creamback Neo in my 5e3 build, and love it. I'm now tempted to do a Deluxe Reverb for my next build. Keep up the great work.
Awesome video, can't wait to hear some clips.
What a great video have a wonderful weekend Keith ❤😊
love the story and John Cordy providing the soundtrack!
Congratulation!
I used to own a ‘73 Twin Reverb with JBL speakers for many years. But as I am into rock and blues music, this guy was always too clean, much too loud and, when I grew older, also too heavy. A couple of years ago I converted it into a Deluxe with master volume and two Greenbacks. What a great amp! I call it the Twin Deluxe and I love it. From the two left over transformers out of the Twin I then built a 50 Watts JCM 800 from scratch. Amp building is so satisfying!
Very nice storytelling. Good job. Glad you were successful!
With no experience with guitar amps I replaced all the caps in my beloved aged Seymour Duncan Convertible 100watt.
It was a success ! I’m pretty good with a soldering iron and wiring guitars.
I thought maybe this Deluxe project might be fun but after watching this I’m too scared to try.
Thanks for all your great content!
That was great man. Loved the journey . Dan's the man
⚓️ Thanks Dan 🌈 Keith 🌈
I just completed a Trainwreck Express clone as my second amp build ('57 Tweed Deluxe was my first). The absolute worst part of the build was I had a blank chassis that needed ALL the holes drilled (sockets, pots, screws, etc...) not fun at all. The power-up mirrored yours, lightbulb test all good, but no sound. Three days of staring at the amp, findind something, repair it, stare at it some more, repair...repeat until the glorious sound makes it from input to speaker. The troubleshooting is fun as you learn along the way. Building them you have the freedom to add in the features you want and also make tweeks to the tone (My Express has adjustable bias and a master volume). I also have a '65 DRRI that I added reverb/tremolo to the Normal channel and also changed the tone stack to a Twin Reverb w/more gain and less bass going through (why have two identical channels on the amp?). Looking forward to hearing the amp in future videos.
Great video, Keith. I really enjoy watching your YT channel.
Just when I think about selling my deluxe reverb. Thank you!
Really nice wire dressing. I know it serves a purpose but the appearance makes my OCD happy.
OCD makes a good amp builder
❤ thank you. this is exciting! ❤
I built one earlier this year that's making the rounds in the vicinity of Denver, playing small clubs and making its way into some recordings. It's a great amp. This one that you guys built is super nice.
This might be the motivation I need to build my Mojotone British 50 amp. Great vid, as always!
I've built a couple of Mojotone amps including a Deluxe Reverb as a head. Fun projects and they sound great.
Dan! Thanks for doing this video, Keith. But now I’m craving Al’s French Frys!
I've already built a few guitars from kits and parts, so I do have assembling a pedal and amp kit on my bucket list
Really great. I'd love to build an amp kit one day soon
Hello Keith , if you are curious about other speakers then here is my suggestion , i put an jupiter 12LC in my dr and the rest is history .
@ 5:44 Ah, the old moning glory muff 😂
Hey Keith, I know the feeling of having something I want to do get pushed down the list of priorities! Though I manage to get a few of those things done, I rarely get the chance to get around to all of the many things I want to do! Steve Vai once spoke about this in one of his Podcasts saying he has about a thousand things he wants to do on life, but realized once he estimated the time each one required, he'd need several lifetimes, at best. He then said he prioritizes them by importance to him and how long they'd take, then decide what steps to take to realize their completion. For example, the Hydra guitar and amp system in collaboration with Ibanez too so long, the Steam Punk visuals were already out of style by the time the project was completed! I can relate to that... not to mention, I keep adding things to the list.. and often they take priority because they're at the front of my mind and most interest to me... so yes, it takes discipline to stick to what you first set out to do and not be distracted by the next new thing! I admire how you stick with it... and got this one checked off the list! Great video, as always! 🤘😎🎸
Super Champ. !!
Deluxe Reverb. Let us do it!
For some reason this video was very emotional. We only have so much time! Get building and jamming!
I've built a couple of those kits for friends. I haven't built one for myself yet. I really should.
Nice ✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻
Syracuse?!?! 😍🥰😍🥰😍
This is an excellent idea for a video, I think you should make more like this and help people learn about mods and builds they can try on their own.
I will never do this but it is interesting to watch.
Put a 50W Celestion Alnico Gold in mine and it's a treat. But I also used oversized power/output transformers and 6L6s to make it a 40W Deluxe Reverb. It's a great match. I have a Creamback and like it, but prefer in a tweed or brit style amp...
I was waiting for..."GREAT SCOTT!!!". lol
This makes me want to get out the 5W tweed princeton ( vol and tone) kit i bought from Weber a couple of years ago and finish it. Thanks!
Yo still never made a short history of Randy Rhoads guitars 😢he had so many cool ones I think it would be so fun to research
Man. This stuff is solid gold. You and Zac compelled me to get a DR just recently and I cannot be happier!
I always use a multimeter on my resistors before soldering them in. I've put the wrong ones in the wrong places too many times.
This is excellent 👌 and i appreciated it can you do a video of G&L bass guitar's like the L-2500 five string bass guitar and the L-2000 for string bass and the jazz bass guitar and p bass guitar from G&L tribute L-2500 five string bass guitar is my favorite I have one i do have a lot of G&L gear
G'day Keith, I was delighted to hear your GA40 paired with my Telecaster pickups in Lyle's recent video, it brought joy to my heart.
I like all your videos! This kind of content is music to my ears! I’m a tech and love amps so more, more, more. I want to build a single channel Blackface Deluxe, I really only need one channel. The cab can be more of the size of a Princeton. To your, or anyone’s knowledge if there is a different sound of a Deluxe with only one channel? It will be interesting to see you evaluate different speakers in your Deluxe, might help me make a selection of what to pare the amp with the speaker and cab. Thanxz!