Take the time and DO IT RIGHT... [Vintage Fender Pro Reverb Pt. 2]

Replacing the caps in the doghouse of this beautiful 1967 Fender Pro Reverb!
Pro Reverb Playlist: • 1967 Fender Pro Reverb
00:00 - Playing test
00:31 - Further inspection of amp
01:55 - Bulging caps
03:54 - And we're off! Removing caps
07:08 - What's behind the curtain
08:25 - Handwired indeed!
09:05 - Checking resistors
11:49 - Phone a friend
13:52 - New cap time!
17:28 - This stuff matters to me
17:55 - Silicone
18:51 - Caps in, time to solder
19:20 - Note for the future
19:39 - The motto I ascribe to when working on vintage amps.
21:31 - Recap of work done so far
23:45 - Play test
25:32 - Conclusion
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[@seanzinger]

God I love the sound of a Jazzmaster. ❤

[@rightlurker4674]

To straighten component leads, try rolling the lead between two blocks of wood. Put one block on your bench, put the component lead on the block of wood, and roll over the lead with the other block of wood. Hard to explain in words, but you'll get it.

[@jcsk8]

Nice to see that the cool sound is going on. Congrats.

[@jonnybeck6723]

'twas luffly guitar plunking... 'no worries'

[@MichaelSmith-rn1qw]

Personally, I would replace the 220K balancing resistors with metal film or metal oxide. They ensure that the voltage is applied equally to each of the reservoir caps wired in series. If one of the resistors fails, the entire voltage would be applied to one of the caps, exceeding it's rated capacity.
Good tip about marking the cap lead length with a sharpie before bending.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Totally fair. As mentioned in the video, I personally just prefer to leave what measures fine alone, but I get it

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

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[@jonnybeck6723]

Just DUG the chime of your Jazzmaster in the intro/opener... (!)

[@dfuzzybuzzy]

NICE Jazzmaster!!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

If you haven't already, check out my collection video, I go into detail about it and all of my other gear.

[@jmtrainz2582]

I think I’ve got a layer of speaker distortion on mine, what volume do you get a little bit of grit, (I know pots can be different) for me it starts giving a little distortion/comp at 2 and 3/4

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

4-5 range gives a bit

[@IAmChrisR]

What pickups are in that Jazzy? Nice job on the amp!

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Thanks! They're Pickup Wizard's, no longer made afaik

[@JeremiahL]

That J hook repair looks janky, but it is covered by reliable soldering practices under ipc class 3 soldering j training for avionics... I personally wouldn't rather remove the leads and solder directly to the eyelet, but there is a legit industry precedent for J hooks.

[@YeatzeeGuitar]

Yeah this has been argued ad nauseam on the channel. Just because it is reliable doesn't mean it's the best way to do things. It's advantage is being quick while not being unreliable. Thats the advantage. You don't know how the other end of the connection is doing, you're hoping it's still solid. Redoing it imo is the clear right way, it looks better and you know it's 100% solid top to bottom. YMMV.

[@JeremiahL]

@@YeatzeeGuitar agreed

[@JeremiahL]

@@YeatzeeGuitar for guitar amps, especially vintage amps, the leave no trace philosophy certainly seems to be applicable.