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RC4558 Variants IC OP amp

Question:
Front end op amps for a Fender guitar amp, (Stage Lead  circa 1982). Which of these would be the proper replacement, looking for low noise, the lead channel has very high gain. Texas Instruments has the following part numbers. RC4558D RC4558DR RC4558P RC4558PSR RC4558PWR What would [...]

Bass amp verses guitar amp???

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Gibson made an amp called the Magnum 800 that came with an integral 200 watt solid-state amp built into the cabinet. This amp utilized 8×12" speakers (all in one enclosure) and was offered with bass and guitar preamps. It is possible that it was also intended for keyboard usage, but I don’t [...]

distortion pedal suggestions

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> > Can anyone suggest a good distortion pedal for bass?
Funny that, I’ve been on the lookout for the same thing. I’ve tried a few so far : Marshall Guv’nor, Boss ODB-3, Boss SD-1 among others and they’ve all sounded pretty crap to me. Too metallic sounding and a loss of [...]

Q — about fender bassmans

Question:
I think he’s talking about the new solid-state ones Fender put out.

Response:
Yep, the new Bassman Series….are impressive. Very efficient Emminence Drivers. Makes the BXR’s sound and even look like crap (they tilt back like the Hartke Kickbacks now, which is like a nice little stage monitor)…. To all you GK 800RB [...]

Something for the most skilled experts.

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Hi.. this question is probably at a level exclusive for the most skilled ones. Anyway.. there’s a simple passive electronic circuit, which has a certain input impedance, will be connected with a following stage with a certain impedance, and has some variable values for the components that build it. [...]

JBLs for a Prinston

Question:
What would be the JBL replacement for a 10" speaker in a  ’79 Prinston Reverb?  I mean, what is the series number or whatever?  I am talking about current production speakers.  Thanks. Mark

Response:
Since no one is replying I must assume that a JBL is a JBL and I would just [...]

FS: Fender guitar amp

Question:
Fender Bullet amp, perfect condition, 2 channels, clean, and distortion, look it up on Fender.com. I have played guitar for 7 years, and have finally gotten a new amp. Please email me for details, or with offers over or around $30. Thanks-Mike

Response:
hi still have the amp or is it [...]

Fender Guitar Amp Hum (yep, again)

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Allright, I’m sure you’ve heard this one before, but here it goes: I’ve got a Fender Bassman 135.  I recently changed the filter capacitors with Sprague Atoms and Illinois Capacitors.  For the 220 V capacitors, Matt Griblin of Griblin Engineering (where i got the caps from) didn’t have any 220’s but [...]

Reverb/tremelo footswitch for sixties blackface Fender amps

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Does anybody know of a source for reverb/tremelo footswitches for sixties blackface Fender guitar amps, such as the Twin Reverb, Super Reverb, Deluxe Reverb, etc.? I would like to find some original working Fender footswitches if possible, or at least a current dual footswitch pedal from any manufacturer that will [...]