The question at hand is— to replace or not to replace ? Lol
.....and if to replace —-what to replace with?!!!
If you buy vintage tweeds and want to play it them, this is a constant dilemma. I still don’t know a good solution. I do know that caps go bad. The last thing I want to do is blow up an output transformer in a deluxe. I want amps to sound their best ofcourse — but I also want them to retain their vintage value. If caps are replaced, I want the guts to look like the work of art they once were, not just a bunch of orange generic caps.
I know some guys replace the the vintage cardboard over new caps. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I do know that If I asked an amp tech to do this, they’d tell me to invest in medication instead, lol.......
Ok.I get it. I understand the techs position. They fix and service amps to work and sound good. They certainly don’t want call backs because they left borderline parts in an amp to look vintage for the nut that owns them.
At the current time I save the original parts to sell with an amp if they ever get sold. If it’s a cap here or there, it doesn’t bother me as much. But those old tweeds are full of those yellow astrons. If they are all replaced there’s not much left. It ends up looking either like a modern amp or a vintage one that someone just replaced every component on. I’d like it to look like someone respected what these amps once were. Any of you guys have a solution to the playability vs collectibility Problem? And when the Yellow astrons are replaced, or other caps, what a good replacement both in function and look?
thanks
.....and if to replace —-what to replace with?!!!
If you buy vintage tweeds and want to play it them, this is a constant dilemma. I still don’t know a good solution. I do know that caps go bad. The last thing I want to do is blow up an output transformer in a deluxe. I want amps to sound their best ofcourse — but I also want them to retain their vintage value. If caps are replaced, I want the guts to look like the work of art they once were, not just a bunch of orange generic caps.
I know some guys replace the the vintage cardboard over new caps. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I do know that If I asked an amp tech to do this, they’d tell me to invest in medication instead, lol.......
Ok.I get it. I understand the techs position. They fix and service amps to work and sound good. They certainly don’t want call backs because they left borderline parts in an amp to look vintage for the nut that owns them.
At the current time I save the original parts to sell with an amp if they ever get sold. If it’s a cap here or there, it doesn’t bother me as much. But those old tweeds are full of those yellow astrons. If they are all replaced there’s not much left. It ends up looking either like a modern amp or a vintage one that someone just replaced every component on. I’d like it to look like someone respected what these amps once were. Any of you guys have a solution to the playability vs collectibility Problem? And when the Yellow astrons are replaced, or other caps, what a good replacement both in function and look?
thanks
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