My new "to me" Fender "The Twin"... YIKES!

dondoucette · 08-05-2008, 01:02 AM

So a friend of mine says this amp is pretty darn good, I've heard him play through this amp before and I agree. Last week I found one for sale and it is darn cheap too. I go and see and listen to the amp, sounds good but a 1/4 inch jack is broken and so is the volume pot on channel one, doesn't worry me, I can fix this stuff in my sleep so I buy it. Yikes look what I found...

Aside from this, two of the installed tubes were incorrect, one 12AX7 had a broken envelope.

Now instead of an easy repair I've got to take a serious look at why this amp is such a mess.

Wish me luck.
Don

siore · 08-05-2008, 01:24 AM

Looks like someone's failed project!

Why don't you take it back? Assuming of course seller didn't mention it's issues beforehand.

Splattle101 · 08-05-2008, 02:17 AM

Splat

stryker59 · 08-05-2008, 08:02 AM

now we see why it was cheap!! good luck!! and keep us posted on it!!!

coldsteal2 · 08-05-2008, 10:16 AM

good grief, looks like a big project

ES350 · 08-05-2008, 12:52 PM

Nice---gotta love these hand-crafted works of art.

Blues Power · 08-05-2008, 02:50 PM

i gues you wont be getting any sleep. good luck. im sure it will work out in the end

05hummer · 08-05-2008, 03:00 PM

Holly crap, what the hell haped to that??

dondoucette · 08-05-2008, 05:26 PM

Ya know... I shoulda known something was up when he demo'd the amp on channel 2, he said it was because the volume pot and 1/4" jack on channel 1 was broken.

Funny thing is, despite everything channel 2 sounded great.

I'll keep the amp cause I got it cheap, and I don't mind having a personal project to work on, but next time I'll have to look a little closer at what I'm purchasing.

I'll post what I find and the eventual outcome.

Thanks for looking in.

Don

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dondoucette Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 496 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	My new "to me" Fender "The Twin"... YIKES! So a friend of mine says this amp is pretty darn good, I've heard him play through this amp before and I agree. Last week I found one for sale and it is darn cheap too. I go and see and listen to the amp, sounds good but a 1/4 inch jack is broken and so is the volume pot on channel one, doesn't worry me, I can fix this stuff in my sleep so I buy it. Yikes look what I found... Aside from this, two of the installed tubes were incorrect, one 12AX7 had a broken envelope. Now instead of an easy repair I've got to take a serious look at why this amp is such a mess. Wish me luck. Don

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dondoucette Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Posts: 496 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 2 Posts	Re: My new "to me" Fender "The Twin"... YIKES! Ya know... I shoulda known something was up when he demo'd the amp on channel 2, he said it was because the volume pot and 1/4" jack on channel 1 was broken. Funny thing is, despite everything channel 2 sounded great. I'll keep the amp cause I got it cheap, and I don't mind having a personal project to work on, but next time I'll have to look a little closer at what I'm purchasing. I'll post what I find and the eventual outcome. Thanks for looking in. Don

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