New/old amp day (mojo alert)

floyd84 · 02-16-2010, 10:28 AM

I've had this 1962 Epiphone EA-35T for about 17 years. I originally thought it was a 57. It was given to me by the original owner. The Jensen speaker was added by the orginal owner some time in the early 60's. Sent it up to my man Harry at Toobz Amplifier service in Freehold, NJ a few weeks ago and just got it back. He did a great job. He refubished it with a new 3 prong cord, matched set of EL-84s, new output transformer,and miscellaneous resistors and caps. Thanks to BCRGreg for his offer to help me get the reflector knobs, but he wound up taking off the broken rotary on/off switch and installing a flip switch, so I ended up with the extra knob I needed. When I got it home, it was still grimy, so I hit it with some Surf City Garage Dash-Away and it cleaned the Tolex like nothing else I've ever used. The original owner was a heavy smoker and this amp had a pretty good coating of tar and nicotine on it. Unfortunately, my house now smells like an ashtray. This amp sound sweet. It's bright with a little warmth. The tremolo has a great vintage vibe and now I can hear it thanks to the original wooden foot switch being fixed. The first two pics are before, when it was still nasty, the rest are after and some of the stuff replaced.

imsilly · 02-17-2010, 08:27 AM

Sweet amp.

I love old combos, I love to see people bringing them back to life.

Iancognito · 02-17-2010, 10:52 AM

Good work. Looks nice, and more importantly it sounds nice

coldsteal2 · 02-17-2010, 11:57 AM

very cool wish i had hung on to some of
the great old amps i had from the 60's

floyd84 · 02-17-2010, 11:58 AM

Can't wait to see what he does with two of my other amps I brought him. A 61 Silvertone Twin Twelve 1474 and an early 60s Sano 16 watt head I had made a custom cab for that's gettin purple tolex

Reaperc89 · 02-17-2010, 12:28 PM

Cool looking amp with some good restoration work done to it

. That old grill cloth really brings out the vintage look while cleaning up the tolex makes it look classy

onedaycloser · 02-17-2010, 04:15 PM

Glad you got things worked out with the knob.

That's the sort of amp I always dream about when I go to yard sales and flea markets, lol.

02-16-2010, 10:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
floyd84 Les Paul Jedi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 2,344 Thanks: 60 Thanked 148 Times in 39 Posts	New/old amp day (mojo alert) I've had this 1962 Epiphone EA-35T for about 17 years. I originally thought it was a 57. It was given to me by the original owner. The Jensen speaker was added by the orginal owner some time in the early 60's. Sent it up to my man Harry at Toobz Amplifier service in Freehold, NJ a few weeks ago and just got it back. He did a great job. He refubished it with a new 3 prong cord, matched set of EL-84s, new output transformer,and miscellaneous resistors and caps. Thanks to BCRGreg for his offer to help me get the reflector knobs, but he wound up taking off the broken rotary on/off switch and installing a flip switch, so I ended up with the extra knob I needed. When I got it home, it was still grimy, so I hit it with some Surf City Garage Dash-Away and it cleaned the Tolex like nothing else I've ever used. The original owner was a heavy smoker and this amp had a pretty good coating of tar and nicotine on it. Unfortunately, my house now smells like an ashtray. This amp sound sweet. It's bright with a little warmth. The tremolo has a great vintage vibe and now I can hear it thanks to the original wooden foot switch being fixed. The first two pics are before, when it was still nasty, the rest are after and some of the stuff replaced. __________________ 52 Les Paul 59 Burst Replica 59 Junior 59 Junior TV Yellow 69/59 LP Burst Conversion 69 LP Deluxe CSB 71 LP Deluxe CSB 75 LP Deluxe Goldtop 78 LP Deluxe Pro 81 LP Heritage Elite-80 81 LP Custom TSB 81 LP Custom CSB 89 LP Studio White 98 LP Std CSB 99 R6 Yamano Goldtop 00 R9 Tangerine Burst 01 R8 Lemonburst 02 LP Std Plus Honeyburst 03 LP Classic Lightburst 03 LP Classic 3pickup Honeyburst 07 LP GOTW#25 09 Dark Fire #0004 and others

02-17-2010, 08:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
imsilly Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 368 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New/old amp day (mojo alert) Sweet amp. I love old combos, I love to see people bringing them back to life.

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Iancognito Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: England Posts: 465 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New/old amp day (mojo alert) Good work. Looks nice, and more importantly it sounds nice

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floyd84 Les Paul Jedi Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ocean County, NJ Posts: 2,344 Thanks: 60 Thanked 148 Times in 39 Posts	Re: New/old amp day (mojo alert) Can't wait to see what he does with two of my other amps I brought him. A 61 Silvertone Twin Twelve 1474 and an early 60s Sano 16 watt head I had made a custom cab for that's gettin purple tolex __________________ 52 Les Paul 59 Burst Replica 59 Junior 59 Junior TV Yellow 69/59 LP Burst Conversion 69 LP Deluxe CSB 71 LP Deluxe CSB 75 LP Deluxe Goldtop 78 LP Deluxe Pro 81 LP Heritage Elite-80 81 LP Custom TSB 81 LP Custom CSB 89 LP Studio White 98 LP Std CSB 99 R6 Yamano Goldtop 00 R9 Tangerine Burst 01 R8 Lemonburst 02 LP Std Plus Honeyburst 03 LP Classic Lightburst 03 LP Classic 3pickup Honeyburst 07 LP GOTW#25 09 Dark Fire #0004 and others

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02-17-2010, 12:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
Reaperc89 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 688 Thanks: 6 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: New/old amp day (mojo alert) Cool looking amp with some good restoration work done to it . That old grill cloth really brings out the vintage look while cleaning up the tolex makes it look classy

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onedaycloser Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: WNC Posts: 686 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: New/old amp day (mojo alert) Glad you got things worked out with the knob. That's the sort of amp I always dream about when I go to yard sales and flea markets, lol. __________________ Agile CSB AL3K Wide_Fender Toronado CAR_Squier E7 LPB MIJ Strat_SX STL/H Thinline Tele_Yamaha FG350W Twang'd Epiphone Valve Junior w/ VJ Cab_Boss ME-70

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