A guy has to do what he has to do. Thanks for checking out the vid.

Hippie. :)

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 Pussie!

Now play nice..... For those who may see this, Ken and I go way back. This is some friendly ribbing. He also knows if I thought he was serious I would take a saws-all to his amp.

Hello Bugtustle! If I did that one it is most likely poplar. Also if it is a 2 post trem (strat std) the blocks must be used to make it solid. Thanks for checking in.

Not for this problem. However, I always move the output transformer leads as far away from the ribbon cables (input grid leads) as possible. In fact when I change transformers I actually solder the leads to the bottom of the boards and tuck them away from everything else. Just proper practice. Thanks for checking out the video.

Huh? Sorry, did not hear you. I have a hearing impairment.

Martin has added the same type of much smaller wrench in the pricey tool kit for their new bolt on/shimable neck on the new SC line. Progress..... Thanks for watching.

Either lower the pickups or do not push the string down against the pickup. Or lighten up with your right hand. Bottom line, the string should not hit the pickup at all.

Cost varies over various model revisions, does it need tube sockets? Do I need to make a tube retainer? Can the tubes be re-used safely and reliably? Prices for parts vary ( prices change nearly by every order, except the transformers Mercury has remained consistent for quite some time ) due to supply and flat out price gouging in some cases before the come in my door. Do we need a new speaker? Has it blown up, been on fire, or butchered by some hack? Highest price so far was around $600. not including a speaker.

He wanted to try it with several speakers he already owned before randomly tossing something else in.

The worst shock I ever got was in my very early days. The most convenient place for me to practice at the kitchen table. There was an outlet for my little LINE OPPERATED power transformerless amplifier just behind the chair at the end of the table, and I could lay my instruction book on the table. Sounds like a good plan right? All was well until I put my right palm against the side of my forehead and rested my elbow on the Gas range with electric clock.....of course I still had my left hand on the strings of the guitar. I remember seeing a blue flash, internal of course , as the ground on the stove collided with the voltage present on the ground of the amp. Which naturally passed through the side of my head most likely across my optical nerves to my left hand. I never did that again. Also learned do not play barefoot on concrete with the same amp. :) Kids these days don't know what they are missing.

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 oh shit! That had to hurt! I can kinda relate to that internal shock. I have to get neck injections for some pinched nerves... One time the doc hit a nerve with the needle and it felt like I was getting hit with a 220v line. That hurt like a biotch!

Once I saw the head amp tech at the store I worked at as a guitar guy take roughly 750 volts ac. I was doing some of the amp work and had an Ampeg V22 power transformer unhooked to check out. I had the ac on and ready to test when he came in the door. As he took off his jacket he asked what I was into, I replied I was about to check voltages on this transformer. He spun around with an "I'll do it!" before I could say anything he picked up the meter leads in each hand and latched onto the B+. It quickly knocked him backwards onto the stairs behind us. I asked if he was alright, he was a little pale, and shook. He said Yeah, but it felt like someone was hitting him in the chest with a baseball bat. After a cigarette and some coffee he was fine fortunately. He stopped in to see me last year, Had not seen him for about 30 yrs. Fine and doing well. We laughed about us both still being at it.

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 electricity is to be respected!

If you e-mail me, the contact info is at the top of the page, Click on the more... I will send you a list when I have time.

It was playable. Plus in this case it was a commodity for the current owner. He was an antique store owner who had made a bad investment. Refret was not an option, as original and lowest cost to repair was paramount. I would have had no problem refretting it, however to do it properly would have meant refinishing the fingerboard. All the lacquered boards are more difficult to repair. In this case the frets also need to be removed from the side, not the top. The finish piled up on the sides of, and soaked in under the frets does not make it any easier. If I had my choice it would have been refretted and an aged refin on the finger board. Thanks for checking out the video.

Thanks Matt.

Thanks for the comment. I take a LOT of grief from know-it-all viewers. I have backed way off the videos for this reason. I have decided to resume on a very limited basis. It takes a lot of time to provide free information to many who seem to believe they are entitled to it, or choose to argue facts. This video in particular was done simply to point out the reason for changing this capacitor. If you have not already check out some of the comments. Thanks again, I appreciate it.

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 I am right with you. In one of my videos, a commenter said he would never bring an amp to me because I passed my coffee over the open amp. Hilarious. Could you imagine doing work for a guy who's criteria for choosing a Tech is his coffee etiquette? As you say, recording and editing is a huge amount of unpaid hours. Most of the Techs I know all say the same thing about Trolls. I hope you continue. I like your work.

No, I meant 1/4". They fit very tightly. 5/16" snaps in easier but I prefer the smaller size. E-clips are measured by inside diameter. 1/2" is useless here.

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 thank you I’ll try it out

OK, I have to ask,,,, Why did you think I meant 1/2"?

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 I was watching another KZbin video that mentioned half-inch, but he actually measured so I assumed it was half-inch

Just for fun I measured 2 vintage tailpiece studs this morning. Both measure between .249 and .259 diameter.

The teeth on the washers are pressed both directions, so it grips on both sides. The washer goes between the part ie; potentiometer, jack or switch and the surface it is bolted to whether it be pickguard, control plate, or body.

LOL,,,, the play nice thing just happened in the early days of the video, and it is mentioned in the 100k view video. It seems to be amusing to many. Also seemed like a good opportunity to say goodbye to an old customer and friend. Thanks for checking out the channel.

What plate are you speaking of sir? If you mean the pickguard I did, it just was not shown. If you mean the control plate, well it is metal already and is grounded.

I have no idea.

Exactly, that is why I just had to do this one. It brought back a lot of memories.

Sadly, most did not have this knowledge over 20 yrs ago when the 2000s were born. Most of the amps failed after years of use. Plus, it was their flagship amp. People were impressed by them and they were put on stages all over the world. They had to be good, they were a Marshall!

The covers were left on for sale purposes. He needed it to be as original as possible at this point. Man, that is from a few yrs. back.

Glad you liked it. SOME of us do not still have our first guitar..... :)

I have a few photos....

I know what you mean, I was trying not to channel CCR, BTO, Brownsville Station, and a lot of stuff that just seemed to come back with that neck in my hand. :) The owner even mentioned giving it to me it it had my name label inside. I knew it was not mine, it had some pick wear through the plating into the brass pickguard. Glad you enjoyed it.

You are welcome!

Yep, see it quite a bit. Just in the last couple weeks I dealt with pretty much the same issue in a Marshall Mercury, Ampeg B-25 and a few others. Sorry you had to wade through that video it is an old one of quite poor quality.

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 not at all Charlie! Ive taken some things to you over the years and every time I've been in your shop I always thought to myself, Man I'd just like to hang out in here all day watching and listening to this dude and learning about this stuff! Then I would think about what a pain in the ass i probably would have been! Hey Charlie whats this? Whats that thing for ? Hey Charlie how's this work? 😆 I tell you tho in the pre internet days when i was trying to learn about this stuff but there weren't many resources, to go into your shop and talk to you was like visiting a wizard or something.

Thanks Mike!

No, the coil needs to be wired in front of the volume control in the circuit.

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 alright fair, so just wire the dummy with the magnetic pretty much on the hot gotcha

Short answer is Yes. But.... I have considered taking this video down due to arguments over its usefulness. Another reason I have not been posting videos, because everyone has an opinion and is an expert on all subjects. It works, it has a couple drawbacks, well, because nothing is perfect. However, I have done this for years with a lot of happy owners. It is not a one size fits all magic bullet, and it takes a bit of knowledge to achieve the best results.

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 I understand. But I'd rather listen to people who actually applied what they learned like you. That is why I raised my question. I will see if it will help installing a dummy coil. The original pickup on my strat might do the trick.

You have to use an empty coil with no magnets or iron load. The plastic molded pickups Fender has used work well. You can slide the magnets out. That is exactly what Fender did in the Japanese made Strats in the early 80's. For some reason it was not accepted well.

@@guitarc.p.r.9675 noted on that one, remove the magnets and polepieces...

Remove the from the molded plastic bobbins only. The magnets hold the bobbins together, and the magnet wire is wrapped directly around the magnets. Just in case you did not know.

Sharp eye, but I reviewed the video to check what you mentioned. The strings lined up perfectly, I would not have gone through all that to leave an alignment issue. What you are seeing is referred to by one of my friends as an optical disillusion. I have caught this in other videos and changed angles to show that things are lined up. Videoing from a side angle of slightly above 50 degrees alone makes the strings look further from the fingerboard edge, and closer on the other side. Looking from the bass side and adding in the rise of the strings toward the bridge gives the impression that the strings lay farther from the edge as you move up the neck. Given the quick look, and the factors mentioned above, I can see why you would think that.

Quite the proper business man. He did the same with Kitchen NARB, and Big M. Then there were the mail order specialties like the Marshall Mercury and Capri.