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Very nice Demo, I have a 703 in prestige condition (mint) and have to say these are very nice little studio recording amplifiers. I recommend to have them upgraded on being grounded. And three prong plug. These have great vintage tone. And the appearance it's self has the look of great nostalgia.

Great video.

I have a 71 Champ as well...funny thing I restored it 11 years ago when this video was made, and I was living about a twenty minute drive from y'all.

I used to work at Pye when these were made. When they were launched at a major radio show in London they had a problem where a transistor failed after about an hour. While they were demonstrating the unit to the public at the front of the stand I was round the back with other apprentices soldering in new transistors for the next demo.

A five second google search would have told this man this amp is a 1957 model and not 1960, and that's why the original speaker also is from 1957... duh. Also, some caps (like Ajax blue Molded) stand the test of time much better than others, and may not be replaced like he's doing here.

How much did it sell for..thanks

This was apparently made specifically for export. Must be a 120v 60Hz model

I feel like my ear drums have just been sanded.

I was searching demo about 1966 fender super reverb and when I've heard the clean tone I said "oh yeah this demo will be something else." Then the foxey lady came.

The shure sm-58 vocal mic thrown in front really showcases how good a 65 Fender Super Reverb can sound, even when recorded poorly. The harsh ugly pops and clicks from you overloading your audio interface (which is probably set up even worse)...is...just as fun.

pedals sound like crap cmon.... the phaser is cool

Was that SG plugged direct to the amp?

Cool. I still have mine, fully operational, bought back in 1965 with paper route savings. These days, I usually prefer other amps, but hey, it was my first amp, so I'm keeping it! lol And besides, it's always handy for some unique recording tones at the very least. I guess the vintage spring reverb wasn't working on this one, though. Too bad.

I got a brand new Gibson melody maker and Kay 703 Amp Christmas in 1963,Mom&Dad gave about 135.00 for both. How things change..

I read through the comments first, and I respect the opinions of other ampophiles (if that's not already a word, then I just coined it), but I love this man's no-nonsense approach, and I'd bet good money that he came to it through years of working on amps on the bench, just as he's doing here.

I had one when I was 14 and have 2 of them at present.....and Im 64 years old...Great amp

Sounds like a chicken farting through a straw. I'll stick to my JTM45 and my Superleads.

I have a U-45 and a U-75..............Timeless Killer tone.....

i have one of these. going to get it up and running soon. Great Video !

What a beauty.

Hi Mr. Michael Rubano, how are you? My name is Cesar Augusto De Cesaro, I live in Passo Fundo, state of Rio Grande Do Sul, in southern Brazil. I saw your video and decided to take the opportunity to ask if you have the wiring diagram for this device. What I have is the model 1006/360 but it seems to be the same as what you show in the video. Would it be possible for you to help me with the electrical diagram, as I need to restore a device equal to Mr. My email is: [email protected] Thank you for your attention.

Just picked up one sounds great!!!!!

Wonder u guy would have any KIEL amp and possibly some leftys guitars

Cool! I own one of these and it's pretty much all original :-) So far, I've just replaced the electrolytics but I'm happy to have this guy :-)

As a guitarist, thank you for testing those components before replacing them. Does ANYone make a 6v6 other than JJ? Does this Strat player have any BASS running on this amp? It sounds awful ... just flat-toned and ratty sounding. All the others I have heard sound fabulous. What's up?

is this a solid state or tube? Is it a ceramic cartridge ?

Had one and sold it. Worst mistake of my life.

I am so glad I didn't see this video before buying my 1962 Gibson ga20t. the recording here is not good. my amp sounds sooooo much better that that is the only answer. even sicker when I play my strat through it and add a tube screamer. instant 60's Clapton tone. if you can buy one of these I highly recommend it. thanks for the video anyway, I thumbed you up for good intentions.

My Foxy Lady unit (which internally is a Mosrite Fuzzrite circuit btw) sounds nothing like this one here. Well, maybe it’s because they’ve put the mic on the wooden frame of the amp instead on the speaker 😂 (???)

I love amps! I,d remove furniture and redo the living room with them!!

My first amp. It came free with my first electric guitar, a 1957 Gretsch Streamliner. Total cost: $125.00 in 1965..

My grandpa gave me one of these amps. Had it sitting in his shed for years. Can’t beat the classic tube amp sound! I’ve got a 30w line 6 spider that’s about the same size and the ol univox blows it out of the water

I owned one of these. Looks great. Sound was mediocre at best.

great amp love it

I can imagine when fully restored these beauties sound AWESOMELY AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS! 😍😍😍😍😍

exactly, thats a tremolo but the dude with the sunglasses must be the expert!

Did you ever find out more information on this amp? I have the same exact amp ❣️

R.I.P. people with ears.

Nice versatile amp. that's a pretty Strat too.

Hey I just had to write as you did a great job showing this amp. I found one today on Craigslist, complete for $40 with another amp too. Awesome

Sounds like shit and I love vintage amps especially tweeds

If this unit was made by PYE in England for CBS, obviously taking the power supply voltage and line frequency into account as they built this, then the very fact that it was built in England is the guarantee of quality that would not be so if this were made by CBS instead. Thus the player should by rights carry ONLY the British PYE trademark and not be stigmatised by the trademark of an inferior company(CBS). No, I'm not English, I'm Australian but I know that British companies built top quality gear, much like Australia did in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

Hi, What is the record you are playing on this lovely deck? Regards,John

I live in Cambridge UK and remember this model so well.My father worked at Pye and a friend, Les Coe, was in charge of the model shop where the cabinet was designed and produced.I think it retailed for around 61 guineas, a fortune at the time and replaced the legendary Black Box record player, having gone through 4 versions in 11 years from 1953.As a 14 year old, I would have given anything to have owned such a prize item.I recall Les telling me that they were having horrendous problems keeping the veneers from lifting on the lid, as it wanted to straighten out !.I do not remember what the final fix was.I have never seen one with a Garrard turntable, all the UK ones had a BSR UA16 painted in a unique mushroom colour and the pick-up cartridge was unique , with a cantilever ' butterfly ' spring loaded cartridge, carrying a ' push-and-turn ' double styli through the middle, with double stereo or stereo/78 as an option.There were 2 stands available, the common one was in ' antique cabriole leg style' that was out of kilter with the radical stylng.

sounds pretty tone dead to me

Man I wasn't sure if that guy was really a 'celebrity', but when I saw the indoor sunglasses and fedora I knew then we were dining in tinsel town

Very nice demo and cool sounding amp! I do have one question. I'm listening through a nice studio playback system but I hear no highs whatsoever even with the Strat. Is that the nature of the amp or is there another factor? Thanks!

pathetic...

this has got to be noise from the recording rig , it all goes to crap when they switch off vocal mic's to the amp mic. The Super reverbs are pretty sweet amps and there is no way it sounded like that in the room , if it did these guys are completely deaf.