For the cleaning of the tolex, I've personally been converted to car interior cleaning products, they usually work very well, and are readily available...

Wow, a service manual in hand too! Pro service going on here!

Bringin out the big chassis iron😬

Although I didn't see any obvious work done inside the amplifier it looked all like all of the original "clutch drive" screws have been removed and changed to Philip's screws so it would seem that somebody had been in there before. Clutch drive screws have a socket head shaped sort of like an hour glass......

2:32 Dear child! Use tweezers instead of pliers! )))). You can insulate it with heat shrink tubing. It's more convenient than pliers!

Warning. DO NOT SOLDER A GROUND WIRE TO A CHASSIS UNLESS A EQUIPMENT IS FITTED WITH A MAINS TRANSFORMER, THE TRANSFORMER WILL PROVIDE SAFE ISOLATION

So why not screw that ground into the amp chassis instead of soldering it? Without the death cap that would seem to be the best for longevity.

A musician’s final thoughts should be of Ohio

I wish I had my 71 Ampeg V- 4 back that was stolen a few yrs back. .

Merry Christmas Coleen!!!!

To co robisz jest piękne.

"You call that a soldering iron?" [Colleen draws her huge tool, 250W or the like] "THIS... is a soldering iron." Nice job on that amp. I'm firmly in favor of recapping - no argument about "vintage tone", "mojo" etc. is gonna convince me to leave potentially leaky caps that will throw the bias off and kill the tubes.

Wait, you mean it's possible to have an amp repair channel on KZbin without constantly bitching about every single design choice and the fact that you have to do your job? No drama? No bullshit? Shocking.

Nice to see another repair video. I have a question that hopefully someone can answer… why is it called the “death cap”.

PS Colleen I think you're alright . Have you ever got the chance to work on a World War II B-17 radio ?

I would have loaned a Stratocaster to a pretty serious lady friend musician but come to find out on her tour something happened and all the guitars were knocked over and the headstock broke off of one , I'm glad that she did not borrow my guitar .

That was so awesome, thank you for sharing :}}}}

Great video.

A fire or window toss can't stop a NYC made Ampeg. Man, I want to hear some of Maurice's music , he knows whats up! Tony's mech is so solid!! PGR!!

I have a 63 Jet. Ampegs of this era were built solid and sound great. And you gotta love those clutch head screws.

Great stuff!!!

You are so awesome. I have been watching you for several years, and I am a drummer!

Sweet little segs😊🎸

Great explanation of your processes, this is really educational and getting to see these vintage amps is a treat!

beautiful amp. awesome work!

Cool old amp, and a cool story. I expected to see more of the molded Astrons to go, given at least one of them looked like it'd split.

Diggin' the blister tube packing ... maybe not secure but looks nice.

Awesome! Love the owner, stories and hearing him play it after your overhaul. 5 STARS!

I've got a Music Man 212-65 with 2 12" JBLs, and it sounds incredible with my Strat in between the back and middle pickups!

Sex sells!👌

I have a Reverberocket 2, but have been looking for an original Rocket or Reverberocket with those 6V6’s. The originals break up much earlier than the 2’s do. The 2’s have gorgeous creamy, clean tones. One of each is ideal, imo.

Your patience makes things look easier than they actually are.

Nice rebuild, gave it the love it deserves and cool stories to boot. I've got a '60 Rocket in great shape, all orig. One day it'll get some of the love treatment as well. Be well

MERRY CHRISTMAS, Colleen ! 🎄🎅From your faithful Canadian fan boy supporter in Vancouver Canada 🇨🇦

well i came to this vid on the year stated of the amp. im all most 100% certain that musicman went to the solid state driver board in mid 75 phasing them in and fully in 76. along with the badge color flip change. i have a late 75-76 with the same black on silver badges but mine has the db1 driver board. those was put in place of the 12ax7 so that if something happened to the output side, like the phase tube or so went out, then you wouldnt fry the out put trans and tubes. im looking for a better quality schematic for these as my eyes are getting tired. any help with a good set would be great. my hd130 has developed a reverb issue thats annoying to say.

Best wishes Colleen

do you save discarded copper for recycling? we get good money for it where i live, but appliance cords don't fetch much

I love your videos, Colleen. Have you seen Anthony Fantanos' video on Distrokid?

Thanks that was a great repair/restoration, nice to see the big iron out for that earth. Amp sounds great. A happy and peaceful Christmas to you.

monster iron stealing the show

Your amp sounds awesome. Also, is that a Sunn Enforcer sitting on the shelf? That'd be a fun video.

Well worth restauring❤

You're peppy in this video.

Нормально провела ремонт, ЭЛЕКТРОЛИТЫ поменяла, нужно поставить предохранитель на высоковольтную часть , часто выгорает из за этого , что нет защиты

Ah, yes, one of Ken Fischer’s favorite amps was the reverb rocket. One of his Trainwreck creations was a Rocket, that is lower gain than the Express based on the AC30. I built one, including the cabinet and even wood burned a rose and some heather on the face plate. I then stamped it on the chassis, named after my wife, Heather Rose. Continued the “serial number” of girls names that Ken used. Best sounding head I own.

Nice job bringing that beauty up to modern standards, Colleen. i've got a '61 Reverberocket and it's a *peach* of a noisemaker. Merry Christmas!

Solder the ground wire directly to the chassis? Well you better have a bigass f'in soldering - ok I see you've got one.

Thanks for another great video and Happy Holidays !!!!

Thank you, Interesting video of amplifiers, wonderful channel.

well done- Love your videos. Wish you were around Cocoa Beach, FL so you could service my 1967 Ampeg V4