The Awesomest Vintage Guitar Amp You've NEVER Heard Of - UNIVOX U-45B

[@DrivingDunkShot]

All the caps layed out perfectly with the labels all facing up.. someone built this with pride.

[@swettyspaghtti]

Daniel Jeffries yeah no shit he said that

[@dumbdickler670]

@@swettyspaghtti no harm in saying it again

[@TheGuitologist]

I don't think I mentioned the labels, but yeah, whoever sat and wired this took pride in what they were doing. Either that, or her boss was standing behind her with a cane in hand. :D

[@Nickpaflas]

@@swettyspaghtti Settle down, Francis.

[@DrivingDunkShot]

Swetty Spaghtti. I posted the comment. Before brad mentioned it in the video. Have a nice day.

[@robertspencer1802]

Thank you Brad for working on this amp and putting your hart and soul into it! I cannot wait to play and record with this great piece of vintage history! FUN FACT: I also NEVER knew about this amp until I was browsing Brad’s old videos and saw him demo this amp. I immediately went on eBay and saw this amp up for auction and won it and had it sent directly to Brad! The universe wanted me to have this amp and I hope to never let it go! Thanks again Brad for all the great content and knowledge you provide to us!

[@barrymckinley5330]

Niiice, score, Mr. Spencer. Now, rock that, thang !!

[@TheGuitologist]

Thanks for being patient while I got 'er done, Robert! I'll send you an email later today.

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Nice little amp, Robert.

[@w13rdguy]

When I found this comment string, I was thinking this could be the video where Brad looks at the camera at the end, saying, "Sorry, dude, you're not getting this one back!" 😂

[@eddiehumphrys4589]

Fantabulous!

[@jeffbenson6102]

I've got a Lafayette version of this amp. It is every bit as awesome as that one. It's one of my favorite amps of all time, along with my Kalamazoo one. Some of these obscure old amps are the best amps ever.Thanks for keeping these babies alive!

[@jeffbenson6102]

@@goodun6081, I have messed with a few speakers, it sounds great through a different cab with a cheap old 12" in it. It's odd that they put the serial number on the speaker magnet. I will try some different tubes in it as well. I wish I could find a Kalamazoo two, I saw a guy playing through one at a bar one night and it sounded great!

[@keithrevst692]

When I was electricians apprentice the old man who I worked with used the old school strippers and I was always amazed at how good he was with them. I’ve tried to use them several times in my 30 year career with no luck. I’ve even tried to use them with the bolt inserted to keep from cutting into the wire. I never could get it right. It is really cool to see someone use them still today!!!

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Only a tech could possibly say that a circuit board was cute.

[@Nickpaflas]

Perhaps. But he's not wrong.

[@ravenfn831]

All the modern point to point amp manufacturers charge an arm and a leg to have the insides look so neatly done. Pretty cool to think that a Japanese made (not so good at the time) student grade amp could be made with such attention to detail.

[@hoboroadie]

Not much of a tech here but I suffer from Artistic Spectrum Disorder and I definitely found it quite precious and cute. Too much, perhaps, and that may account for how the brain trust overcame the crying engineer and aligned the output and power transformers. I can seldom leave well enough alone and may have tried remounting the output on the outside of the chassis or getting it cross-ways somehow.

[@gowithgroove]

"Completely virgin as well."

[@Eventual420]

Loved the background music. Loved this little Marshall in a box! Love the Gibson Les Paul. Dang it, one of your best videos ever. You're doing the Lords work! Get that amp back to its loving owner! Rock on good people!!

[@ayylmao5121]

me too

[@guitarjoe4379]

That's The Guitologist I remember, getting back to the roots, amps and tubes, before the shitpost friday era began...

[@ayylmao5121]

@@guitarjoe4379 i mean i enjoy both. i prefer to support those who share my views on the world

[@TheGuitologist]

I'm going to always be switching gears on this channel. I get bored easily and I go through periods and moods like anyone else. Even Uncle Doug took an entire year off, you know.

[@1980bwc]

@@guitarjoe4379 Easy what you say about SPF. Lol! Some of us look forward to that every week.

[@Nickpaflas]

Man that is well built and well engineered. Love how you don't have to take the board out to replace stuff. Sounds great too.

[@Guitar_Ted]

That might be the best sounding amp I've heard on this channel. Thanks for featuring it. I have a Univox tube amp head that needs servicing and it is one of the reasons I have been watching this channel. I hope to get it up and running after learning more and acquiring all the equipment to service it. Thanks again!

[@mikeknight9885]

Those old univoxes are typically pretty awesome amps. Nice playing as usual Brad love the harmonic minor leanings .

[@TheGuitologist]

I went on for another half hour jamming on camera, had to edit the demo WAY down. :D

[@larrimos]

The Guitologist you should have left it in man...I enjoy the jams nearly as much as the repair.

[@jordanmayer5932]

Holy tits, that thing has to be one of the best blues rock amps, that tremolo unit in it is amazing, not to mention the fact that its edgy but nowhere near tinny

[@TheGuitologist]

Gritty without being tinny, I agree.

[@substrate001]

Very cool amp. Hadn't seen one of these in decades. You definitely got 'er sounding good, too! Love your sound on that Tele, too Brad. Fun video!

[@mrsockmonkey1969]

13:06 is when the fever takes hold! It’s so cool how a tone can posses you and make you play certain things. It’s like the rock gods of old guiding your hands like a marionette. I had tone yesterday that actually made me close my eyes and start crying. That’s the gift music gives to us. We aren’t worthy.

[@audiotechlabs4650]

Brad, this was one of your finest services. The traces on the circuit board are wide and thick! The Japanese certainly did great design and construction of their amps in the 60s! I'll keep an eye out for this gems in the future! Thanxz

[@dlunsford1980]

Brad single handedly driving up the price of these little gems. Seriously though what's not to like here: cool name, cool look, cool circuit, good speaker, affordable and it's a combo. It even looks like the tubes are still affordable. A+

[@bullet0657]

And they are super light.

[@tommyconancoates7097]

I love that little window on the back of the chassis, that looks like a perfect little amp for beginner enthusiast's of amp tinkering. Only problem is you have now most likely contributed to a spike in price, on the other hand I would never have known this little thing existed, thanks Brad!!!

[@ravenfn831]

The extra playing at the end (very nicely done, btw) is something familiar to all of us tone nerds. When you stumble upon a new guitar, bass or amp that speaks to you, it inspires us to play more and to KEEP playing and exploring. Thanks for sharing the resto AND your inspired playing. Keep up the good work.

[@danvanlandingham3854]

That amp brings back the days when I was working in a music store in North Bend,Oregon between 1968 and 1970 when I was in high school.The store was also a Univox dealer.Univox made a good product as I recall.

[@chrisc6144]

Another great video. With that id like to give you credit on some things. 1 - You seem genuinely knowledgeable and passionate about what you do which is why i enjoy this channel so much 2 - You could have easily edited out the mistake where the wire was cut too short, but you did not, and it's very valuable to note that even skilled trades people make mistakes, some people like to show that they only do everything perfect and thats not the case at all. Big respect for leaving in the realness of working with your hands. 3 - I feel like you know your subject matter, and you stay in your lane when it comes to talking about it. Very refreshing and it adds to your integrity and credibility. No talking out of your ass, not trying to pretend to know more than your experience and knowledge has taught you. Sorry if this seems kind of fanboy-ish but when i see great work I have to compliment. Keep making great content, you've definitely earned a subscription from me. Chris

[@TheGuitologist]

I appreciate that, Chris. Means a lot for you to say that. I still learn stuff all the time.

[@Mojoman57]

Now kith. :-)

[@Guitarmike]

Just ordered some of that coffee, thanks for the tip! Also thanks for all your work with the videos and knowledge sharing. We all learn something from everyone, but I've learned more from you than most anyone lately! I grew up around Louisville but live in AZ now. Miss that area a lot!

[@TheGuitologist]

Cool man. Thanks for supporting the channel! The Jungle Brew is my favorite.

[@silverfallstradingco2155]

Thanks Mike. Your order was roasted this morning and will be in the mail in about an hour. Check your tracking number tomorrow morning. Thanks again.

[@larrimos]

Silver Falls Trading Co wow! Now THAT is service...thanks for supporting brother Brad.

[@Guitarmike]

@@larrimos I agree! I am a coffee lover and can't wait to try it! I will reply with a quick tasting review here when it arrives! I got the Jungle Brew and Mother's Brew being delivered on Saturday.

[@larrimos]

Guitarmike cool. Let me know what you think. I’m a huge lover of coffee as well, it’s one of those things I look forward to enjoying on a daily basis. Just thought it was cool to have such a unique sponsor participate in the guitar community.

[@TheDustyShed]

I haven't visited this channel in several months. Wow, what a great video to come back to. Time to binge a bit. Please keep up with the great content.

[@antares4975]

I really enjoy your videos. They give me the feeling if i had the slightest plan of electronics, even tho i have no idea what you are talking about! I love vintage sound and guitars and your play style really fits it well.

[@blennyvisions8279]

Thank You so much for Your videos!!! I am building my own amps for years now and You are a great inspiration for me 😀🎶. I also appreciate Your tone testing 'cause You show it as a guitarist will use the amp/guitar in real and not like many others who are just playing their scales up and down.

[@alexdeleon7135]

I haven't heard a Univox like this in many years. I've never owned one myself. The example I heard was being played by James Honeyman-Scott at soundcheck in 81.' I was 16 at the time, and was at my first NAMM. I agree the layout of this compact design was well conceived. As with most Japanese engineering; space is populated, but not cluttered. Your use of the shielding tape reminds me of the first thing I would do with an amp like this. Well done, Mr. Brad! Keep these episodes coming. That rig sounded great with single coils. Being vision impaired, I will say this observation with a presumption. Are you using color strings on your tele, or are they very old and need changing? If they're colored, please pardon my incorrect assumption.

[@TheGuitologist]

They are coated black from the factory. They have been discontinued now. I got a deal on a few cases of them when they were discontinued.

[@alexdeleon7135]

@@TheGuitologist Gotcha! Thanks for clearing that up. My vision has always been somewhat of a lemon. All the reason I had to inquire. It was my vision that caused my retirement from touring.

[@zadtheinhaler]

While it sounded pretty good before, post-repair it sounds freaking amazing! Keep it up, brother!

[@blakjack3053]

I don't know. It sounded better to my ears when he first plugged in. Not that the sound after the mod is bad mind you, just saying.

[@BeardedBluesDude]

What a great sounding amp. I need one of these classic amp's in my life :D and Brad you sure make being an amp tech look easy. These small mods that you just blurt out with out even thinking about it much shows the level of knowledge you have. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@talismanrich1032]

That brings back memories. My first amp was a Univox U75 with twin 10s. Reverb was added later with an Ampeg EchoJet with 1x12. That was 50 years ago!

[@chokkan7]

"Nihonjin no me ga surudoi" (means "Japanese have an eye for detail'), and this was true even back in '66, at this nascent stage of their future hegemony in electronics. Thanks, Brad, for this tour through a gem of an amp, and for showing it the respect it deserves...had to love the open chassis design with the metal struts on each end (better than Valco would have done it in the same period)... The 6BM8s were an interesting design, with the triodes creating about 70 mu, and were also used in some small British amps of the period (Watkins, and the later WEMs as well), and I believe they had a reputation for a similar 'dark' tone in those. These tubes are still available NOS for reasonable prices, although some higher powered relatives with the same pinout would now cost an arm and a leg...but I fully concur that for its size, this has an awesome tone.

[@brianyork5510]

Pullin' the chassis, and doin' it from behind. A fine Saturday night.

[@tonyduncan9852]

Wow. What a lovely tone, especially with the tremolo. Fantastic.

[@stevenmiller5906]

Nice improvements in video tech. Extra work shows. Thanks.

[@TheGuitologist]

Thanks for watching.

[@sniffmatip3865]

Well mate I've been following you for a couple of months now and everytime I tune in its an education. My guitar tech doesn't think I'm a total dickhead now, I now know why he would give me a perplexed look when I tried to explane problems I was having with gear. Thanks for the education dude👍😉

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

Excellent Univox Tone Box..!!! Those tubes do a great job..... as I stare at a Univox solid state amp in the corner of my living room....

[@TheGuitologist]

Gotta get your flex on!

[@sambekins]

The Univox 305R guitar amp has a 15 speaker and is a killer amp with awesome tremolo.

[@TheGuitologist]

I have one. I made a video of it about 3 years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6uoZmZrqK6dZ80

[@ctyragdoll]

They're really underrated. I had one that I sold to buy a Bandmaster w/reverb back in the late 60's. I still think it was a poor choice at the time; more power but less "Univox", and that giant 2x12 cab was way to big for a 110 lb girl to lug around.

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

My U-50B is one of my favorite bass amp heads. SS preamp, Valve power amp.

[@OnAir21]

I’ve been staring down my Fender Excelsior Pro as of late, and love how it sounds. In poking around the circuit and design wondering if Fender borrowed from their own concepts, it looks pretty Valco/Supro. But, now looking at this Univox, I think they borrowed a lot from this amp’s design too. Thanks for uploading, and ‘all’ you do on the channel.

[@Classic_Rock_Station]

Looks like someone just wanted to play today. Sometimes an amp can be an inspiration.

[@michaelb.42112]

The ROADHOUSE shirt makes this video even 10x better than it was, and it's already awesome !

[@shankdenchman7970]

i used to remember when people would dread getting japanese gear like they gripe about chinese gear now.. this kind of proves my point that good gear can be made almost anywhere.. its the pride of the workers and the quality inspections that make a good product in the end.. honestly, im sick of hearing that nothing good comes from china.. quality comes from the people manufacturing it not the country of origin... great channel.. now im off to see what i can do with this 1958 6v6 tube zenith amp..... great content brad, thanks!!

[@JohnLee-mq4hk]

My first amplifier was an 8 watt Tempo combo amplifier, which were sold in Australia back in the seventies.

[@turkeeg7644]

Always cool to find a hidden gem on the tone quest. That thing sounds great. I enjoy your videos. I have really come to appreciate amps as an instrument as much as guitars.

[@otekrec]

Amazing tone on this one, Brad. You didn't mention the tremolo much, but it sure is a great sounding one, to my ears. The overall condition is wonderful, too.

[@handmadeindustrial]

“Ask an amp tech” can you do a segment for those of us who “don’t know what the F#%* we are doing”. All about center tap heater, grounding vs. elevated cathode. I need that Uncle Doug style deep explanation.

[@TheGuitologist]

Hi and thanks for the suggestion. I'll consider that.

[@graxjpg]

The lyrics to his into music for the “ask an amp tech” show ended up being “when you don’t know what the f*** you’re doing, time for ask an amp tech!”

[@AMStationEngineer]

The Valley Forge Music Fair (near Philadelphia), and Westbury Music Fair's (on Long Island), each contained a "buttload" of Univox ceiling perimeter-mounted, solid-state audio equipment, which was custom engineered for the "theater in the round" rotating stage systems used in both venues. There were repair manuals which were custom written by Univox, for each location. I contracted audio engineering services to Valley Forge, until '96, when it was bulldozed - to build a Giant Supermarket - which went out of business in less than one year. I'm not going to say the stuff was bulletproof, however, the semiconductors were either Matsushita (National Panasonic), or NEC, and hardly ever failed. (even after Tiny Tim "tiptoed thru the tulips" in 'nasal falsetto')

[@Trillia750]

I've had one just like this (except really tattered cosmetically) since ~'90. It was always a nice sounding amp, though really dark. I eventually re-capped it last year, all those oil caps were microphonic. Talk about a new lease on life, I wasn't expecting it to sound so fantastic! Not bad for an amp that was festering in the basement of a music store I worked at which they let me have for $10 lol. It still looks like it's been run through a hay baler though, I'd love to have it re-covered in something tougher than cloth. I owe you thanks too, as I watched several of your videos to help me prep for the re-cap job. It's the first time I'd dug into an amp with a PCB, your expertise was a great help.

[@silviopimentel7247]

I don't think it needs more treble! That thing sounds so amazing 👏 I love the sweet mids on such a small thing 😍 make company to my small family fender vibro champ, harmony, garnet & a few Canadian made 4/5 watt little guys. Would definitely bye one like that!! Didn't even know univox made amp's. I also have a 65 univox es 335 copy Would pair with that baby awesomely I bet. Little tone gems 👌

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Thanks Brad. I understand not using staples to hold the ends down on the metal tape, but maybe you could put a bead of adhesive around the edges.

[@jeremyledingham1496]

Anything made in japan is mostly always pretty well built! They make great guitars as well. Some of my favorite fenders are made in japan. Great video brad!

[@geoffroubik5273]

Good Lord... that Trem is sweet. Great job, Brad and great job outta the folks that made that sucker back in the day

[@TheEMOkid66613]

Univox is best brand. I own 3 guitars and 2 amps from them. Love all of them so much

[@davidringo1399]

I have 3 old Uni,s..............love em

[@WillyMcCoy50]

Yep, nice, articulate l'il monster amp. Fantastic video Brad! If you ever want to clean grille cloth back to the original look get an old shaving brush. Remove baffle and detach the speaker. Place the baffle and grille cloth in a bathtub with warm water. Lather up the brush with hippie soap and work the lather into the cloth. Focus extra attention onto the darker areas and shadows. Then rinse off the soap and let it air dry. Nicotine, coffee and beer stains pretty much disappear. Do not try this with chip/fiber board!

[@TheGuitologist]

Oh, I'd just take the grill cloth off and wash it...in the tub, by hand, with some dish soap and the shower head.

[@cameronjenkins6748]

With those Hakko wire strippers, the sizes on them are for solid-core wire, so use one size larger for stranded core. I.E: use the 20 gauge slot for 22 gauge stranded core.

[@bullet0657]

I think my 65 Univox 2x10 U-75 is the best amp I own and I have 60+ vintage and new heads and combos.

[@scampthelazycat9891]

I think a certain Billy Gibbons would adore that amp Brad

[@TheGuitologist]

I think he might break an 8 gauge E string trying to drive the front end.

[@slidey1000]

Not just any Billy Gibbons though, just a certain one 😋

[@jutukka]

This amp's schematic diagram is very similar to early 70's Italian Sound Big 15 RT guitar amp. (But Big 15 RT features a spring reverb, which means two more double triodes, 12AU7/ECC82 or 12AT7/ECC81, as well.) The cathodyne phase splitter loads the tremolo signal asymmetrically on the output tube grids which causes quite often a bit unwanted sound because the push and pull output stage cannot cancel the unbalanced tremolo signals out even if the output tubes are perfectly matched. It can be corrected by installing a symmetrical phase splitter or, as I did, adding an extra ECC83 as a double cathode follower between cathodyne phase splitter and output tubes, which removes the unwanted unbalanced tremolo sound effect. If there is no grid stoppers and screen resistors (6BM8/ECL82) which is common in inexpensive amps, I suggest adding them to increase tube life. If B+ is 300V or even more because max output power is wanted, cathode resistor value of output tubes is very often too low and the pentodes, which must be matched, run very hot exceeding the 7W plate dissipation. Unfortunately, if you change cathode resistor to a bigger value and the tubes are running at much safer plate dissipation level, a lot of mojo of the sound is gone.

[@kenhancock8931]

The rock garden of amp's. cheers brad hope you have a great day. :-)

[@cherrypickerguitars]

Hidden gems! I have a Univox head from the mid sixties. It would have been their response to the 50 watt Bassman. When my amp man, Mike, at Vintage Tone Repairs, had got it up to snuff for me, he didn’t want to give it back! Awesome vintage tube amps available for around $250!!!

[@dariusliadon]

That has to be one of the absolute best sounding amps I've heard on this channel!

[@harrisonray4234]

I use a Lesmann amp. Early 60s accordian amp built in Wisconsin...point to point, monster trans....a true killer sleeper amp that sounds just as good as my 68 and 67 deluxe verbs.

[@jonnybeck6723]

Thanx Brad for another great vid... Twas MOST interesting. Real nice noodling as well... cheers

[@TheGuitologist]

Thanks, Jonny.

[@drteming70]

The 40-5-10 on the board is a date, Showa year 40 (1965), May 10th.

[@thespiritof76..]

Not that you have done anything wrong, I appreciate your work. I have been reconsidering changing caps based on looks, Or gender ect... If they aren’t making a fuss, I don’t kick them out of the bed, board unless they are leaking/.. then he’ll yes

[@jagtone]

Great vid, Brad, a-f$%^in'-MAZ-ing amp! Nice playing, too. Sounds like new caps and floating the heater voltage really cut the noise, too--those two things usually do wonders, IME. And kudos on modding it just enough to bring back the edge, but not changing the core tone.

[@jspanos500]

Great Zeus! That amp sounds killer.

[@DuffusMonkey]

Cool the 6BM8 tubes is in the K502 Stereo audio amp kit. It's a fun little build it yourself kit if you want a home audio tube amp of decent quality sound. Edit: Bummer it looks like the K502 kit is no longer available. The are similar kits but they use different tubes

[@nosmoking2933]

I love watchin Brad Linzy fixin amps, n then playin thru 'em. This Univox amp here reminds me of the modern Bugera Infinium amplifiers.

[@johnamartinjr7750]

Yay! I just got one of these, the Lafayette version a little newer front control version. Will certainly reference. Yes they sound awesome!

[@cybrunel1016]

The oil and paper caps are probably very crusty by now, but yes, that's a pretty neat looking circuit, and great sounding amp. I had the pleasure of playing one of these little gems at Seattle Music back in the mid-80's, almost bought it but that JC-120 Roland amp was selling for $100 used, so I bought it instead. Yes, you read right, $100 for a Jazz Chorus 120. They're going for $1850 on e.bay nowadays. Peace.

[@robd4361]

Brad should put a ring on that amp. Sounds like he’s in love!

[@improvingshooter5423]

Really dig your videos! Thanks for the cool content.

[@bobbyberetta4206]

Yup........Never heard. Awesome video Mr. Guitologist! 🦅

[@sunsparkle8443]

I have one of these. got it around 20 years ago for 150 dollars. it doesn't work. when it did , it sounded great. i always wondered when it was made. when i get the money up i'm going to get it fixed. thanks for the info and demo. nice playing and tones.

[@dmueller78]

This is a novice question and has probably been addressed before, but I'm trying to learn. Does replacing the old oil-filled capacitors with modern ones noticeably change the sound/tone of the amp?

[@TheGuitologist]

Not really. Definitely not as much as going to ceramic.

[@SciPunk215]

I'm interested in that trick w/ putting the center tap of the heater wire winding to the cathode of the output tubes. I'll have to think about that. I guess the heaters are elevated to some reference above ground rather than living right around zero volts.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

18:09 My 1965/66 Gregory Mark X has the same exact handle, just not as new looking as on that amp. When I was a young kid in the early to mid-70s, people in the USA used to equate "Made In Japan = Junk", but looking back that simply is not true. A lot of Japanese products at the time were actually pretty decent.

[@TheGuitologist]

A couple of the Gregorys I've owned have had it too. Had to replace one so that's how I know where to get them.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Yeah good to know they’re available

[@erikvaldur3334]

great amp. I had it's bigger brother the U65r I think it was. It had 6973s , a big box and a 15" Jensen in it. Fantastic amp there. Trem was decent too but what a great punchy, crunch with the 6973s. When you crank it up n fill those tubes it plays so nice. too bad not many amps used those tubes.

[@erikvaldur3334]

good 'un. yeah I know. valco made some under National and Gretsch also and they are almost as pricey as the Supro amps. I think I paid 150 to 200 bucks for the Univox u65r. What a world of difference in price for small differences in some of these amps.

[@Hoagiemon]

Nice way to start the day at 7:07am. Cool amp.

[@ayylmao5121]

absolutely loved the music while you worked

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

That was one of the cleanest amps I have seen. Normally when you crack open a tomb that's been sealed up for 50+ years, you see spider webs, dust, mouse droppings...not here. You could eat maple walnut iced cream off that (perhaps I could have chosen a better food for an amp)

[@benlogan430]

Nice video! This is what I’m talking about! I see The Swaz’s head peeking over the guitar!

[@Westfalon]

wow, that board layout looks super clean for something from the 60's. it looks practically 80's

[@Westfalon]

@@goodun6081 Oh, I get all that. It was just the super clean straight lines compared to the rat's nest of hand drawn curvy traces in my 70s(?) Peavey vt. Which also had no solder mask on any of the traces, even on the high voltage traces.

[@TheMrKozmo]

Nice looking circuit. Good sounding too. Nice job Brad.

[@AmIonArock]

Great video ! Your playing pretty much makes all this amps sound good what is your turnaround time for an amp like this?

[@mickdebergerac1143]

Hi there, you know with all the great amps you get, you could do a good side trade as a profiler for the Kemper!!! I'd pay for some of these tones, I'm sure many others would too

[@sguerilla6142]

i don't have idea what you do but i love to watch :)

[@SeanKerns]

Wow. Nice job. That amp sounded pretty good before you messed with it, but it's a killer now.

[@brianhays4817]

Up late or early? Me too! Thanks Brad...happy hump day

[@graxjpg]

Happy hump day!

[@throwaway692]

1st of all I'd like to say thank you. I've learned a lot watching just a couple of your videos and now feel compelled to watch pretty much all of them. LOL! But I did have a question or 2 if I may: 1) is there any particular criteria you use to determine where you dive for gear? 2) I have a fender rumble 25 (cheesy practice amp) I'd like to add an XLR out to if possible. Any suggestions or material I should read? Thanks again.

[@Bbh4535]

I just acquired one of these for free. You don’t see these around much. And it works.

[@livewire6925]

Great Video! Started to hear Ritchie Blackmore there at the last of those very melodic licks.

[@deandee8082]

nice build IMO, I do like tubes on top of wiring and components so the heat doesn't have to roll off over everything but ral clean, anxious to hear ya fiore it up and whale on it

[@danmick8645]

My impression is that era Japanese electronics are very well done and very well labeled. There was a really deep sense of pride of construction back then.

[@theguitarsurgeon6213]

almost sounds as if its a world war 2, sub, U-45, GOOD JOB AND THANKS FOR POSTING

[@YEARS_OF_TEARS_BLUES]

My 65 vibro champ blackface Fender was doing that and it was two ground wires come on soldered I sanded the cage down and resoldered and the amp worked perfect

[@richardweinberger2756]

It's a treat to watch Brad take an older amp and make it into a "music machine". Hopefully this Univox will spend less time in the closet and more time making music :)

[@Edyth_Hedd]

"Tokyo Shibara Electric" = Toshiba. I love the stuff you learn on KZbin.

[@jeffseven2194]

Man that brings back memories, had one at 18 w a Gibson sg jr, chewy

[@jcoverpass]

Closed my eyes and almost heard Stevie Ray. Good video

[@123spleege]

Brad can you explain the importance of the axis of the PS's?......and what is the main complaint of oil caps? leaking? quality?

[@TimmyP1955]

Few folks made PCBs rigthly as BGW did - components and foil on the top for easy service.

[@USDAselect]

That's a sweet looking LP at the end. Never heard of the Univox and it sounds sweet. I wonder if you'll do an episode where you pair those awesome vintage amps with a pedal board to show off what they'll sound like with a modern rig.