[quote name='Big_Stu' post='934104' date='Aug 23 2010, 07:57 PM']Valve amp Specialist; Preston, Lancs.
Just had my Hiwatt 200 in to an Amp Tech that I had recommended by a local music shop.
It had a constant loud background hum that I had been told online could be down to an imminent cap failure or power tube problems.
I left it with the new (to me) tech who looked over it very quickly, checked it couldn't be my beloved GEC KT88s, not the caps & eventually tracked it down to a bad ground.
What I was dreading could have been a slightly expensive cap job, or a disastrous re-valve was fixed & covered by his standard fee for an investigation. I'm sure there are some who would have said they did more, replaced unnnecessary part etc & charged accordingly.
Very courteous, very prompt, knowledgable (builds his own amps too) and for me one reassurance was seeing the use of cabs & guitars to check with too & not just a multi-meter. He's also very accesible with a nearby motorway link within 5 mins of his premises.
No hesitation in recommending DPE Services in Preston Lancashire. Tel 01772 715097. Email
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Just had my Trace Elliot V6 repaired by David, He's very courteous and repaired it very quickly. His rates are very resonable too, I'll be using him again.