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I've seen his name mentioned on this thread previously but I have to give another mention to Roland Lumby at The Amp Clinic in Manchester. He's resurrected an Acoustic 370 I bought from another Basschatter, sold to me as being in full working order and ready to gig. Sadly the amp was in fact a total basket case but Roland has pulled out all his formidable stops and got it running sweetly again. In addition to replacing some missing transistors (??!) and doing a full service job and getting rid of the horrible crackling he has also had to refit the heat sink and chassis properly. This involved tapping the holes to suit modern day M6 screws when he had no American spec ones to hand. He’s also fitted new feet to the side and bottom and looked through his entire knob collection for replacements for a chrome rotary knob cap and EQ slider. It’s always a pleasure to visit Roland and Jules and you know your amp will be in good hands and definitely worth the drive from Scotland to deliver and collect poorly equipment. Anyone who refers to his customers amps as ‘his babies’ has got to be worth trusting with special bits of kit. Even his job sheets are worth reading for the humour value. I think he should compile a load of them into a book and publish it. I’m sure he’d sell lots. Anyone wanting to travel to see one of the few people left in the country who can properly diagnose and repair valve and s/s amps look on Facebook for Roland Lumby or message me here for more contact details.

Glad that's all sorted then. If anyone has difficulty just pm me here and I'll be able to send you the pdf directly.

Hmm, so I see. That's strange, it was working the other day. I have the PDF here. I'll see if I can attach it for anyone who might need it...

Try that :-)

Hmm, so I see. That's strange, it was working the other day. I have the PDF here. I'll see if I can attach it for anyone who might need it...

Ok, I found one here if anyone else is looking... http://www.britishaudioservice.com/schematics_2009/V-Type/V6.pdf

Hi all. My V6 is being repaired, revalved and serviced. We've found loads of rather dodgy looking wiring and would like to make sure everything's right before we put the cover back on. A proper schematic diagram would come in very handy but google has yet to be forthcoming. Any valve amp experts on here with one they could link us to or send through? That would be most appreciated.

I have a 180w Electric Blue 1x12 combo and a MAG 115 deep extension cab. I've never gigged with this rig but have used if for a few rehearsals with loud drummers, 4x12 equipped guitards and so on. I found the 12' combo got a bit lost by itself but when you add an extension and so lower the impedance the amp is seeing you find a lot more depth and body to the sound and there should be plenty of volume for pub gigs.

I have a Barefaced Vintage T which is just incredible. Lightweight, fantastic sound, anything from mellow to extremely aggressive and will handle just about any amp you put through it with ease. I've not tried any other Barefaced cabs but I think the next cab I buy will be one, either another Vintage if one comes up for sale or a Super 12 maybe...? I also have a pair of Vanderkely MNT1x12s which are really nice and a bit easier to fit into tight spaces than the vintage. They have a warmer, more chocolaty tone to them which I really like and are very light and easy to move. Never tried any of the other Berg/TKS/EBS/Aguilar stuff but I'm sure they're very nice, it all comes down to how you interpret the sound you get from them. As for the appearance of a cab, well, I guess that's a matter of opinion too. For me it's all about the sound and in that respect from my experience of them so far if ultimate portability/rig versatility combined with sufficient volume to keep up with your drummer is what you're looking for I reckon a couple of Barefaced 1x12s or 1x15s would be all you'll ever need.

[quote name='planer' timestamp='1438681784' post='2836290'] The fuse is still the right current rating, it's just that 'F' type foozes will blow faster once the current rating has been reached (or exceeded). A 'T' rated fuse will handle current fluctutations close to (or just beyond) the rating better than an 'F' type, that's all. If you ran your amp full bore, all the time, it might be an issue. I've got some T type, 3.15A 20mm fuses here, pm me your address and I'll send you a couple. [/quote] Thanks, that's a generous offer sir but as I have ordered some on Ebay for not very much money if feel it would only be greedy to make you send more. They'll be here on Thursday in time for my next gigs so all is well. Thanks

The F fuse seems to work ok in the amp at sensible house volume so now I'm wondering if it'll be ok in a gig situation. Will gigging volume put more of a strain on the fuse? I'm going to get some T fuses asap and put one in, just curious how the Fs would cope.

My Guitarist thinks the fuse blew because I hadn't plugged in the mains cable fully. The amp ran on standby without any problem. When I flicked the switch to start playing the amp cut out. I just want to run the amp in the house today and find out whether it was the mains cable or if there's something else going on. I can get a T fuse later if all's well, just don't want to risk frying anything else by using an unsuitable fuse to test the amp.

So does the F indicate a faster blowing fuse? In which case the F is safer from the amps point of view because it'd blow faster?

Hi all, My V6 blew its main fuse the other night, the one in the little sliding holder just below the mains input socket. The blown fuse is a T3.15AL250v. The closest I can find round here today are F3.15AL250V. I've bought 5 of them. Will they be ok to put in the amp? I'll see about getting some T3.15 ones when I can but will the Fs be ok in the mean time, even just to test the amp for now?

Rather weird actually... Wedding gig in leafy part of NE Cheshire near Macclesfield - Main room is medium size marquee with bar. We are set up in what they called the 'Boogie Box' which is a small annex of the main building of the Hotel in whose grounds the Marquee is set up and is adjacent to the bar. The room resembles one of the Room Full of Mirrors attractions you used to see at old fairgrounds, (maybe you still do) only without the mirrors, just some old black sheets hung disguising the shabby plasterboard behind with a few tired looking rope lights doing a lamentable job of brightening the place up. You really had to be there to appreciate the effect. The wedding speeches and first dance are completed and we are introduced in the main room with guests being invited to to make their way through to enjoy some top class entertainment and we commence our first set in the empty Boogie Box while guests continue drinking and talking in the main room. We can't quite see into the main room properly but if I crane my neck a little I can see there are people in there. We are in effect playing to an entirely empty room. After a while some nice ladies who presumably felt sorry for us ambled through and danced in a rather half hearted way at the back of the room for a couple of tunes before wandering off to continued drinking and socialising with the rest of the guests in the main room leaving us alone once again with still half the first set to go. Every now and then someone would poke their head round the door as though looking for someone and then wander off again looking slightly bemused. One bloke came in dancing quite enthusiastically but upon realising he was the only non musician in the room immediately changed tack and scurried out in search of safety n numbers. Other than our near flawless performance these were the highlights of set one. Cue DJ with nasty sounding system incorporating something like a 20db hump at 7k. We returned after half an hour or so to find the DJ playing to one woman dancing with two small children, the rest of the 150 or so guests presumably choosing to avoid morning after tinitus. The sound began to hurt my ears as I approached the stage area. Retreating for cover behind one side of our much smoother sounding PA I admonished myself for omitting to insert my earplugs before returning to the Boogie Box while stuffing them in as quickly as I could. Set two commences and continues in a similar manner to the first after the lady and children exit halfway through the first tune. About halfway through set two we launch into Car Wash which we had just decided to throw in on the night for a change. Within 10 seconds of the first verse starting there is an influx of guests from the main room. Before long there are about 50 people dancing and the room continues to fill steadily as the set moves closer to its conclusion at which point the crowd are shouting for more. We are forced to play an extra tune as the DJ is nowhere to be found. Our roadie is despatched to retrieve him and we wheel out Mustang Sally, never my first choice at any point in the night but I still find myself somehow enjoying playing it on some level. The DJ wanders back in, forgets the name of the band as he attempts to whip the crowd into a frenzy of appreciation before launching another 7k assault. One of his horrid speakers is placed right behind my rig so I'm treated to the full force during pack down. 2hr drive back to Carlisle at full pelt in our trusty Citroen despatch. Kebab. We usually get fed well at weddings. Tonight we got three packs of sandwiches which looked like someone had left over from their journey to split between 5 of us. I don't mind playing to an empty room. I get paid either way but for the most part of tonight it just seemed like a waste of someones money to have a band there at all. Oh well,the Kebab wasn't bad.

Welcome anytime dude, cheers :-)