The Amp Garage

as the title states to restore an Oliver P-500.
TIA

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Can't help you with making up your mind, but that (5E9A?) board above your 50W chassis is pretty sweet thanks for the kind words. greatly appreciated. yep... 5E9... my first tweed amp. purchased mid-80s. I had *no* idea what I was looking at but Glen Quan was more than happy to keep the information...

some progress. still no decision. can't make up my mind so I've been working on a complement of each. does this mean I'll have to build *2* amps ? am I crazy ? (answer the second question first)

@Miles... I'm with ya brother! I want to hear this thing too but, what I mentioned above re: Mr. OT is that if I order it from Marstran today maybe it'll arrive by June or July. my #1 preference would be Merren but he appears to be MIA for the consumer market. @WopperPlate thanks for the input. nice...

Well, the resistors changed (brand) only when out of stock in any given period. Pihers for JTM45 are expected. Iskras are later. Nothing wrong with mixing brands. If you use either there will be a good outcome. I have no preference for AB in any position, but you will find the drawing from previous...

I've been reading... and reading... and looking at pictures... and reading some more... here, Marshall Forum, Metro. it's becoming a blur. the intent is to mimic an original amp from a tonal perspective as practicality allows. so... the victim is a JTM45, my first attempt at a Marshall. I may or may...

thanks!
it is a fresh board. there's a newish ebay seller who will make up a board based on your submitted layout.
now... if someone was making un-tinned brass eyelets in the original size...

parts acquisition is under way.

better gut shots.

@maxkracht
got the goodies. thanks again!

agreed re: not making much of a difference. it's basically cosmetic. for the clones I build I use 240K.
thanks for the offer. PM sent.

roll back the clock to the mid-80s. I just *had* to have a tweed amp. one day this one caught my attention, my eyes glazed over and I pulled out my wallet. I had *no* clue what I was buying. outside of some playing time @ home nothing much has changed save the covering "update" by a resident feline ...

sorry folks but, there's no news. at this point Chris is not picking up the phone nor returning messages.

not much new to report. I called today and got VM. I'll keep trying.

hello Mark;
I've been swamped and have not called Chris back to discuss details. I'll be pretty busy for the rest of the month but,
given that the world isn't exactly beating a path to my door this may just a moot point. I hope not but...