The Amp Garage

I built a D-style amp 2 years ago and have had absolutely no issues until last night. I went into my music room to turn it on and found the power switch ON...no light, no nothin'! checked the usual suspects and found a blown fuse. Replaced the fuse and the new one popped as soon as I hit the switch....

Sorry, the pic is my D*mble clone. I thought I was putting that pic in the side bar under my name, but, it wound up where it did. Haven't tried a patch cable in the loop yet, will do today. Will also check the filter caps. So, let me get this right...shielding the inputs and such is not a good idea?...

Sorry, the pic is my D*mble clone. I thought I was putting that pic in the side bar under my name, but, it wound up where it did. Haven't tried a patch cable in the loop yet, will do today. Will also check the filter caps. So, let me get this right...shielding the inputs and such is not a good idea?...

I have a 1970 Fender silverface Bassman 70 that has been modded by means of an effects loop addition. I think this could be a contributing factor, but, the amp is very noisy. I've tried new tubes, some rearanging of the lead dress, and heat shrinking some exposed wire ends. This had very little effe...

Does anyone here know of a good electronics school in my neck of the woods? I'm very interested in learning about circuits and possibly working as a repair tech in the music instrument/sound gear field. Thanks, Bill

How hard will it be to convert an MX60A for guitar? Am I getting in over my head? Is it worth doing? I'm very adept in electronics but have yet to tackle something this big. Thanks in advance! Bill