02-05-2013, 09:39 PM
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Kent 1601 Refurbishment
Hi y'all! This is a Kent 1601 combo I bought for $150 from Georgetown Music in Seattle, Washington. It's a bit worse for wear, so I'm gonna fix it on up.
It's sounds pretty nice. Here's a clip of it. Please excuse the poor playing. If any of you guys would care to pay the $1000 requested, it would really help my project. Because then I could buy a used Bassmaster. So here's the gameplan: 1) Get rid of the two wire power cord, and replace it with a grounded three wire. 2) Figure out what's causing it to be so damned buzzy. 3) Build a new enclosure. 4) Compare the Jensen JCH 12/70 it has in it to a Vintage 30. 5) Put tolex on the new enclosure. Maybe some new grille cloth. 6) Little finishing touches. 7) Continuing buggering with it until I get bored or dead. Or both. Pictures will be up as soon as I figure out why these JPGs aren't uploading godammit! |
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02-06-2013, 06:46 AM
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First and foremost, I'd replace the cord. Getting the thing grounded will remove a lot of that hum. Second, how old is this thing? I'm assuming fairly old being that it has a two prong cord. Power supply caps are fairly common failures, this can cause hum. Other electrolytic caps will probably be toast too, which can suck tone.
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02-06-2013, 10:11 PM
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Same thought. It's also got the *duhn duhn duhn* DEATH CAP. It looks to be a Sprague Bumblebee, so it's aftermarket. So that'll come out, and a grounded cord goes in first. My friend who knows more about working on amps is going to assist me with all that.
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02-06-2013, 10:28 PM
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Finally, pictures!
 This is the death capacitor that shall soon be gone. |
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02-06-2013, 10:29 PM
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 This is the front of it. The grill cloth looks alright, but it feels like a really cheap Under Armour rip-off fabric. Last edited by slimjimmypage : 02-06-2013 at 10:33 PM. |
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02-06-2013, 10:30 PM
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 And this is the underside of the chassis, and the Made in Italy Jensen. edit1: For some reason the second two aren't showing here. Maybe I need to resize them... But the GB&C thread has all of the photos showing. edit2: Figured it out! Last edited by slimjimmypage : 02-06-2013 at 10:32 PM. |
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02-06-2013, 10:38 PM
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Hey, if you're getting rid of that speaker, I'll take it
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02-06-2013, 11:10 PM
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I think I'll keep it, but I'm gonna try a Celestion Vintage 30, and if I like it more, I'll cut you deal! |
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02-06-2013, 11:11 PM
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From what I've gathered it's early '60s. |
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02-06-2013, 11:38 PM
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Well best of luck with the amp! I'm looking forward to how it sounds when finished! I've got a '60s Gibson GA-15RVT that I hot rodded. It sounded like absolute shit when I got it. After replacing all the electrolytics and most of the coupling caps, it sounds much better!
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