Silverface Overhaul Kits
WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER PREMIUM OVERHAUL KITS FOR YOUR SILVERFACE FENDER AMPLIFIER!
Get the best possible performance from your silverface Fender with our Premium Silverface Overhaul Kits. These premium silverface overhaul kits offer everything you need to get your silverface Fender amplifier sounding & performing it’s best!!
This is our famous premium overhaul kit.
PREMIUM OVERHAUL KITS INCLUDE PARTS & INSTRUCTIONS FOR:
- Blackface Mod (n/a for Champs)
- Full Electrolytic Recap: (F&T power filters with Nichicon for the preamp & bias supply)
- Signal Cap Upgrade (Mallory 150M series standard, Jupiter upgrade available)
- Includes Outside Foil Upgrade
- Preamp cathode bypass resistor optimization
- Matched power tube resistors
- Noise Fix 100K plate resistors
- Reverb/Vibrato in both channels (for 2 ch amps w/reverb)
- Adjusting the bias (n/a for Princetons & Champs)
- Master Volume removal (where applicable)
Premium overhaul kits include high quality F&T filter caps. All preamp tube cathode bypass & bias caps are high quality Nichicon
We use only the highest quality 1/2w carbon resistors for the signal path & circuit board. Key locations in the circuit have measured & MATCHED PAIRS of resistors – vital to optimum performance and minimum phase cancellation. Flameproof metal oxide resistors for the power supply. Plate resistors & preamp tube cathode bypass resistors are individually selected to be within optimum parameters.
We proudly offer “Mallory” 150M series capacitors for the signal/coupling caps in our standard overhaul kits. These caps perform exceptionally well in vintage Fender circuits, providing warm, vintage tone; GREATLY enhancing the clean sustain, tone & performance of your silverface amplifier! Top shelf Jupiter Condenser signal cap upgrades available.
ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO NOTE:
- Copies of the original blackface schematic & layout for your amp are included (when applicable – not included in all kits).
- Reverb in both channels mod included in kits for amps with reverb!
- AB165 Bassman kit includes the AA864 conversion!
- Adjusting the bias, instructions (does not apply to non-adjustable fixed bias or cathode biased amps like the Princeton & Champ)
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the current supply chain issues, and the announcement of planned obsolesce of carbon comp resistors by at least one of the few remaining manufacturers, we will be phasing in a high quality carbon film resistors in certain places in our kits as necessary. These specific CF resistors are now considered to be NOS, made in Japan (the company has since relocated manufacturing to another country), and the best sounding modern CF resistor available (not to be found on any of the standard amp parts suppliers websites).
We have stocked up on some absolutely VITAL carbon comp values, so we will be able to offer carbon comp in key places for a while yet, but the phasing out of these iconic components has begun. We will use all of the carbon comps we have and buy more until no longer available. Carbon film resistors will now be phased into our kits as availability dictates.
