Amp techs in London...

[zhivago]

hey guys,

a bit of a longshot, as there are not that many London forumites,

I wanna get my '65 Tremolux fixed up ASAP, as I've left it broken at the rehearsal space for months now, and I got some gigs coming up.

I have used Angel music (Denmark street) in the past, but their tech services have been on the expensive side, so i was wondering if someone knows any other tech, in London that can fix blackface Fenders?

many thanks

Yannis

[Amber]

How do you get your amp around London? Must be a pain on the tube. Unless you drive of course.

[zhivago]

I don't drive....we hire taxis, or vans, stuff like that.

[Amber]

Might be moving there by summer so curious to see how other live a musicians life. This is OT but is it really hard to drive in London? Or even worth it?

[mezcalhead]

I lived there for two years and never bothered to buy a car .. for the rare occasions you can't make a trip by tube, a taxi or hire car will suffice. I do need a car up this end of the country though (Lancs).

Zhiv, I'm in the same boat as you .. there's a really good tech here but he's become so busy with his day job that my little tweed Champ has been in the shop for over 6 months!

[zhivago]

yeah, I need to get my Tremolux fixed soon...the '61 project took quite a bit of my attention (and money)....lost focus on the amp...it's been at the rehearsal space for months (and I'm paying for storage for it too! - doh!)

gotta sort the amp ASAP!

I've also posted on Plexi Palace, and The Gear Page...maybe someone will post some details....if they do, I'll pass them on here as well

[thew ebow]

I know someone great in Angel..and probs a bit cheaper..

i bought my custom/maverick in angels music.. they have another one in at the moment of you are interested  ( £1350)..

i would give you the number straight away but the site i go to get the number is down @ present.

Give me 24 hours! and i'll post it!

[mjet]

Ever hear of Theo Argiriadis? I saw a link to him on Ted Weber's site. He's in North London - Muswell Hill (N22)

http://www.tube-electronics.co.uk/ampservice.htm

[zhivago]

Ever hear of Theo Argiriadis? I saw a link to him on Ted Weber's site. He's in North London - Muswell Hill (N22)

http://www.tube-electronics.co.uk/ampservice.htm

I saw his website a while back....he sounds Greek!

maybe I should talk to him...he is miles away from where I live, but it could be worth it

[zhivago]

I know someone great in Angel..and probs a bit cheaper..

i bought my custom/maverick in angels music.. they have another one in at the moment of you are interested  ( £1350)..

i would give you the number straight away but the site i go to get the number is down @ present.

Give me 24 hours! and i'll post it!

hey there, the guy at Angel Music is the one I've used before...he took me to the cleaners when he re-wired my '61 Jazzmaster (£50 to wire it up with just the 2 pups and the toggle into the vol and tone pot) 

[mezcalhead]

I still wish you could've let me do that .. I would've done it free just for the fun of it.

The offer stands if you need anything similar on the current project as well, just PM me.

....he sounds Greek!

Sounds like a good contact .. !

[mjet]

hey there, the guy at Angel Music is the one I've used before...he took me to the cleaners when he re-wired my '61 Jazzmaster (£50 to wire it up with just the 2 pups and the toggle into the vol and tone pot) 

Sounds like a "minimum bench fee" situation - if so a more complex job that fills up the hour better doesn't cost any more than a 10 minute solder job.

[zhivago]

I still wish you could've let me do that .. I would've done it free just for the fun of it.

The offer stands if you need anything similar on the current project as well, just PM me.

....he sounds Greek!

Sounds like a good contact .. !

I'll have a go at doing it myself, but I'll let you know....I really need to learn how to do this, and I guess working with new pots etc will make me a bit more comfortable with it all...

I was real paranoid I'd ruin my '61 pots on Blondie...I'll let you guys know how it goes.

[zhivago]

hey there, the guy at Angel Music is the one I've used before...he took me to the cleaners when he re-wired my '61 Jazzmaster (£50 to wire it up with just the 2 pups and the toggle into the vol and tone pot) 

Sounds like a "minimum bench fee" situation - if so a more complex job that fills up the hour better doesn't cost any more than a 10 minute solder job.

I agree.....it just really took me by surprise...I had £30 on me and thought I was gonna get change from that!

...once I clreared up the difference between "fifteen" and "fifty" (the repair guy had a heavy French accent), I nervously said "I need to go to the cash machine again, sorry about this" and walked off numb....


it was during the time I was super-low on cash too, so I had to have a drink afterwards to calm my nerves!!