Hi folks!!

I am just bought a second hand Hughes & Kettner ATTAX 40 first edition, the one with the blue carpet cover..

I just have my first test and the amp is in good sound condition but in very poor aesthetic condition. There is only one pot (the reverb one) that is tight when spin, and all of them are loose. Anyway, the amp sounds good
without any weird noises or pot scratches. I´m going to change the buttons but i´m not sure if to change the pots because they seem to work properly but they seem may last not so long too.

I am thinking to put the sanding machine on duty and remove the carpet cover, and then apply some kind of wood protective lacquer to the cabinet. Any suggestions?

Hi!

I've recently purchased a second hand Trace Elliot SuperTramp tube guitar amp, and although it sounds fine, due to this age it maybe requires a service to improve the overall status;

According with Trace staff the amp is from late 90's so it's going to do 10 years old already,  I'm going to change the Ecc83 preamp tube and my question is if i should do change electrolytic capacitors too, i suppose that power ac filtrate and some others ...

What would you do? Maybe a photo will help to show the amp guts condition? it seems fine, like new to my eyes ...

Best Regards