Hi ..I havent been here for few years. Just stumbled back looking for something else and saw my old post Re the Fender frontman 65 distortion problem. If Hefty or anyone else is reading this i'd just like to make couple quick comments. Roly and i spen tweeks on the problem. It wasn't till i by chance got a scope photo of the horrible waveform that progress was made. Roly suggested replacing the bad transistors with BD139/140 as he felt they were much better , better specs and he knew they were reliable. I bought the BD139/140 from Jaycar, nice and handy as well . Took bit of fiddling and care to replace both but ......let me tell you to this day the amp is still going strong, not a problem at all.
Roly was a great friend - mentor and i'm sure lot of people not just me , miss him. A great man and great talent.
I now take a 50 watt valve amp to gigs as the Fender DSP 90 i have has also sh...t itself 8 times or so in 10 years . Do i like Fender amps ? silly question !
Roly was a great friend - mentor and i'm sure lot of people not just me , miss him. A great man and great talent.
I now take a 50 watt valve amp to gigs as the Fender DSP 90 i have has also sh...t itself 8 times or so in 10 years . Do i like Fender amps ? silly question !