'53 Supro Ozark
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'53 Supro Ozark
My Ozark, and ca. '65 Silvertone 1482.
I have replaced the tuners and the tailpiece is non-original. Otherwise, everything is stock and in remarkable condition.
A one-trick pony but, that one trick, thick greasy slide is outasight.
The 1482 has had all the caps. upgraded, the grill cloth replaced, and the original speaker replaced with a 12" Celestion Blue.
Still has the original transformers in it. I've agonised over and over about replacing them.
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I have replaced the tuners and the tailpiece is non-original. Otherwise, everything is stock and in remarkable condition.
A one-trick pony but, that one trick, thick greasy slide is outasight.
The 1482 has had all the caps. upgraded, the grill cloth replaced, and the original speaker replaced with a 12" Celestion Blue.
Still has the original transformers in it. I've agonised over and over about replacing them.
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Re: '53 Supro Ozark
I saw a Fender Custom Shop Strat and amp in the Rockshop about 100 years ago which was completely mother of toilet seat pearl finished like the guitar here. I mean all over. Its stuck in my mind forever. I wonder who bought it.
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Re: '53 Supro Ozark
I'd say keep the transformers if you like the sound of the amp, since they contribute a fair bit. If you replace the transformers (and like the sound with the new xfrmrs) keep the old ones for resale value.
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Re: '53 Supro Ozark
Yes, that's the conclusion that I've come to. I can put up with the inconvenience of having to use a step-down transformer. Resistors have no doubt drifted something awful but, I'm not changing them either.alanp wrote:I'd say keep the transformers if you like the sound of the amp, since they contribute a fair bit.
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Re: '53 Supro Ozark
That's some great looking stuff there, thanks for sharing (have you posted this before?). Is that pickup anything like those Stratotone ones? They are insanely good for slide.
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Re: '53 Supro Ozark
Replacing the power transformer is not going to change your tone. Basil Padgett could rewind it to 240V.
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Re: '53 Supro Ozark
Yes, I have posted this before. I had a nagging feeling, checked, and found that I had.*UNIQUE* wrote:That's some great looking stuff there, thanks for sharing (have you posted this before?). Is that pickup anything like those Stratotone ones? They are insanely good for slide.
I've not had the Stratotone experience but, I have read that they're great p/u's for slide.
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I meant the output transformer, sorry, I forgot that yank amps run on 110V! I thought Dr DeSoto meant replacing ALL the transformers!
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Bridge pickup, schmidge pickup! All fat neck tone all the time
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my airline Stratotone is great for slide, best $500 I ever spentDr. DeSoto wrote:Yes, I have posted this before. I had a nagging feeling, checked, and found that I had.*UNIQUE* wrote:That's some great looking stuff there, thanks for sharing (have you posted this before?). Is that pickup anything like those Stratotone ones? They are insanely good for slide.
I've not had the Stratotone experience but, I have read that they're great p/u's for slide.
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An Eastwood .. Airline Stratotone like this ??druz15 wrote: my airline Stratotone is great for slide, best $500 I ever spent
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Yeah except with a white pickguard. I wish it was an original Airline hahaDr. DeSoto wrote:An Eastwood .. Airline Stratotone like this ??druz15 wrote: my airline Stratotone is great for slide, best $500 I ever spent
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