At one point Musicians Friend was practically giving these away. Knowing that it wasn't worth much, and that it was a step away from being on fire, I would normally suggest that it was time to go amp shopping. But this guy loved his amp and love conquers all, right? As it turns out, the majority of the components inside are repurposed from Kustom's more expensive 'Coupe series. So, worth saving after all! Rebuilt the crispy high voltage supply, replaced the burnt, cheap (also wrong!) stock tubes, and life was restored.
Marshall DSL401 - Bridge Rectifier Disaster
Marshall DSL401
At some point in its history, someone replaced the notoriously lacking bridge rectifier with an EVEN SMALLER ONE! The resulting heat was enough to melt the hot glue supporting nearby caps which ran across the board and out the tube socket. Glued the tube to the socket and the socket to the board. Also toasted the nearby channel switching relay. Wave soldering is why we can't have nice things around here!
