Blues Junior Mods A StepbyStep Approach

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Here are the ways to prevent/correct common failure modes in the Blues Junior while keeping the sound that you like. • At one point my work reveals underlying issues with the solder pads on the PCB coming off of the PCB. Some will say I damaged this board, but sincerely, I just removed the solder that was masking the pre-existing condition. Remember, I could have left that portion of the video out if I was concerned sane people would think I had damaged it. And you never would have known. • Some of the products I used in thiis video are listed below. • Chapters: • 00:00:00 Intro • 00:00:39 Discharging the Caps • 00:06:57 Cutting Zip Ties • 00:07:47 Removing the Output Jack Board • 00:09:41 Disconnecting Quick Connects • 00:13:38 Removing the Knobs and Input Jack Hardware • 00:15:42 Removing the Ground Screw • 00:16:22 Snipping Parts • 00:20:17 Removing Board Screws • 00:20:44 Pulling the Board Out • 00:21:59 Desoldering Old Component Leads • 00:25:29 Cleaning Flux • 00:26:24 Desoldering Continues • 00:29:14 Removing the Plastic Input Jack • 00:30:57 The Output Tube Sockets • 00:37:02 Putting New Components In • 00:46:33 Installing a Switchcraft Input Jack • 00:49:50 Putting Things Back Together • 00:57:08 Switchcraft Insulating Washers • 00:58:38 Testing the Amp • 01:01:34 Ribbon Cables vs The Blue Wire of Hummy Doom • 01:02:35 One Last Tip • 01:03:04 Last Thoughts • — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — • These are things I get asked about a lot : • Amp Tech Gear Used : • Hakko FX-951 soldering station • Weller SPG 80L soldering iron (chassis work) • Rigol DS1054Z digital oscilloscope • Thsinde 18B+ digital multimeters • Kester 60/40 solder • Techspray #4 No-Clean Desoldering Braid • Below are things that make this channel possible that people don’t usually think about. If any of these companies want to send me new and wonderful toys, I’m open to that. I can’t take free stuff when it comes to the amps I review, etc, but for the stuff below, bribe away! • Microphones/Audio Equipment : • Guitar Amps : Royer R-10 Hot Rod and/or Shure SM57 (noted in videos) • Voiceover Bench : sE Audio sE8 (small diaphragm condenser) • Voiceover Streaming : Shure SM57 with shockmount and windscreen • Voiceover Mic Arms : Elgato Wave Mic arms • Guitar Mic Stand : Gator Frameworks short weighted base stand with boom • Mic Cables and Guitar Cables : Mogami/Neutrik • Mic pre : MOTU M2 • DAW : Logic Pro II on MacBook Pro 16 running Sonoma 14.5 • Plugins : No effects other than level matching/normalization unless a recording • specifically has reverb etc added in post (rare, various Waves plugins) • Monitors : Yamaha HS7s • Monitor Stands : Gator Frameworks Desktop Clamp-On Stands • Monitor Isolation Mounts : IsoAcoustics Iso-Puck Minis • Headphones : Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (main) • Headphones : Sony MDR-7506 (alternate) • Video Equipment : • Camera : Sony ZVE-10 with SmallRig Cage (main) • Lens : Sigma f2.8 18-50mm (main) • Lens : Sony ZVE10 kit lens (rarely used) • B Camera : Apple iPhone 13 Pro (rarely used) • Tripod : SmallRig 71” with SmallRig Fluid Video Head • Streaming Mount : Elgato Master Mount S with SmallRig Ballhead • Bench Light : SmallRig RC 120D • Bench Light Diffusor : SmallRig Lantern Softbox • Bench C-Stands (light and overhead camera) : Neewer Pro SS Heavy Duty • Streaming Light : SmallRig RC 120B • Streaming Diffusor : SmallRig Parabolic Softbox • Streaming Light Mount : SmallRig 148CM Wall Mount Boom with Triangle Base • Various Other Lights : Neewer LED Panels with Neewer Softboxes • Video Software : • Davinci Resolve 19 • Inkscape • GIMP • Because seriously, screw Adobe • Ecamm Live (streaming software)

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