Ndpd!

AcornHouse

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Figure it out? It stand for New Disgusting Project Day.
I saw a non-functioning Thunderbass listed in a slightly-less-than nearby (3hrs away) CL for $165. Luckily, one of my former students lived there and was willing to enable. I gave my price, and my limit, PP’d him some cash and waited. He was able to get it for $120.
Since I’d already worked on one, I thought it’d be a grand slam.

Wellllllllll.
Since both he and his wife have family in my area, he was able to drop it off to me this weekend, and I found it on my doorstep when I got back from a trip up to Columbus. Looked a little grody, non-original tolex coming off. Then I got the chassis out.

Sigh.

Here’s the top side, looking very grimy.

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But, the underneath was far worse.

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Including this one area that looks like it might have been BBQ’d.

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He tried to do some work, all the tiny ‘lytics were changed, but it needs new filter caps, non-spliced wires, and a hazmat suit.
At least the Sylvania 6L6s tested good. Whether the amp had been wired for them is another story.
 

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OMG, you're not kidding about the hazmat suit.

I have to say, Chris, that if you can restore this thing (if that's your goal) it'll be quite an achievement.
 

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I’m going to try to get it working. I don’t think I’ll be able to erase all of the evidence of it’s fiery past.

As a contrast, here’s the underside of my first T-Bass rehab, rescued from Piratebucket. Of course, I had a cleaner start on that one .

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I just love PTP amps. There's something just so raw old-school cool about them, though that one looks like a mix with some terminal strips thrown in for good measure.

Edit: LOL - damn I only saw the last pic. That first one - wow!
 
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