Gallery – Examples of what we do. | Essex Amp Repairs

: Oozing vintage vibe and giving tone aplenty, this little gem is best enjoyed with just a guitar and lead. The amp sounds fabulous with slide guitar.

: The Vibroking is a real powerhouse. With its 3 x 10″ speaker complement and 60 very real watts, this is one loud amp. It’s very toneful too. A delight to play. The Aerodyne Tele is also a delight. The combination of a traditional Tele bridge pickup with a P90 in the neck position works extremely well. The guitar is a joy to play, and with its clean “tuxedo” finish, is a delight to behold to boot. — at Essex Amp Repairs Workshop.

: Time to test them all. It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it….. ;o) — at Essex Amp Repairs Workshop.

: Classic Fender tone, with lush reverb, smooth vibrato & 18 watts of 6V6 power in a compact case. A cracking little amp. This one is in near mint condition. Just a new 12AT7 preamp valve and some joint work was required to make the amp sound factory fresh. Lovely! — at Essex Amp Repairs Workshop.

: 1976 revisited. Does this pairing sound good? Not ‘arf! — at Essex Amp Repairs Workshop.

: Carvin Legacy 212 – Steve Vai model

: 2008 PRS 245 SC, with Sound City 50W half stack c1976.

: Lefty Ricky 360/12. Quite a rare beast!

: Lefty Ricky 330

: Rare left handed Jazzmaster from Fender Japan

: Rare left handed Jaguar from Fender Japan

: This beauty came in straight from the shop in its original shipping packaging & unplayed. The customer wanted to have a pull pot fitted before collecting the guitar from the retailer.

: Republic resonator parlour guitar

: Trace Elliot Commando 12.

: Fender Blues Junior III

: Fender Blues Junior III

: Engle Screamer 50

: Session Sessionette 75

: Fender Vibro Champ XD

: Marshall VBA400 4×12 rig with Fender Elite Precision Bass

: 1976 Fender Twin Reverb

: Beebee Custom Series

: Takamine

: Fender Studio Bass

: Fender Studio Bass

: Fender Studio Bass

: Marshall JVM 410H

: Ampeg SVT Classic

: 1965 Vox AC10 Twin

: Pentode/Triode mode switch modification

: Marshall JVM 410H

: Jazz Club

: DrZ Maz 18 & Fender Stratocaster

: DrZ Maz 8 & ’52 reissue Telecaster

: Washburn electro acoustic

: Strat & Concord

: CAA OD50

: Marshall Master Lead

: Trace Elliot Supertramp Twin

: Oh dear….

: Fender 75 Head

: Eric Clapton signature Martin 000

: Antigua!

: 55 reissue Strat & Twin Reverb

: Watkins Rapier 44 – c.1964

: Orange Dual Terror

: The art of traditional wiring lives on in Bletchley

: Cool vintage hi-fi from the 1960’s

: 60’s classic hi-fi

: Wolftone 20 with 4×10 cab

: A future classic perhaps?

: Rare Gibson valve amp

: A great sounding amp, with an interesting hybrid circuit design

: The amp that helped make Southern Rock sound so good

: Rare small bass amp from the mid 1970’s

: The blonde bombshell. Fabulous looks, tone and great tremelo are the hallmarks of this wonderful amp.

: Great sounding 2×10 combo with solid state/tube rectifier selection

: Roland Chorus Echo RE501

: Roland Chorus Echo RE501

: Marshall model 2204 head

: 1963 Fender Bassman.

: 1972 Marshall model 1987 50W head.

: Fender Telecaster with BKP Mule neck pickup

: Marshall Superbass 100W head

: An early – mid 60’s rarity from Selmer

: A classic small amp from the 70’s

: No more tripping up and snagging the mains cable for the owner of this fine amp.

: Vintage and modern exotica from both sides of the pond

: Classic tone aplenty from this vintage British rarity

: FX Loop mod for Orange combo

: Fab sounding small combo from Orange, now with added FX loop.

: Marshall Class 5 combo, with variable power control and other mods.

: Discreet mods to give greater flexibility to this fab little amp.

: Marshall Class 5 combo, front view.

: Classic Fender tone aplenty from this powerful head.

: A lovely classic from 1974.

: Purple Chili Phatt Bass 750W – a superb hybrid bass amp with enormous capabilities

: Light & surprisingly versatile, the SG remains a favourite of rock players the world over

: Triode/Pentode mode selection offers great tonal expansion

: Great versatile amp, now fitted with Triode/Pentode mode selector switch

: A rare vintage small solid state combo

: A nice practical upgrade for a great little guitar

: Closer view of the Artec Edge ND preamp

: Fender Super Reverb – great tone from this 45W 4×10 classic

: ’65 reissue Fender Deluxe Reverb – 22W of lovely 6v6 tone

: Fender Vibrolux Reverb. One from the Fender custom reissue series. Nice!

: A machine for delivering a nice fat tone with smooth distortion. It’s loud too.

: Fender Vibrolux Reverb, early silver face. This amp is a nice vintage early “Silver Face” amp, from around 1968. Thumbs up all round for this little beauty.

: Epiphone Wilshire, with mini humbuckers

: 30W 2×12 Mesa Boogie Lone Star combo

: Mesa Boogie TA-15. Great little amp, best enjoyed flat out.

: EVH 5150 MkIII – versatile and easy to use 100W three channel head

: Tokai Love Rock with Seymour Duncan Phat Cat pickup

: We’ve seen a lot of Peter Green inspired guitars lately, this one is a 90’s Les Paul Goldtop fitted with Bareknuckles PG pickups.

: Classic 70’s Fender Strat

: Compact tone machine from Fender

: A classic Fender bass amp to spark that feelgood factor…..

: 1957 Gibson Les Paul Special. Packing powerful P90 pickups, the Special is a real tone machine.

: Fabulous limited edition amp from Marshall

: Great sounds from this compact classic

: Rare and highly desirable classic from Fender Japan

: Dangerous mains plug wiring – if you have any like this, get them fixed right away!

: Nice light “relic” style guitar by Gibson

: Master volume and EQ bypass mods increase the flexibility of this great sounding amp

: Fender Japan ’54 Strat in Olympic white.

: The weighty Twin reconfigured as an amp head

: 1970’s Vox AC50 – fat and punchy sound with great break up.

: Vox Escort 30 – lightweight vintage solid state combo

: Essex Amp Repairs reverb upgrade mod, fitted to a Dr Z Maz 38 NR

: Maz 38 NR with Essex Amp Repairs reverb upgrade.

: Marshall JMD-1, with traditional switches and piping, giving a more classic appearance

: Custom made high power transformer in a Selmer Zodiac Twin Thirty – power with reliability

: A great sounding all valve combo from the early 60’s

: The Zodiac control panel, quirky by modern standards, but effective nonetheless

: Selmer Zodiac advice label – watch out for unwanted distortion!

: Randall V2 – for when “heavy” isn’t heavy enough

: Great tone and playability from this nice LP standard variant.

: Mesa Boogie Lonestar. Great tone from this little 1×12 combo.

: Two tone machines together.

: This cracking Dr Z Maz 38 Senior NR has just been fitted with the Essex Amp Repairs variable level upgrade to the EQ bypass mod.

: The EQ Bypass mod “business end” in close up.

: Dr Z Maz 38 Senior NR with Essex Amp Repairs variable level EQ bypass mod

: This Celestion Greenback loaded combo offers plenty of punch, with great tone and playability.

: The Classic Boogie amp

: Fender “The Twin” amp. These “red knob” series twins are often overlooked because the styling isn’t too popular.

: Battery bombshell

: Here is a reminder that you really should remove batteries from equipment that will be out of use for a while. The poorly patient is a Vox Escort battery/mains amp.

: Battery disaster survivor

: A nice little battery/mains amp with British character

: EL34 powered screamer from the land down under.

: EL34 powered screamer from the land down under.

: Epi version of the Gibson ES5

: A nicely made and powerful amp from Engl

: A recreation of the ultimate classic Marshall amp

: This nice Jag came in for a setup. She now sounds and plays superbly.

: No FX loop? No problem! At Essex Amp Repairs, we have the solution.

: Marshall ltd edition 1W combo with E.A.R. FX loop mod

: Marshall’s tilt at the Country music market

: Classic blues rock tone aplenty from this great combo

: JTM45 reissue with a rare 100W 4×10 “Club & Country” combo.

: A great Dr Z amp, used by a famous Telemaster

: An interesting example of early guitar synth technology

: Early 60’s bass with interesting tones

: Superb JV Squier Stratocaster

: Blonde Beauty

: Early 60’s budget amp, with a great sound

: Early 60’s budget amp, with a great sound

: Classic ’60’s pairing

: Not really a stadium filler, but a great pub amp

: Not really a stadium filler, but a great pub amp

: If you’ve never tried valve hi-fi, check out the Icon Audio amps. They’re truly superb

: Cool classic Gretsch

: Two tone 60’s chic embodied in a classic echo unit

: Two tone 60’s chic embodied in a classic echo unit

: Discreet and non-invasive control upgrade for any high power amp

: Discreet and non-invasive control upgrade for any high power amp

: Heavyweight bass amplification par excellence

: Cool new look for those old red knob Fender Amps

: Cool tremelo and gnarly distortion from this rare 70’s combo

: Classic & rare British tape echo unit

: Classic & rare British tape echo unit

: 60’s rarity – Vox Echo unit

: Boogie heater supply on the brink of failure

: The Boogie MkIII, with the heater connections properly repaired

: Lovely rich fat tones and smooth tremelo from this 60’s combo.

: Selmer Thunderbird Twin Thirty combo.

: The classic tape echo from Roland

: Marshall JCM600 combo.

: Great sounds from a seemingly unlikely guitar/pickup combination

: Marshall JCM2000 in ivory tolex.

: A very nice amp with great sound & build quality you’d expect from Suhr.

: Simple 60’s chic, super sounds

: A little terror in two tone clothing

: More logical controls make the Jaguar an easier squeeze to live with

: Gold & white classic with huge stage presence

: An interesting locally built amp from the 70’s. Cool!