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Old 29th Mar 2023, 10:43 pm   #1
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Default One man's Trash is another man's Gold

What do you reckon?

Show us some pics of your junk that makes a few bob.
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Old 30th Mar 2023, 9:46 am   #2
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Definitely restorable, needs a mains transformer smoothing cap two EL84'S and an ECC83 or similar. Possibly an EZ80/81. Check the output transformer first.

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Old 30th Mar 2023, 9:57 am   #3
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You'll need to find another one just like it for stereo.

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Old 30th Mar 2023, 1:59 pm   #4
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Looks like it might've been a guitar amp in a previous life.
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Old 30th Mar 2023, 5:31 pm   #5
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I assume the missing item next to the switch was a neon indicator, but what was the larger hole with four screw holes for? Volume control perhaps?
I wonder if it was a PA amplifier.
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I wonder if the 4-bolt-hole big circular space could have previously housed one of the multi-way Bulgin connectors and have been used to feed HT/LT/audio lines to a separate tuner or preamp?
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Old 30th Mar 2023, 6:53 pm   #7
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It looks early-mid 60s with strong Selmer hallmarks in there. At one point I owned a dozen Selmer 'Treble n Bass 50' amps and eventually restored them all before letting them go. The chassis shown is not a T n B 50, but the build style and components are there in abundance.
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Old 30th Mar 2023, 8:28 pm   #8
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Thanks forum,

@ stevehertz, Yea, you are definitely correct, it is an old British guitar amplifier made by Selmer called a Truvoice, You know your stuff for sure sir.

@RadioWrangler, LOL, can you help me go 5-1 surround sound ?
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Old 30th Mar 2023, 9:22 pm   #9
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Well, first you'll need a guitar with 5 pick-ups...

I thought it was an RSC guitar amp. Came in EL64 and EL34 guises.

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