Converting a Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue (DRRI) to Handwired Blackface AB763 | Part 1

I'm gathering parts to completely overhaul my used DRRI from Guitar Center to be a "restomod" Fender Deluxe Reverb. The plan is to move the filter supply inside the amp (inspiration from Alessandro) and then use modern components to achieve an extremely low noise floor while maintaining the character of a vintage '65 Deluxe Reverb. I was never happy with my DRRI and I always thought it was harsh sounding and didn't have much headroom. Follow along as I rebuild this amp up! This would be a fantastic project for anyone getting into amp building so I'll share my tips and tricks along the way! As always, I'll share my layout with modifications along the way.

PDF of my layout and DIYLC files can be found https://github.com/colganr/fender-del...

List of tasteful modifications that I'm implementing that allows me to maintain an honest '65 vibrato channel circuit, but with additional tricks. I learned a lot of these tricks from comments on my YouTube channel as well as from Rob Robinette's website.

* NOR channel tone stack will be a Fender Custom Shop Dual Professional stack
* Polyester Orange Drop capacitors - (Original '65 used polyester, the DRRI uses polypropylene blahh)
* Metal film resistors anywhere that's going to ground as well as RN70 plate load resistors
* Mogami coax internal wiring for sensitive signal areas
* Silver Mica caps replace all ceramic caps
* Move the power supply from the dog house to inside the amplifier
* NOR channel added reverb
* Wirewound power supply resistors for the lowest thermal noise floor
* VIB/NOR channel with push/pull volume pots for bright cap
* Mid pots added in place of Input 2 on both channels
* Alembic style preamp out so I can run the preamp into another power amp (like my SSS) 😎 Jerry Garcia style mod
* Vibrato disconnect switch like SRV's Vibroverb 50KRA with switch https://www.tedweber.com/wp503ras

Full deep dive at the end of this video series!

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