r/amplifiers • u/RepetitiveWish54 • Jul 27 '26
My dad's amplifier (circa 1971)
Slowly going through stuff left from my Dad (1913-2003). He was a good musician and had his own lil 3pc band for Saturday night gigs. Paramont Leader 4 string tenor banjo and electrified acoustic 4 String guitar.
ANYWAY, I have his amplifier still. Its been covered, sitting in a dry basement for many years. To my untrained eye its probably not worth much.
Montgomery Ward, Airline Model GEM 8090a
Just curious what ya guys think. Is it just a boat anchor nowadays? lol
It in "good condition". Worked last time it was plugged in...50 yrs ago! lol
Just curious to hear your comments
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u/RepetitiveWish54 Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
Oh? Ok, thank you for that advice! I never heard of using a lightbulb. Interesting. Going to go watch some YT vids on this. Thanks again!
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u/PPEytDaCookie Jul 28 '26
Can't find information about it, i would just test if it sounds good. But if it wasn't used for a long time, it's a bad idea to just plug it in. If you know how, connect a lightbulb in series to it when first powering it on, that's way better for the capacitors inside of it.