Lil Dawg Amps

[rugby1970]

RE: amp #391 made by Jim Nickelson of Li’l Dawg Amps & Pickups.  " Li'l Dawg 6G3 ChocoDawg LunchBox to include 16x8x2 steel chassis, 16x8x5x2 steel cage with handle, bronze plexiglass bottom with large feet, 25 watt/8 ohm output transformer, amber Fender style pilot light, chocolate chicken head knobs, hi & lo gain inputs, line out,  parallel 1/4" speaker output jacks, & 1/4" tremolo foot switch jack". It was the first ChocoDawg made by Jim. Sadly, it appears that Jim has retired - great guy!!

I haven't played the amp much lately as the 2 amp fuse keeps blowing - it won't reset. Someone mentioned that one of the tubes must have blown. How do I check this? How do I remedy the situation?

Thanks in advance,

 

 

 

[murkat]

A. Reach out to Jim,  ask nicely for advice and or referral.

B. Take it to your local amp tech with some rep that will do you right.

No need to mingle in there when there's ppl out there trying to make an honest living doing what you need to accomplish. Shit breaks down. Get it fix and enjoy. Life's too short.

[Jakeboy]

Dave, as you know I am the original owner of that amp and it is simply incredible. Jim is a friend and good people. Reach out to him and tell him you are a friend of mine (Mark R.). He will take care of you if able. If not try plugging  in-known good tubes one at a time.

The 6g3 circuits was the nastiest Fender ever made, IMO, especially when paired with an early breakup Jensen or Oxford as the amps originally came with. Alternatively,the amp goes gonzo(see what I did there) with an EV SRO a la the Nuge on Cat Scratch Fever.

If you need help with the amp, reach out brother. Hope all is well on the FLA west coast.