Hat's off to Ken Fox

James Quackenbush · Post by **James Quackenbush** » 11 Apr 2006 9:42 am

I have an amp that was built by Rob Hudson of Blues Pearl fame ....This amp is a copy of an OLDER tweed Deluxe.....There were a few versions...This version used 6SC7 preamp tubes instead of 12ax7's ......It came to me with a hum .....I had read so much about Ken Fox and how good he was with Fender amps, so I sent this down to him .... He was VERY attentive, and gave me a step by step description of his progress, and things that he was doing to diagnose the problem .... He really went thru this amp and diagnosed things that no other tech that I know would have done .....He found the problem , and fixed it .....This amp is now working EXTREMELY well ,and sounds incredible !....When someone has a good product, or does exceptionally good work on my gear , I like to make it noticed.....SO ..to Ken Fox , my hat is off to you my friend !!
Great job on my little Deluxe !!.....Sincerely, Jim

norm mcdaniel · Post by **norm mcdaniel** » 11 Apr 2006 1:22 pm

Yeah I have to go along with James, Ole Ken is a can do man and his prices are not bad either. Keep up the good work Mr Fox.
Ole Norm in Waco TX

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 11 Apr 2006 4:43 pm

Thanks again for the kudos and the chance to work on a near exact copy of the old Fender 5B3 Deluxe! What a neat amp!!

The hum in the amp was awfully loud for sure. I traced it to originating at the tone control. A unique thing was done on the early 5B3, an on/off switch on the back of the tone control pot. Fender must have recognized the problem, as they changed it to a regular on/off switch soon there after. The 120VAC was induced into the pot and right into the inverter tube! I installed an on/off switch, cleaned up several cold solder joints, replaced shielded wire (an earlier attempt to repair the hum) with cloth-covered wire and a few more items as well.

James Quackenbush · Post by **James Quackenbush** » 12 Apr 2006 2:50 pm

Bumperoo !!

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 12 Apr 2006 3:04 pm

Once again a big thank you to Ken. He just installed the "battery-less" mod in my ProFex 2. He completed the work and had it shipped back out to me within 24 hrs!