Freshening Up a Vintage Ampeg B-12XT - Premier Guitar Article August 2009
For years I’ve had an internal struggle. On one side, I love vintage amplifiers—the designs, the tones, the vibe, often the quirkiness and yes, even the musty smell. What I don’t like about old amplifiers is the regular maintenance necessary to keep them in top running order and the noise (both electronically and, in combos, the box crackle).