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Brighton Guitar Workshop website now active

By Frank | Published: March 21, 2013

I’ve posted previously that a friend of mine, Nathan, is building and repairing guitars in Brighton. Nathan’s now got his web-site, Brighton Guitar Workshop,  up and running so you can check out his work.    

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JPF 2 x 10″ 15W combo in action with Tom Robinson

By Frank | Published: March 3, 2013

Here’s some Youtube footage of one of our combination amps in action at a recent Tom Robinson gig in Ypres. The amp is a 15W 2 x 10″ Sir Charles 15W combination. Incidentally, the speakers are Tayden True Brits.

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Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) Zealotry

By Frank | Published: February 26, 2013

This pedal was brought in for repair, and I noticed that some jobsworth had stuck a PAT sticker to the outside. Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) is carried out on electrical portable appliances to verify that they are safe to use. However class III devices that are powered by an external power supply less than 50VDC […]

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Regent Sounds, JPF Amps and Central London’s only Fender Custom Shop Dealer have finally got their website up and running

By Frank | Published: November 5, 2012

Regent Sounds, who not only sell JPF Amplification, but also are Central London (and indeed Denmark Street’s) only Fender Custom Shop dealer, have finally got their web-site up and running, courtesy of Long Oblong web design. Regent Sounds specialize in Fender and Gretsch guitars, and Fender, Vox and (of course!) JPF Amplification. Regent Sounds are […]

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JPF Amps now doing guitar amp and effects repairs in Brighton

By Frank | Published: October 6, 2012

If you’ve been following our blog, you may have noticed that I have advertized that a good friend of mine, and excellent guitar repairer and builder, Nathan, has got his workshop up and running in Brighton. Nathan has been getting requests from his customers for amplifier repairs, so has asked me if I would be […]

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Super Rare Wem Deep Blue Amplifier

By Frank | Published: September 20, 2012

It’s not often you see one of these. No-one I know had one seen before. It is of course the Wem Deep Blue. Looks fairly conventional from the front.   But what’s that in the back. A Copicat tape echo!   We’ve only found one other picture of a Wem Deep Blue in the internet […]

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New JPF 2 x 10″ Combination Amp Format

By Frank | Published: August 6, 2012

We have now prototyped our fist 2 x10″ combination amplifier.     This amp is a SC15, loaded with two 10″ Tayden True Brit speakers.     The 2 x 10″ cabinet is more compact than our 1 x 12″ combo cabinet format. This combo will be priced at £1050 loaded with the Tayden True […]

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Colin Smith JPF King Charles 30 video review

By Frank | Published: May 20, 2012

Colin Smith of Alright Reviews has just posted a demo of the JPF King Charles 30 head. Check it out here.

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How to wire mains earth to a US amp with 2 prong cord. NOT!

By Frank | Published: May 3, 2012

When you think you’ve seen every conceivable bodge job on the planet, something comes in that beggars belief. Here are some snaps from an amp I’ve just worked on. The amp is US voltage Ampeg Gemini. Someone had installed a step down transformer into the bottom of the cabinet to allow operation from UK mains. […]

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Barrie Cadogan Youtube demos of new JPF Regent 25 combination amplifier

By Frank | Published: April 2, 2012

As you (hopefully) will have noticed from our home page, JPF Amplification have launched a new amplifier, the Regent 25, powered by a pair of Golden Lion KT66 reissues to give an undistorted 25W. Barrie Cadogan (Little Barrie & Primal Scream) took delivery of the first 2 x 12″ Regent 25 combination amplifier (see his […]

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