Congleton, Cheshire · UK
Valve replacement, bias setting, fault diagnosis, and full restoration — for amplifiers of any make or age. Honest work, quoted before we start.
Based in Congleton, Cheshire. We'll look at anything valve-based — guitar or bass, any make, any age. Drop-off and collection by appointment from the workshop.
Our services ↓
01 · Valve Replacement & Biasing
A fresh set of valves can transform an amp — but only if they're properly matched and biased. We source quality valves, match them for your amplifier's circuit, and set bias accurately. Your amp sounds the way it was meant to.
02 · Fault Diagnosis & Repair
Noise, hum, low output, cutting out, no signal at all — we trace the fault in any valve or tube amplifier, explain what we've found in plain language, and quote before any repair work begins. If we can't fix it, you don't pay.
03 · Full Restoration
Aged electrolytics, out-of-spec components, tired filter caps — over time they all degrade your amplifier's performance. A full restoration replaces everything that matters and brings the amp back to how it should sound.
Full recap on a Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue — all electrolytic and filter caps replaced, bias set, soak tested.
A full service isn't just a clean and a look-over. It's a systematic inspection of everything — electrical, mechanical and cosmetic — with every check documented and every finding recorded.
Parts are charged at cost on top. You'll always know what's being replaced and why before we proceed.
Valve amplifiers age. The capacitors that smooth and filter your HT voltage drift out of tolerance over time — often long before anything obviously breaks. The result is gradual: a little more hum than there used to be, slightly less headroom, a top end that doesn't quite sit right. You might put it down to your ears, or the room, or the guitar. It's usually the caps. A full service catches that before it becomes a fault. It also catches the loose transformer bolts, the cracked RCA socket, the tube that's on its way out. The things that don't show up until they do.
Full service — labour
Parts at cost. No fix, no fee on fault diagnosis.
Tell us about your amp — make, model, and what it's doing (or not doing). We'll come back to you quickly with an initial assessment.
We assess the amp on the bench and give you a clear, honest quote before any work begins. No surprises, nothing started without your say-so.
Work carried out to your approval, fully tested, and returned with a written summary of everything done. Valve amps and tube amplifiers welcome by post — we'll advise on packing.
| Full service — labour Sale | £200£150 |
| Valve retube & bias set | £45 |
| Recap — minimum | £45 + parts |
| Fault diagnosis & repair | £45/hr + parts |
All prices are indicative — final cost depends on amp size, valve count, and complexity. We always quote before starting work. Parts charged at cost throughout.
Every repair job is covered by our no fix, no fee guarantee. If we can't identify or resolve the fault, you won't be charged for the repair work — always.
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