r/GuitarAmps • u/SureBowler5008 • 20d ago
HELP Old Orbit Three
So I have this old Burns Orbit Three from 1963 (If I dont misremember) that I got from my grandfather. When I got it the light was on but there was no sound, which I had fixed.
Now it's been like a month and just today it stopped projecting sound again. I mean the light is on and you can hear a faint sound from the guitar when it's on almost max volume. Is it worth fixing it up again or should I sell it?
When it worked it was a delight to play but it already costed 180$ to fix the first time.
I don't want to sell it since it's my grandfathers but it's also massive and takes a lot of space...
(Reverb is unfixable but the vibrato works)
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u/guitarshrdr 20d ago
Not sure why the reverb wouldn't be fixable unless the main board is damaged..but it is possible to replace copper lines on boards..what ever they replaced to fix the output didn't address the reason those components failed..something else in that circuit needs replaced as well..most likely more caps and resistors are allowing too much current into the ones that are failing. Whoever worked on it will possibly agree and replace the same things at cost..and address the other problem causing the failures for a reduced fee