Updated 30 JAN 2006
Top Amplifier Repair - Mods - & Magic
I receive calls and emails on a regular basis, asking for good tech referrals.  Over time, some folks
stand out in my mind as the great ones.  The folks below, are ones that I trust, and would take my
own amps to.  
If there are folks you might want to recommend to me to look into, please drop me an
email.
 I will need to talk to them, and see some of their work, as it takes a bit more than some verbal
recommendation for me to stick my neck out.

I do not do repair or amp mod work, other than for my Blueprinting clients.

THE BEST AMP FOLKS I CAN THINK OF

Los Angeles Area - Valley - Glendale - Burbank - Hollywood

Tone Man - Don Butler
Toneman does repairs, modifications, general maintenance and restorations to tube amps, guitars and effects
pedals.  With over 25 years of hands on experience as well as being a professional musician, Toneman knows
not only how your equipment should sound, but how and why it works !  Don is some of the "braintrust" behind
the great
65amps London amplifier.

Don Butler/Toneman
23040 Hilse Lane
Newhall, Ca. 91321-1009
Don Butler's Website

Phone number: (661) 259 4544 . Please Call ONLY between 10am-6pm Tuesday thruSaturday-Pacfic Time Zone. Please do not
call on Sundays or after hours.  My shop is in my home so please respect my privacy during my  non-business hours. Thank you!  
Your courtesy is greatly appreciated in this aspect.

Cell Phone: (818) 486-9264. Call ONLY if you do not reach me at the above number during the above hours. Always try calling the
other number first before calling this one. My cell phone reception at home is pretty poor.
Thank you!


Rock N' Roll Doctor - Steve Dikun
Maybe no website but who cares, this is a strong recommendation.   If you want any blueprinting done on an
amp by  me it better be in decent shape first.  I don't have enough time to clean up mods that were not done
right or broken things unless you are already a blueprinting client.  This is the first guy I recommend to
everybody in the So Cal area.  If you have a amp problem or blew something up call Steve first.
Burbank / Glendale CA.   More at  www.rockandrolldoctor.com
818-956-5413

Billy Yates - Contact Billy through TrueTone Music at 1-310-393-8232.   Amazing guy and he even dors solid
state!  Address and other TrueTone info at
www.truetonemusic.com

NOTE - IF YOU HAVE AN AMP THAT IS GOING TO BE BLUEPRINTED BY ME IT HAS TO BE IN PROPER
WORKING ORDER FIRST IF NOT ARRANGED PRIOR TO BLUEPRINTING APPOINTMENT.  THE THREE  
GUYS ABOVE ARE THE ONES I RECOMMEND AND WILL WORK WITH MOST CLOSELY.

Mark Cameron - Many of you already know Mark Cameron if you own a Bogner amplifier (super tech there in
the past), or are a Marshall player in the So Cal Area.  Mark is a killer player, and is known for his Marshall amp
repair, restoration, and killer modifications.  He is the "keeper of the Jose mod documents" and tricks, and is
also a master of repair on Fender and other amps also.   
Please do not call or write him asking for
schematics or prints on his mods or those of others.  It has taken him many hours of work to compile
his expertise.  This expertise should be limited to his clients
(Myles comment).  Many times players are
looking to try to scrape together the cash for one of the new great amps available today.  In many cases, it may
be faster and less expensive to find a Marshall on Ebay or at Guitar Center etc., and send it Mark's ways for a
trip back to the top of it's tonal history.   Mark can be reached at
1-818-500-0286.  He is busy, and works very
late hours, so if you don't get an answer, leave a message on the computerized voicemail.  Mark can be
reached via email at
cameron_amps@yahoo.com

Jim Wigle - for Jimmy's phone number, please email him first.
amptechs@juno.com
Jimmy is perhaps one of the best anywhere.  Jimmy is the designer of the GT Solo-Single, the S-30 reverb, has  
many of his own designs to his credit, stomp boxes and gizzmos.  He is the tech and tone to a LOT of well known
artists.  Jimmy is the head designer at GT, but has his own business as noted here.  He is also quite a player,
some of you may have seen and heard him with Ratt recently.  Many of his clients can be seen on the GT
website F&R list at
http://www.groovetubes.com/f-n-r.cfm

Plexi Palace Vintage Amplifier Service Center
These folks are some of the very best.  I cannot say enough about them.  Look at the JTM-45 they restored at:  
www.plexipalace.com/marshall/marshall_jtm45.html and decide for yourself.
Email them at
plexi@vintageamps.com
21065 Bear Valley Rd. #2
Apple Valley, CA 92308
760-961-8324
More at
www.plexipalace.com/service.html

Colorado
NBS Electronics - Lord Valve
Some folks know this guy for tubes.  They also are superb amp folks.  As their website states:

IS YOUR AMP FRIED? I can fix it...RIGHT. I'm not fast, I'm just really good. E me for details on shipping it to me
for repairs/whatever.   DE-MODDING/UNHACKING...got one that's not exactly stock? We can put it back...
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE - CLEANING/REFURBISHING - SPEAKERS - Weber, Celestion, Eminence, EV, and
McCauleys in stock. Jensens coming soon.   REPAIR PARTS - caps, sockets, pots, knobs, corners, feet,
handles, resistors (carbon comp and metalfilm), jacks, plugs, switches, you name it.

NBS Electronics
230 South Broadway
Denver CO 80209-1510
303-778-1156
520-752-7807
LORD_VALVE@prodigy.net


Michigan
Bruce Egnater - Top notch amp repair and amp builder
Music Products Group
25550 Colleen
Oak Park, Michigan 48237
Tel: 248-541-9100
Fax: 248-541-9200
info@egnater.com

Nashville
Nashville Amplifier Service

These folks are THE BEST from my point of view of anybody I know in Nashville.

Great folks - Authorized warranty repair for many amps.

Nashville Amplifier Service has been in business in the Nashville, Tennessee area since 1994. Performing
expert repairs, restorations, and modifications on Amplifiers of all types and other related accessories.
They also say ....We do not discriminate against Solid State Amps.   We fix those too!   These guys can also
"put back" an amp that has been messed up with bogus mods.
(615) 591-7556
http://www.amprepair.com


New York Area
Voodoo Amplifiers - Trace
These folks do super mods, some of the best in the business for your Marshall amps and other amps.  Trace
also has a special service for vintage amps .... repairs while you wait.  Now is that cool or what!  Mention my
name and you may get a break on price, or the phone slammed down on you ... it's the luck of the draw.  Trace
is also one of the few folks that has all the scoop on my own GT S-45 mod ... Marshall meets Fender .... and is
one fellow I trust to do this mod.   These guys can also "put back" an amp that has been messed up with bogus
mods.

Voodoo Amplification Inc.
210 West State Street, Suite A, Ithaca, New York 14850
Phone: (607) 256-0465
Fax: (607) 330-0272
Hours: Mon-Fri 10AM-7PM EST (NY time)
Website:
www.voodooamps.com
Email: trace@voodooamps.com


Chicago
Mark Baier at Victoria Amplifier.   If you have a vintage tweed amp or a vintage Marshall, a lot of folks don't
know it, but Mark at Victoria will work on most any amp.  He does amazing restorations too.   These guys can
also "put back" an amp that has been messed up with bogus mods.
Contact Mark directly at
MarkBaier@VictoriaAmp.com


GUITAR FOLKS

Hollywood / Los Angeles
NEELY CUSTOM GUITARS
7424 Sunset Blvd., Suite #1    (just upstairs from Mesa Boogie Hollywood at Sunset and Gardner)
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: 323 850-7043

Los Angeles / Valley / Tarzana
The Amazing Nick at Norm's Rare Guitars
18969 Ventura Bl.
Tarzana CA. 91356  
818-344-8300