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Denver Amp Repair

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*Mods & de-mods
*Non cosmetically altering modifications to classic amps as well as a myriad of modern amps
*Tube amp builds & repairs to virtually any amp in existence
*Bias & specialized bias mods. Ask about our special Bias Fly mod. This allows anyone to easily bias your amp (Or amps) to perfection on the fly. Right before a session, show or right at the rehearsal.. Anywhere.. Allowing anyone to bias in a couple of minutes or less, as the hard work has already been done for you. Considering the cost of bringing it in to a skilled tech every time (Although not every time it really needs it) It pays for it's self the moment it leaves the operating table!
In addition to the Bias Fly, ask about the Tone Guardian. When used In tandem with the Bias Fly, you have just entered the realm of the consummate master of your amps tonal destiny. This not only allows your amp sound it's best at all times, it also eliminates the chances of blowing up an amps most costly transformers, as well as preventing pre-mature tube & component failure by an inordinate amount. I have seen many other components turn to dust by way of over voltage so many times it should be outlawed to have a real amp without protection! Another item that will pay for itself many times over.. "Wow!" Is the response we have heard after it's addition over the last few weeks..
*Custom guitar electronics & pedal mods that can take your stock gear to a whole new realm of "Now this thing really Kicks ass man!" Is not an uncommon response
*Denver Amp has recently obtained a supplier for tubes & choice components at the best prices we little independent dudes have seen so far.. Available to our clients & friends at our cost as a token of our appreciation and a way to in our small way.. Stick it to the man!!. Brands include /JJ's as well as other popular brands that are meticulously matched & rigorously tested. Many a player digs these JJ's though and as far as newly manufactured tubes go I definitely can hear why as I use them myself. *Ask about the soon to be released/soon to be revealed Amp.. The amp that in it's prototype stages has wowed both the ears and eyes of the fortunate few (Only 2 cats actually, but they were definitely seasoned eared players for sure;)) who flat out just had to have one.. No matter how ugly it looked at that time! Hehe..
Along with being a professional musician touted by industry peers for not only his superlative music skills, but also his highly coveted technical ability to transform amps and just about any piece of sound creating gear into works of sonic art.
Zeno worked as a highly respected session player for music, film & Television. Credits include Capital Records, MCA, a host of sessions on film sountracks for HBO.
As both player and circuit bending Doctor of tone. Zeno has worked with members of Frank Zappa, Steve Vai & Megadeth.
Respected include The legendary WHO bassist John Entwistle & Cliff Williams of AC/DC who was quoted as saying "Zeno can make a ukulele sound like a stradivarius"
Along with being a prodigious producer, songwriter and performing artist while living in Tokyo Japan in the early nineties before finally taking the long route in moving to California, Zeno had done over 300 shows & recording sessions both major and independent. In addition, Zeno had the opportunity to be in on the restoration of an equally respectable amount of classic amps that the Japanese seemed to be buying up at an almost obsessive rate during his time in Japan.
Prior to moving to Denver I worked, played and occasionally cried in LA for the last 11 years;) Aside from a modest amount of noise making and partaking in the creative credit of my soon to be 7 year old daughter. I had the chance to learn quite a bit from the best Amp & techie cats in the industry, as well as further developing my own methodologies to get the best tones available from the gear I have to work with. The quest never ends for some of us!It's all about making music sound the best it can possibly sound.. When I'm not making it or playing it? Well.. Hell.. I'm tweaking the gear that we make it with.. Tube amps in particular are a passion of mine that can always be tweaked and dialed in to sound an infinite amount better than the way the average showroom amp commonly does. Why? Because the average big manufacturers spend more time on making quantity than they do on dialing in on the quality. Every amp has a potential and when it's on it, you know it. You can hear it and feel it when it crosses you hands & ears. Once you hear one that's right, you can't ever imagine playing a factory set amp again.. Ignorance is not bliss;) I'm not alone in this, as I have met a handful of tone freaks , great players and aspiring perfection in tone seekers to know this is not a coincidence. It's all about art and creativity.. It makes the world truly go round for a few of us..
Thanks for reading!
Happy Pickin!
303-657-5579
Hours are by appointment only...
Get it done right the first time!
located 2 minutes from Guitar Center on Sheridan blvd. in Arvada

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Member Since: 19/03/2008
Band Members: Denver Amp Repair 303-657-5579
Hours are by appointment only...

If you read on ( or have already heard) you might realize that top quality repairs are but a small part of the picture. Services extend to full on transformation of your amps sonic character. Mods that range from subtle to full blown ones that rival the best tone monsters around. Boutique or otherwise.

Hey Z, just a note to thank you for the excellent job on the 5B3 Deluxe. Have played 4 or 5 gigs with it now and it sounds just like what I had been anticipating. The extreme 60-120 cycle hum is gone, and you were right-on with the modifications that make this amp shine like the tube classic it is.

I have an arsenal of tube amps that need a little T.L.C. now and then, and I now know the Doc that I'll trust to do the surgery.

You and Dave ROCK!

Mark D. (Truckers Daughter & Fishin Musicians)

DUDE! You are definitely the man! I am still tying to get over how incredible my hotrod deluxe sounds now. I was so close to trashing this thing and forking some major bucks into one of those boutique amps you don't even know. All I can say is wow dude and Just want to tell you that you RIP as great as you Rock the ciruit boards dude! Thanks for coming to Colorado!R. Mclain , Colorado Springs

Yo Dave,
Thanks for hooking me up with Zeno. That guys so beyond the tech title he's like a spaceman from a world where aliens are all incredible musicians who also do some sort a alien tone voodoo. I swear. No bones bout it, I'm def extatic with the Plexi mod. Thanks againMatt Plexi Colorowdy!

Hey guys, started playing this thing again when I got home. my opinion is it sounds amazing! I never imagined a spring reverb could sound this good. Do you make a standalone unit like the one you modded in my amp? I want to use this on everything now. never owned one but its sounds more like a plate reverb only 1000 pounds lighter. Seriously can you make me stand alone unit? Email or call and let me know asap. I want to use it on the vocal tracks too. We start those soon. later. Mike
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My Blog

Tubes, Tone & the beautiful sound of Cranked!

What tubes do you recommend is not an uncommon question, and in a world of charlatans, amp component voodoo* and grossly inflated prices for the tubes that were made 60 years ago in many cases. It i...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:11:00 GMT

Guitar Amp Health and Repair Checkups - Tech Education

Guitar Amp Health and Repair Checkups - Tech EducationIs an article by my friend NAMM.. I couldn't have said it any better, to read it just copy the web address below to your browser...Cheers,Zenohttp...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:20:00 GMT

The Legend & Origins Of The 100 Watt Myth

Ignorance being bliss in many cases, please don't shoot the messenger for the dispelling of this long perpetuated urban myth;) There may be some entertainment & insight for some in here though. So I e...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:15:00 GMT

Resistivity & Rant in B.S. Minor;)

Resistivity and temperature coefficient of resistanceTwo important electrical features of any substance are its resistivity and its temperature coefficient of resistance. These two properties are part...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:11:00 GMT

Basic Rates & Notes

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Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:32:00 GMT

innocent questions

What If legitimate techs actually provided more complete answers to seemingly simple yet innocent questions? A technically simplified, semi-autobiographical example of why most apparently do not. ...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:22:00 GMT