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My friend gave me a non-working Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (usa). I already have one with the Fromel mods done. I was thinking of ripping everything out and doing a p2p 2xEl34 circuit in there. I am fine to buy new transformers, but I would like to keep drilling or cutting the chassis down to a minimum. Could anyone recommend a kit that would be a good fit to lay into the HRD? I would maybe consider a Ab763 circuit and order some yellow jackets for it as an alternative...

Ps: my skill level is such that I don't trust myself to select my own parts list (like Hoffman) and I probably should use step-by-step instructions just in case. I have done some pedals, the Fromel mods, and build a Triode Electronics champ. Or maybe it is just time to suck it up and push myself...

Thanks,
Ryan

You could drop a mojotone in it, I've done that before. I have a chassis that's cut for a bassman kit to fit in the HR combo if you want something you don't have to cut at all.

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That amp looks cool, I like the blue and how you have the cap condo laid in. I will be thinking about it... it would be a shame to put yellow jackets in that amp, but I already have a showman with two tubes pulled as my main rig, so I might look at some EL34 options... thank you, definitely thinking it over.

You would think that since the HRD is so popular, there would be a kit on the market that was fool proof already...

So I ended up buying a 5F6A "59 Bassman" kit from Mable Audio including the chassis and putting in a diy mounting system to make it line up right, and using way too many mods from Rob Robinette's site, and doing a custom 2x10 baffle for it. After blowing many bias filter caps and a PT, and having to get professional help troubleshooting, I would say that I would have been better off going with a more expensive kit with step-by-step directions and all premium components. But the thing finally works and I will post pics and clips soon.

I learned a lot. Pairing different speakers, in this case a emi ragin cajun and a ramrod, baffle design rabbit hole unlocked, how to cut a circle with a dremel, and mods. Mods. Mods. Like the 5F6A is the stem cell that can differentiate into a JTM or a BF Bassman, so I went overboard in applying mods to be able to make it sound more fendery or marshally with a flick of a few switches and switching channels...

Did I mention I blew stuff up, a lot? Like I would have been afraid to gig with it if I hadnt eventually had a tech pronounce it safe. Like, "area dad rocker attempts to build amp, winds up building IED, bound for Gitmo."