Triple S Electronics in Bloomfield, NJ

They are OK. I would probably seek out someone a little better IMHO.
But they have less than a week turn around time.
Steve

 

Have you tried Dave at Dave's sound?

http://www.gti.net/junebug/dave/

They are in Whippany.

 

Do not overlook Jimmy Somma if you need a tech.

www.sommatone.com

He's top notch and about a 35-45 minute drive west of Bloomfield.

~John II

 

I had a similar experience with Dave's. I'll never go back. Almost 2 months to work on an amp. Lots of promises about it "being done this week". Finally got it back, and the original problem was still there. He says, "OH, THAT noise.".

 

They are OK but watch the shipping in and out. My M60 got dropped in transit from there once.

 

What is the problem? If it is just a tube change/biasing or something easy like that, Andy Fuchs is in Bloomfield and knows his stuff. He may not be interested though. Can't hurt to email him....

Scott

 

I've brought a few things to Triple S, including two Rivera combos. They did a good job on all three items I brought in.

Al

 

I went there for a warranty job on an amp with a blown speaker. Took forever, and a lot of hassle. I had to have the manufacturer call them directly and it was still a hassle.

THEN - they replaced the speaker with a different brand (was supposed to be a Celestion) and told me "Oh, yeah, that's what they're using now."

$.02


Betos

 

I went to Dave's Sound for years only because I didn't know of any other techs in my area. I met Jimmy Somma through a mutual friend and I've never been back. Jimmy's hands down a better tech (he approaches guitar/amp mods and repairs from a player's perspective; Dave doesn't) AND he knows how to treat people with respect and kindness.

The only good thing Dave has going for him is Bill. Bill is an awesome guitar tech.

peace
-jeff

 

+ 12,351

and try www.sommatone.com

and jimmy if you're reading this, i'll be picking up my stuff, soon!!

 

Oh, so you're the hoser who's taking up all the space in his shop!!!

peace
-jeff

 

Wow, very surprised to hear this. I've been bringing my guitars to Jimmy Somma (www.sommatone.com) for several years now, so maybe Bill's gotten crabby in that time. Sad to hear it. Oh well, def. time for you to move on.

peace
-jeff

 

I had my SFDR butchered by another NJ tech and after doing some heavy research I took it to Dave's Sound. He made the amp sound fantastic and although it took almost a month it was worth the wait. For what was done the price was very reasonable. Now he also replaced tubes without asking. He replaced my JJ 6v6's with sovteks, a new mesa 5u4 with a sovtek and a EH preamp tube with an EI. All the old tubes were returned with the amp and his explanation was that the tubes tested "bad". Given the poor condition of the amp before it got to Dave and the inconsistent production quality of modern tubes I think it is quite likey that the tubes were indeed bad. FWIW all the "old" original GE preamp tubes in my amp tested fine.

Since you've given up on Dave you could try Rich Koerner at Time Electronics in Union NJ (www.timeelect.com). He's a very well known and respected tech in NJ but I hear that he's got a long turnover time. Somma sounds intriguing but I find his pricing to be a little high. For instance Dave Allen will rewire my SF bassman head to have a BF normal channel and a pseudo Tweed/plexi bass channel for $150. Somma's mods START at $280.