The nicest Tel-Ray Super Organ Tone I have ever seen.....or heard. 

What a nice gesture to send you that! I am often floored by the generosity of viewers on here. It's great to see them supporting you like they so often support me with such contributions. It is much deserved in your case, Doug. I have one of these Tel-Ray cans I'm going to need to service that came stock in a 60s Gibson amp...that's IF I can ever get around to servicing my own stuff again.

Very nice car in the being of the video

Yeah!.......West Texas. I was worried about you and the missus.

That 'engineer' kept that unit in pristine condition....I guess no one wanted to mess with him...I wonder why 😱

Wow! Sounds like a 50’s beach horror movie.

great sound thx for the video You can get the same sound from many delay pedal s

Wow what a nice unit the one I’m working on doesn’t even have the spring I will have to fabricate something my can has a slow leak in it and is in bad shape around the shaft where it comes threw the lid I’m really glad you posted this video thanks Doug

Nice. That's very nice. Pretty 🐈 Kitty

It's good to see you getting jiggy again, UD. We can only hope to be exposed to even more sonic wonders of yesteryear (most of which beat those of the current year all to he**). I think John McGeoch would've loved to have had one of these units...

To my ears, that has the very definition of a 'chewy' tone, like audio toffee! It may not do a lot of different flavours, but what it has, is excellent.

Hello UD! I just got back from stocking up on Cool Whip and beer, so I thought ide drop a comment. Happy Holler Days! Cheers! BTW, you might like Dan Lebowitz's Search and Rescue. Enjoy! 😎🤟😸

Great stuff, I'm sure the gift is reciprocal in your excellent work 👍

really neat! maybe patch a compressor pedal between the unit and the amp? That would bring the tones together a bit and make them all shine all the better?

that was a brown recluse had one crawl up my shirt one night kept feeling something tickling my stomach lifted up my shirt and luckily flicked him off before he could pop me there were 4 more under the chair i was sitting in it upset my dad since i was at his house welcome to south texas

Is that the same bottle of oil you bought originally, thanks for that input signal tip. My TelRay ad-n-echo has that tick you described.

Great video. Any thoughts on tweaking the Bass - Treble switch to actually do something?

Uncle Doug, here’s my question. As I’ve written in the other post, I own the Gibson amp below. What’s your valued opinion on this tube mod? Thank you 🙏🏻 Gibson “Tweed” GA 19 RVT “I found the tube mod below on a forum.” In the original "Tweed" version, the tube complement called for three 6EU7's, one 7199, two 6V6's and one 5Y3. The unit we are dealing with uses three 6EU7's, one 6C4, two 6V6's and a 5Y3. In the original "Tweed" version, one-half of one of the 6EU7's is not used! That's right, it is a waste of one-half of a 6EU7! Swapping a 6C4 for a 6EU7 eliminates this waste, PLUS, 6C4's are a LOT cheaper and easier to find than 6EU7's these days! Tweed model- According to Gibson's records 204 were sold in 1961, the carcasses were made from Redwood.

Once you re-staple something 38 times it's considered junk, just send me the whole unit and I'll dispose of it.

The inventor was named Ray Lubow. Really a brilliant guy and created many cool inventions, including the Morley line of pedals. I'm working with his family to do a website on his history, explain how things came about, show some examples of his designs. Glad you could get this one working so well, there was the weird period of the 1990s when no one knew anything about them. There's still a little mystery going on, but most of the units are capable of being restored again nowadays...

That's a good looking shop cat. Looks like a keeper.

I hope you are well Uncle Doug, I was just trying to find a place to say thank you for all your years of teaching us. Your wisdom, help and teaching is very much appreciated sir. God bless you and your loved ones. Have a blessed Christmas and happy New Year. I send my prayers for continued good health & happiness for you & your family Uncle Doug.😎👍

Dude....I laughed so hard. 'The engineer died' You do realize he's mister S right?

Refrigeration grade PAG oil also works in these from what I understand. The old Union Carbide UCON LB65 is actually a PAG based synthetic oil.

Bizarre, it must have been a one-off goof-up where it made it out of the factory without the last step performed, and never taken in for "repair" - thus no signs of use. Maybe. Congratulations on this acquisition, amazing.

Uncle Doug, you COULD opt for keeping the organ unit, and combine its sounds with judicious use of theramin, a good whistler, harmonica if you feel like it, and a rhythm section that could do everything from The Outer Limits, Creature of the Black Lagoon, to Amazon Women on Mars, obviously interspersed with some authentic surf rock. A real multimedia experience. Mitzi would approve I’m sure.

The engineer may have become careless in his old age and was electrocuted

Hey Unkie! Phew!!!! took me a bit to overcome that caffeine espresso hangover from keeping up with all the marvelous comments! Anyways thanks for sharing this grand ol' beautiful looking relic from the past! Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder,,,, well it looks luscious. However, for my preference and tonal pleasure, this device just does not do anything for stimulating any form of euphoric audio response or sensation to my musical spirit. Don't get me wrong,,, I fully appreciate the wonderful condition of this antiquated technology and the purely analog electromechanical novelty of signal manipulation. But it is somewhat obvious to me that there are many reasons that spring reverbs succeeded where as the complications and costs to produce these devices did nothing to return such expense of investment in the form of tone versus effort. But awesome and rich example of the past none the less. The electromechanical forms of echo, delay are indeed a rich exploration! Tape delay and playback is intriguing! I had accidentally experienced this as a kid, messing around and pretending to be a recording artist when I found access to a four track reel to reel! I would think at some point I would have already played around with an Echoplex, but it's just something I have yet to fully experienced or have targeted in my quest for tonal nirvana! I suppose I am now just an old time strictly "plug it straight into the amp" and dime everything kinda guy. That is my type of effects!Anyways,,,, THANK YOU, both,,,, you for sharing and to your very loyal viewer for sharing this device with you and in essence sharing it with all of those in RU-vid land! For further general comment and topicality,,,, I must also mention how awesome it is to come along many of these dust encrusted diamonds, that are not so far into the rough as they may first appear! Ya gotta just love it when you can hit a jackpot by only stripping away several decades worth of dust and/or grime. I just came to the realization that the military and industry of past years used to use creosote when mothballing surplus for extended storage. Coincidentally, tobacco tar and nicotine has many similar properties as creosote! I have just been exchanging the creosote like properties of nicotine (like 57 years worth!) for a little of the elbow grease and I am especially very happy to find myself going back into my own time machine altered reality as I have been unearthing a Blackface,,, just as it must have nearly came off the showroom floor! Gotta love those relics that time has forgotten! Now if I might just get lucky enough to excavate an old Burst!!!! Well, I won't hold my breath waiting on that ol' Lester! But I won't jinx myself either,,, ya never know? I count my blessing everyday for the good fortune I have already experienced! Thanks for everything you share Unkie! Your experiences are rich and you are generous with those fortunes! Love your new workshop pal! I never was a Cat person but I now have my very dog like but independent feline " Rocky Main Coone" . He actually rides in my truck back n forth to the shop to keep me wonderful companionship. Bless our furry friends and pets!

I can picture two devious rats at home viewing this... One of em says "You see that?, I did that"... Cheers UD ;)

I have a lot of "P" sized valves/tubes from a couple of stripped tape recorders / radios are they ok for guitar amp build or insufficient to take the mag pickup driving of the systems ?

An engineer with eight hands (or six/ four) would be mighty useful for some of the tricky to hold stuff

midway point cat prob doesnt want a fuss , just curious and likes hanging out with you and your work.

I just can't believe this device... its condition, its sound, its literally a phenomenon. Great video as always.

Hope you and yours are doing well, UD. Missing your awesome videos.

Thankyou Uncle Doug for sharing your electronic knowledge with us,and also your mechanical know how within these devices, and please keep these shots of your hot rods coming, you have a good taste for these rods, Cheers Greg Australia.

Doug Hello, I want to tell you . I have learned so much watching your videos, and Brad on his channel . I will try to send you something you will find pretty amazing ,,im almost sure it doesnt work right now . I just want you to understand how much you have made a difference in my skills as a amp tech. I live 80 miles from Nashville ,So I constantly have amps to repair . I do not even advertise I work on amps but people seam to find me anyway . You helped me support my Family threw the years teaching me how to repair this stuff. I love you so much ,thank you Doug . Tell Jack, Russell says Hi

The spider drank all of the oil from the can. Drank itself to death in fact. Mystery solved. I knew watching all of those Columbo re-runs would come in useful one day.

Hey Doug, I love your videos. I just lucked up on a piece of history and had to tell you about it. I will try to contact you thru Facebook later. On to the "find". It is a Bill Bradway guitar amp from the 50's. The amplifier is a Wurlitzer 851. The driver is a Jensen 18 inch electrodynamic. This thing is a beast. Needs to be functioning again. Have a great day. Rod

If I were naming that effect it would be, "dischord wobbulator"

That looked like the Brown Recluses shed skin! Once that spider shed his skin he was larger than that hollow exoskeleton! That is a good sized spider................. Unreal, I've never seen a Tel-Ray in that good of condition, just amazing.

Lovely video! You're truly talanted and incredibly inspiring to me. If I'm ever not broke, I too will send you a gift. All the way from Sweden.

« …the engineer died! » 😂 Man ; I love you!

I try not to pester too many U-tubers. I was thinking about a fender deluxe reverb ri. I want to play some of my darker sounding guitars through a brighter amp and have that Fender tone. My bass breaker 45w head isn't the ticket. I think I would like to find me a modern amp that might get me some mileage instead of shop time. I do own mostly tube amps. I really know nothing about fender amps but the sound of the deluxe reverb reissue. I know this doesn't have anything to do with your show but thought I'd ask. I remembered you and thought I'd give it a try. The '65 FDR is what I am asking about for the most part. Any ideas. Thank you.

Mitzi looks like a regular cat now. Well fed and very happy. Nothing like that scrawny sad thing you first found her as. What a wonderous device you got from an admirer of Uncle Doug's. Something special in minimally getting it to work so flawlessly too. Thanks for showing it Uncle!

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doug where the fuck do you buy componets for amps and guitar electronics. I keep looking everywhere but i cant fucking find anything god dammit

Buick nail head Uncle Doug ????

I installed one of these Tel-Ray oil can units in the floor of my Fender Twin Reverb Amp in the 70's, when my spring reverb tank broke. Mine didn't have the wobbleler spring on the flywheel, so I just had reverb and echo. I eventually replaced the reverb tank to keep the Amp original, and got an echo plex unit for echo.

Careful Doug (I know it's too late!) that is his exoskeleton! He or she is bigger now!

Hey uncle Doug, Have you ever converted a vintage radio to a guitar amp using only the amp section and discarding the tuner section? Can you point me in that direction? Tom.

WOW that thing sounds amazing!! What a device. Congrats and thanks for sharing your gift with us in such great detail.

At the end it looks like a brand spankin' new unit, great sound too. Thank you for taking time to show this immaculate machine.

Obviously the resident engineer must have worked himself to death keeping the inside like new. What an amazing piece of kit.

These sound so awesome. Would be awesome to try and scratch build one of these since they are so hard to come by.

If I saw a spider crawling my house that size I freak out!!!!!! Or, even if it was in the garage.

Hey Doug, hope you are having a lovely Christmas season..! Looking forward to more wonderful instructional videos for 2023..😊 Wishing you and your family good health and a prosperous and safe New Year..Ed..UK..😀

Huh.....didn't realize this before......I thought at 1st when you got your rat rod it was a SBC engine. But it's not a Chevy. Can't be a Yakker (Pontiac) because the headers for them has 1 big tube for the 2 center exhaust ports. Can't be an Olds because of the width. Can't be a Ford engine because the distributor is at the back. And since all GM V8's have the distributor at the back, therefore it must be a Buick. A Buick Nailhead/Fireball/Wildcat to be exact. But which size do you have? 264? 322? 364? 401? 465? And did you get the carbs dialed in and balanced?

Hello. I don't see a way to PM You, so I'll just ask here. I bought an Akai 1710W reel to reel with a nice stereo amp in it. It has built in 6x9 speakers, cooling fan, headphone jack, preamp out and back in jacks, mute, aux speaker out jacks etc. I'm wondering if it would make a nice stereo receiver if it had a usb or 1/8" in for my phone or laptop? Or, if converted to a 2 channel guitar amp, if the record function could go to an audio interface? I have four custom built tube amps. Two of them are built from Hammond Organs, and I love the circuits. (Fender Tweed and Vox AC 15 style). If this is a project you would consider, let me know. The amp powers on and seems to function fine, with no hum. I can sends pics.

I'm immediately transported back as if in time warp machine....capt. Kirk and Spock, the gang from lost in space dobbie Gillis, svengouli😆

My goodness! What a treasure you are Doug! I'm a guitarist and a fan of tube amplifiers. My father was a decorated veteran of WW II and an electronics man. He worked for Cornell university for sixty years with nothing but a highschool education in the Nuclear Studies dept.(now Elementary Particle Physics) and was heavily involved in the building of the particle accelerator there. In any case I inherited his love of electronics and his collection of vacuum tube equipment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your entertaining and informative videos and keeping this old iron running! Where do I contribute to your Channel?

Hello and Happy New Year Uncle Doug!!! I have a question please? I know you spoke about how to wire a 3 wire power cord a number of times in your videos, but I wanted to ask you which video you showed us using a DPDT switch to completely shut off the flow of electricity to the circuit and also you had a recommendation about where to get 3 wire power cords and just clip the one end off to make our own pigtails. I appreciate the help and hope all is well with you, Ollie, Jack & Missy!!!

Hi Doug, I am having an issue with my Marshall JTM-45 build. The last ECC83 tube is not glowing as the others. I find 6+ vac on all the filiment connections in the pathway except for that last tube which is a ECC83.. I swapped out other ECC 83 to a tube socket with voltage and the tube illuminates. Connection at the pins are solid. Seems like there is a short but Im not seeing it. Anyways if you have voltage along each tube heater connection of 6+ volts would that last connection still read 6+vac or, could it be considerably less due to current at that specific point or is my voltage issue a short? One of those things to take a good long break from and come back fresh, but I thought I would ask the expert, thanks...

Nawaz, my 81 year old father uses WD-40 on everything~ the emerson CD player was not repaired~ a kit-kat clock now has 22 times the battery life since juicin' his eyes with WD~ he is the man that got the Lead out, with his clever tin-antimony design~ Dave had a stroke at the castle and went home to Folkstowne, GB~

I'm missing me some Uncle Doug. Hope you had a great holiday 'Unc. Can't wait to sit and visit for a spell on the next one.

Uncle Doug! I've been a long time viewer (gosh almost 7 or 8 years now) and I'm always stoked to see a new video. This Tel Ray unit sounds phenomenal! Amazing job as always. If I ever wanted to have an amp repaired by you what does that process look like? I live in Nashville and am fortunate enough to have plenty of techs that I have good relationships with to work on my stuff, but have always wanted to have you work on something of mine. I think my 54 Princeton would be a fun one or one of my other tweeds. Obviously no sweat if thats something you're only doing on a limited basis. Otherwise just sending my love for all these years of great videos! I hope you and all your workshop helpers are having a wonderful holiday season! Cheers. 🙂

Great gift. The sender couldn't have choosen a better item as you are probably The Specialist in those proto-electronic effects. Nice for you and equally nice for the device which couldn't end up in better hands. The hidden pots , which for what i understand are for pre-gain and mix, made me think of an idea: Why not try to build from scratch one with external controls ? We see your De Armond style windex-in-a-can tremolo in the past. It looks possible !... If someone can do it you are the one... Pardon my enthusiasm.. Don't feel compelled. Happy to see you . A la prochaine.

But seriously UD, I've noticed that the Furkids have gotten a lot better at guitar. Makes you wonder what else they're up to while the cat's away. Won't be surprised if I see a video of them cruising down the road in one of your fine hot rods waving and meowing Hee Haw!!! Sorry, just one more thing to keep you up at night... Cheers! He He...

I have been a big fan for a while and just came across a Gem! Are you interested in going through a 1963 Magnatone Custom M6 that is bare bones stock, needs electrolytics, a cord and IEC cord socket. Maybe Bias the stock tubes. R u interested??

Hello Unc. Happy New Year. Thank you for all the knowledge you have shared. I entered the vintage audio electronics hobby almost 5 years ago exactly as a complete novice. Some of the first vids I watched were your videos on how vacuum tubes worked. I'm happy to say that I now have an extremely well equipped shop (I'm single LOL) and have gained enough knowledge from you and others (along with reading) to restore an assortment of radios and amplifiers. I'm moving into higher end vintage hi-fi and stereos and continue to learn from you and Xraytonyb and a few select others. I'm glad to offer meager support via patreon and plan to continue as long as you are interested in sharing. I wish good health and prosperity to you and your family. Doc

The aliens who invadaded Tel-Ray's global headquarters, used their mind control "Tel-Ray" on Uncle Doug!

Great video as always. I've never seen or heard one of these. Regarding the engineer/spider: What you found was not actually a dead spider, but rather the old, cast off exoskeleton that is left behind when a spider grows and sheds. They'll do this several times throughout their life, depending on how long they live. A female tarantula, for example may live as long as 15 years.

23:09...are you reFUSEing?! (get it? get it? get it? snucker-snucker-snucker!!)

Wow, 3 deuces. What a great roadster! Super nice organ tone. Cleaned up like a new one! Now that was a good one, Uncle Doug. The engineer died! Did the engineer have any family members? W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee

Thar is the real swamp thing. Most excellent! ThNk you sir.

The Outside was Nasty..yet inside so clean ( maybe that Spider liked a Clean House? )... what part of the Country did it come from?

Funny how you get the "Warblers" and I get the echo-delays.

This would work well with modern keyboards for getting a Hammond sound. On guitar it has a cool surf music effect. I always wondered how they got that tone. I see nothing wrong with your adding safety features so it can be appreciated without loss of life, or property.

sounds amazing

Hey Doug, that's one nice piece of equipment..! I remember you working on the other one over a coupe of years ago..What a strange unit, and quite inventive how it was thought up in the first place..Great video, stay safe..Ed..UK..😀

......I watch Uncle Doug for the parts where he talks to his cats....Everything else?

Reminds me of the movies with Clint Eastwood The good,thebad,and the ugly

Not my cup of tea soundwise but a cool device and great restoration!!

I'd like to hear the Organ Tone....with an organ. Something like a Rockland mk1 or other early combo organ.

These things sound amazing when working properly. The Standel I’m working on has a cork lining on the inside of the oil can lid. The one that has the axle running through it.

shame we don't see these kinds of old school music equipment products in the uk Doug, not sure i ever saw an oil can sproing machine in bonney England.

Get the Dramamine .... I remember this in the front window of a local store (1969)

Thanks

wow. this item is amazing. the condition is astounding.

2:49 Oh that old joke made me log in to thank you for the laugh. Uncle Doug your old time sharp humor is very much appreciated.

I'm trying to remember, doesn't that device have an internal erase head? The reason I ask is that the decay seems so long as that it limits the speed of playing. It would be nice if the decay could be adjusted.

I am pretty sure I would have Acid Flashback's Jamming thru that Device.👁 just watching made me high✌🏼🎸

Good morning uncle doug I hope you are well .i am concerned you haven't released your video I really enjoy them .mark

What coupling caps do you recommend for a basic repair? Also, a top notch repair?

I think this effect sounds good with staccato notes, but terrible with chords.

Looks for all the world like someone forgot to add oil at the factory and maybe is started squealing early on, resulting in it being left unused for decades, thus resulting in a near mint condition device decades after these went out of production.

ever thought of machining one of these yourself - I am thinking of those art deco etc amps you did earlier and make something complimentary to them

would still like to see the amp repair vid

As it was explained to me by a electronics teacher from the vacuum tube days, never add an grounded power cord to vacuum tube piece of electronics. The better choice is a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) which will protect you and the circuitry. A GFCI typically trips at 4 to 6 mA, instead of relying on a typical circuit breaker which does not trip until it exceeds 20 amps. At this point most vacuum tube transformers are leaky from the primary to their case, and it will only get worse. Adding a ground lug exacerbates the situation causing the leakage to steadily increase until the point where the transformer primary shorts out to the chassis. The only real safe fix it to have it re-wound or find a suitable replacement. BTW if you are a repairer of electronics for your business, you can get a CE Distribution account which is the electronics distributor end of Antique Electronics Supply ( tubesandmore ). The adjustments on the back may be to compensate for aging vacuum tubes and/or imperfections in the mechanics from unit to unit during calibration.

Hi, Great sound from a tuna can Beware the B+! LOL Shalom/gw

Nice car uncle.

Another failed assassination attempt on Doug. You won't get him that easy 😂