Peter Wade - Revalver

Peter Wade talks to Paul White about his route into the industry, from starting out as an electronics engineer through to running his own valve amp repair company, Revalver.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:19 - Route Into The Industry02:36 - Setting Up Revalver03:36 - Problems With Valve Amps04:36 - Preferred Technology05:37 - Re-Biasing07:00 - Classic Vox Amps07:48 - Problematic Repairs And Schematics08:48 - Valve vs Modern Tech11:24 - Current Projects12:41 - The Future Of Valve AmpsPeter Wade BiogPeter Wade’s interest in/obsession with valve amplifiers and the valve sound formed in his teens, playing in a host of local bands.  His first proper job was repairing band equipment for a musical instrument importer and he then became a partner in “Everbimes,” importers of Randall amplification and the original and sole importer of Leo Fender’s G&L guitars.Moving into the computer industry, he worked on “DEC” Mainframe Computers, large company Intranets and Operating Systems. He gained a Masters degree in Interactive Multimedia Production from Huddersfield University in 2000.Peter then worked as AMS Neve’s London Engineer with clients including Abbey Road, Air, Pinewood and the BBC. He has now moved full circle, from cutting edge network and computer technology back to valve equipment.  He runs his own business in West Yorkshire, UK “Revalver,” specialising in repairs and modifications to valve guitar amplifiers.When not in his workshop, Peter can usually be found in his home studio playing guitar, keyboards and drums - to his own satisfaction!https://www.revalver.co.uk/Paul White BiogPaul White joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1970s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts Get a print or digital subscription to Sound On Sound magazine.