Bob Kennedy Amp Repair is a one-technician amp repair shop tucked into the Naglee Park neighborhood of San Jose, California. Bob specializes in vintage tube amp repair and vintage solid state amp repair, with experience across a wide range of brands including Fender, Marshall, Ampeg, Vox, Gibson, Silvertone, Magnatone, Sano, Blackstar, Gallien-Krueger, Randall, and Acoustic, among others. Boutique amplifier repair is also part of the regular workload. Beyond amplifier repair, Bob services classic pedals, stompboxes, and tape effects units, making him a solid resource for guitar electronics repair more broadly. He is upfront about one limitation — modeling and digital “computer” amps are not really his focus, though he is happy to have a conversation. His approach is straightforward: if he cannot fix something correctly, he will not charge for it. For players dealing with dull tubes, crackles, pops, or hiss, Bob Kennedy Amp Repair is a practical, no-nonsense option for instrument electronics repair in the South Bay.