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 Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:33 pm
im getting a 1977 Fender Bassman 50 watt tube amp and a matching 1x15" speaker cabinet for only $200! although there is a catch, the amp needs new tubes; how much xactly do tubes cost u think? also tell me if i should go for it, or if it's a bad deal, thnx bunches! sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:07 pm
At cheapest i'm sure you can get some Chinese GZ34 tubes for as low as $10 a pop if you know where to get them. Just a bit of advice, don't ever use Chinese (any brand), Svetlana/EH or Sovtek KT88, 6550 or EL34 power tubes in amps with plate voltages over 500-500V. Bad unpleasant things can happen... and that may be a big understatement.
Though yeah, i'd recommend getting some advice from places like The Speaker Surgeon (tis some guys i've come to know and they generally help me out with all my ampage needs) before you attempt to install the tubes yourself (if you had plans to do that of course). Tubes can be cheap and they can be expensive, just like anything else. But seeing how you say your wanting to repair a Fender amp, then the tubes for such a common brand honestly shouldn't cost you all that much (depending on how many you need of course). Also, who knows how much someone will charge you to install them. Some people can be fickle like that. Either way, I wish you best of luck.
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:59 pm
thnx man, im planning on installing them myself, but im sure local stores wont charge me that much. and im gonna check out that page too.
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