Vintage Tube Amp

This amp has been sitting on a shelf for the past 16 years untouched. I finally decided to see if it worked. I first tested all the tubes and found that they are all well into the “GOOD” area of my tube tester. I ramped up the voltage over 12 hours. All controls are silent. As a preventive measure I treated all controls with Caig Labs. I will say that the BRIGHT input definitely has a major effect. This amp is billed as a BASS amp. I did a lot of net research and many people agree that any guitar will work just fine. It has the original heavy duty 9 foot AC cord. It was also noted that this amp evidently is somewhat rare and very desirable. I was a bit shocked when I removed it from the carton it was stored in. This puppy is unbelievably clean. The paint is bright and gleaming. I did not see ANY wear around the volume control knob. That seems to indicate, at least to me, that it was not abused in any way and probably saw relatively little use. This amp does NOT have any housing/case. The transformers on this puppy are massive. Lots of headroom I imagine. I played some hardrock through it for many hours and the transformers didn’t even get warm. This obviously is a beautiful unit. I will tell you the negatives. Two of the tubes had wire springs on the 9 pin tubes to keep them in place. The spring wires are missing. At some point two of the four 6L6GC tube sockets were replaced with white ceramic sockets. I would have replaced all four. They are readily available and certainly easy to replace. I checked the bias voltage and it was right on at -29.5 volts. I think it would be quite a task finding another U-1061 in this condition. MEASUREMENTS: The measurements of the amp itself are 22x11x9 inches. If this is of concern I encourage you to read some of the comments in my feedback profile. I do NOT sell junk. I have packaged this amp up extremely well. This is a very heavy beefy unit weighing 35 pounds by itself and weighing 44 pounds all boxed up. I removed all the tubes and packaged them in an enclosed separate carton for safety. The item “Rare Vintage UNIVOX U-1061 Bass Guitar Amplifier Tube Head Amp 100w RMS” is in sale since Tuesday, December 8, 2020. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Vintage Musical Instruments\Vintage Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “nikkos” and is located in Montrose, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Model: U-1061 U1061
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Custom Bundle: No
• Exact Year: 1972
• California Prop 65 Warning: I am sure this amp will work just as well in California as it would in any other part of the world.
• MPN: U-1061
• Brand: Univox