Vintage Tube Amp

Up for sale, a 1962 Ampeg R-12R Reverberocket in exceptional condition and perfect working order with notably clean “Navy Random Flair” tolex, the original Jensen P12R speaker, and stock amp cover. Under the oversight of Ampeg by founder Everett Hull, Ampeg guitar amps were geared towards jazz guitarists who wanted clean headroom and zero breakup, but according to former Ampeg employee Ken Fischer (long before starting his own company Trainwreck Amplifiers), there was one model that “slipped through the cracks”, and that was the R-12R Reverberocket. This amp has a fantastically spongy feel with plenty of chewy compression, thanks is large part to the octal preamp tubes (6SN7s and 6SL7s in this case), and picking dynamics are glorious, particularly when the amp is cranked to “edge of breakup” tones. The Reverberocket boasts footswitchable bias-based tremolo, along with onboard reverb (the first amp to do so, predating Fenders Vibroverb by a year or two), which is thick and lush without sacrificing clarity. The circuit has been thoroughly serviced with new capacitors in the preamp to keep everything working within original factory spec. The transformers have been swapped out in favor of Mercury Magnetics “Tone Clone” USA made iron, and the power supply has been professionally recapped to ensure that the amp is operating optimally. The original CTS pots date to mid 1961, the schematic on the inside of the back panel is dated March, 1962, while the Jensen speaker dates back to the last weeks of 1959. The preamp tubes are all “Ampeg” branded valves made by Sylvania and are a combination of original tubes and vintage stock sourced so that the tube set could be uniform, and these vintage tubes are an essential part of the incredible tone of this amp. The power tubes are a pair of newer JJ 6V6s. The reverb tank is a factory-spec replacement, and a three-prong power cable has also been installed. The chrome faceplate is near mint, with all of the original white silkscreened text intact as well as stock knobs. On the inside of the cabinet, the original tube chart is intact and the original Jensen P12R 12 alnico speaker sounds fantastic, with warmth, detail, and clarity. The original Navy Random Flair tolex is near mint aside from one scuff on the back panel, and still retains a good concentration of the silver sparkles that often flake off over time. The stock metal corners, feet, leather handle and raised Ampeg logo are also intact. This Ampeg would make a great option for anybody that wants a gigging or recording amp that gives up the goods without being earth-shakingly loud! The original two-button Reverb/Tremolo footswitch is included along with the original dark blue vinyl amp cover with white piping. Check out our shop “Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, ” and please let us know if we can answer any questions! We use double thick boxes, 1″ foam, and industrial 1/2″ bubble wrap to assure that your amp arrives safely. International orders will be declared as merchandise, and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. The item “1962 Ampeg Reverberocket R-12R Vintage Tube Amp Navy Random Flair withCover, ftsw” is in sale since Friday, October 27, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “mmguitarbar” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Brand: Ampeg
• Amplifier Type: Combo
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• MPN: Does Not Apply
• Number of Channels: 1
• Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier
• Model: R-12R Reverberocket
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Up for sale here is this vintage Sherwood S-5500 IV tube amplifier. This is in extremely nice condition, with very little wear. Just look at those nice clean RCA jacks! The face does have a bit of wear, and the knobs are a little dirty–I didn’t want to clean them and risk damaging them. The cover is in really nice shape too. This is complete, with all the tubes. The 7868s look like RCAs to me. I think the 12AX7s are all newer Russian tubes, except one, which is a 5751 for some reason, Sylvania I believe. This was partially restored by a previous owner, who swapped some coupling caps but doesn’t appear to have done any other circuit changes. I do not know if this was biased. While I was looking at it, I noticed that the big 750 ohm 7W power resistor was badly heated and was cracked, so I replaced it with a 680 ohm 10W resistor, which was the closest one I could find. I also reflowed the solder joints that hold the 7868s’ shield down–they had both cracked. This is tested and plays well and sounds good. It has a tiny bit of background noise when you turn the volume up ALL the way, but otherwise is nice and quiet, with no hums or buzzes. The can caps stay nice and cool, though obviously the back of the amp gets really hot from the output tubes. The tubes are untested but since this works I would assume they’re fine. This is currently working well and sounds good, but I would STRONGLY recommend that you fully recap/restore this before regular use. Once restored, this will be an incredible amplifier. Please see my pictures for details. If you have any questions, please ask. I have a number of other tube items, collectibles, and vintage electronics listed–feel free to take a look! The item “Beautiful Vintage Sherwood S-5500 IV Tube Amplifier Complete Looks/Works Great” is in sale since Friday, October 20, 2017. This item is in the category “Consumer Electronics\Vintage Electronics\Vintage Audio & Video\Vintage Amplifiers & Tube Amps”. The seller is “infinidim” and is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Type: Integrated Amplifier
• Brand: Sherwood
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Model: S-5500 IV
• MPN: S-5500 IV