Vintage Tube Amp

I built this amp 6 years ago, but it’s too loud for me to open it up when I play in my house. I assembled it from a kit by Boothill Amps, so the parts are high quality. You can look at his website for more information. It’s a 5-watt 5F1 “Fender Champ” circuit. The speaker is an 8-inch, 4-ohm ceramic Warehouse G8C. I bought a tube set directly from Dave at Boothill Amps because he said that a USA-made tube rectifier would be more reliable and keep the amp at the proper voltages. The newer modern production 5Y3 tubes run at higher (hotter) voltages. Keep this in mind if you plan on replacing the 5Y3 rectifier (far left tube, V3) and/or the 6V6 power tube (middle tube, V2). He sent me a USA-made RCA 5Y3 (rectifier) tube and a USA-made RCA 6V6 power tube. These are vintage tubes, but I’ve read that rectifier tubes last a long time. The V1 preamp tube (far right) is a brand new modern Russian-made TOL-SUNG AX7. I will include these three tubes with the sale. The transformers I used are now difficult to find: a USA-made ClassicTone 40-18019 (Power Transformer) and a ClassicTone 40-18115 (Output Transformer). The pine cabinet is unbranded and came with the kit. It’s well-made and covered with raw (unlacquered) tweed. See photos and video for details.

Up for sale, a 1961 Fender Vibrolux in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original footswitch. Loaded with a full vintage tube set, this narrow panel tweed-era Vibrolux amp has the coveted 5F11 circuit, offering a range of dynamic tones to match its good looks. The sound is shimmering and harmonically rich, delivering round cleans and overdriven grit and bite higher on the Volume dial, cascading into ripping tube saturation at its highest settings. The tremolo is bias-based and has a strong pulse, with a smooth waveform and plenty of intensity and present percussive chop. The circuit features the original Triad power transformer and Schumacher output transformer (dating to the 46th week of’60). The preamp has a bevy of original yellow Astron capacitors, as well as two stock CTS pots dating to 1959 and’60 (two replacement pots are from the 1980s). The power supply has been professionally recapped, along with the smaller electrolytic caps in the preamp. A modern three-prong power cable has been installed. The tube set includes all vintage valves, with a Sylvania-branded rectifier and Telefunkens in the preamp. The tube chart is intact, noting the 5F11 circuit, stamped “KA, ” which dates to January of’61. The amp is loaded with the original Jensen P10R 10 speaker which has a dark blue/green frame, ribbed cone, stock bell cover and stamp on the edge of the frame from the 48th week of’59. The amp presents extremely well, and the original lacquered tweed is only modestly ambered, paired with the original oxblood/gold stripe grillcloth. The face of the amp retains its metal Vibrolux badge, and the leather handle is a vintage-style replacement. The chassis is positively gleaming, with bright chrome plating, all of the original white silkscreen text intact, and stock chicken head knobs. The original black molded footswitch for engaging the vibrato is included.

Fender Studio 15R 15W Tube Combo Amp – Vintage Style, Great Condition. Fender Studio 15R 15W All-Tube Combo Amp – Clean Vintage Tone in a Compact Package! Up for grabs is this awesome Fender Studio 15R, a rare 15-watt tube combo amp perfect for home practice, recording, or small gigs. Handled from Japan via Hard Off-fully tested, fully functional, and in solid playing condition with normal wear (check photos for details: light scratches on tolex, tubes glow bright, no major dings). Key Features:Power: 15W all-tube power (2x6V6), responsive and punchy. Preamp: 3x12AX7 tubes for classic Fender clean-to-crunch tones. Speaker: 1×12 Fender Special Design speaker-warm, full sound. Controls: Volume, Treble, Bass, Reverb, Master-plus Presence and Bias switches for dialing in your vibe. Effects: Built-in digital reverb (great for surf, blues, rock). Classic black tolex cabinet with silver grille cloth-looks killer. Packs pro-level tone into a portable size: weighs just 8.5kg, fits anywhere. Footswitchable reverb channel switching adds versatility. Ideal for Fender fans wanting Blues Junior vibes without the bulk/price. Condition: Used, excellent working order. No hum, crackle, or issues. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Please check the condition of the product in the photo. All items are in the picture. Note only for products that are turned on. Products that do not turn on are not eligible? The power supply for this product is AC100V 50/60Hz. A transformer may be required in some countries. If it is different from A type, a converter is required. You in areas other than 100V. If you use the transformer I sell, you can use it in areas other than 100V. If you have any other questions, please contact me. It may not be possible in some areas. I will take a video of the operation confirmation. You can check the video on YouTube. This service gives buyers peace of mind. (10-15 days to US). (10-30days or more to Other countries). International Buyers – Please Note.

Here we have an exceptional example of the transitional era between black era and the silverface Era, it has all the looks of a space craft but all the robustness of the black era, AMAZING sounding amp, all new electrolytics, get it while its hot! Thank you for looking. NOTE TUBES ARE NOT INCLUDED.

Needs serviced, I believe it just needs a new power cable but not positive.

1974 Vintage Rectifier tube is original others replaced with mesa tubes Vibe circuit works great Some knobs a bit scratchy but reliable Condition is good.

1967 black face fender base amp 50 W amp is an excellent condition and ready to play. And was inside a closet for 30 years. It was completely checked out and works perfectly.

Slightly used- very good condition- comes with cover and tremolo pedal switch- The Fender American Vintage Series 62 Super Amp is a classic combo amplifier designed for guitarists looking for a vintage sound with modern reliability. With two channels and two speakers, this amp delivers versatile tones suitable for a wide range of musical styles. The Fender brand name ensures high quality and performance, making it a popular choice among musicians seeking a dependable and iconic amplifier for their rigs.

Up for sale, a 1951 Fender Pro, fully serviced and retaining the original tweed and transformers, complete with a vintage tube set. This was the very first iteration of this classic lacquered tweed “TV front” model, and this era Pro is perhaps best known as being the amp Buddy Holly recorded all of his hits on at the Norman Petty studio in New Mexico. The baffle and face of the cabinet have been altered (presumably to resemble the later “narrow panel” Tweed amps) with a more squared-off appearance and modified baffle mounting brackets. A very powerful and high fidelity amp in its day, the Pro pushed close to 40 sweet and dynamic tube watts through one 15 Jensen P15N alnico speaker. The early octal preamp tubes give these TV front amps a different tonal color than any later Fenders, as the octals have a more girthy midrange and a kind of warmth that can’t be achieved with the later dual triode (12AX7, etc) tubes Fender used from the mid-1950′s through the present day. Just like you’d expect with Buddy Holly’s cutting and robust rhythm sound, the Pro can give you primitive Fender cleans that chime and growl, with surprising headroom and a tone that overall really fills out the frequency spectrum when paired with Fender’s single coil pickups of the day. The circuit has been maintained faithful to original factory spec, with a full recap of the power supply with high quality Sprague Atom filter caps. The preamp has replaced caps as well, with replica white Astron sleeves on what appear to be genuine vintage blue Ajax capacitors (as Fender would use in their later Brown and Black Panel amps). The original trio of Stackpole pots have visible date codes from the 18th week of’51. The original Triad power transformer is intact, along with the stock output transformer mounted to the speaker frame. The amp has also been fitted with a modern three-prong power cable. The power tubes are a pair of properly-biased vintage USA-made RCA 6L6GCs, with a GE-branded 5U4 rectifier and trio of RCA 6SC7 preamp tubes. The chassis is in great overall condition, with only a light speckling of patina and the majority of the original white silkscreen text intact. All three original chicken head knobs are present too, along with a modern leather handle and original metal Fender logo on the face. The Jensen P15N speaker is stock, sporting a clean dark green frame and original Jensen foil label on the bell cover. The original tube chart is present as well and very clean with crisp corners and hand-inked serial number. The original low contrast diagonal tweed is intact, and the tweed is deeply ambered. The tweed covering is no longer present on the bottom of the cabinet, and the baffle has been regrilled with vintage-style oxblood/gold stripe cloth. As the cabinet’s face was altered from the TV front design to a more squared off appearance, the baffle is mounted to the cabinet by a number of L-shaped brackets.