Vintage Tube Amp

Electric Guitar / Steel Guitar. Rumor has it that the Motor City Madman himself, Ted Nugent, challenged CBS’s amp designer, Ed Jahns to increase the power of a Twin Reverb using a typical 2 12 inch speaker cabinet. This is at a time when competition from other manufacturers such as Marshall, Hiwatt, and Mesa Boogie were building more and more powerful amps, and Ed wanted to top them all. He also developed the most comprehensive equalizer tone section that’s been in any Fender amp. This amp has power to spare and was so powerful that Ted Nugent only needed six of them (with Dual Showman speaker cabinets for a concert). This amp is serious business because it is so loud and clean at 180 watts. Steel guitar players are very fond of this amp design. The one and only drawback of the. The compact amp in a typical Twin Reverb cabinet, is the ridiculous heavy weight added by it’s speakers with oversized magnet structure. The only thing that makes sense to me now is cutting the cabinet down to a head so you have the flexibility of use with other speaker cabinets and transportation. We had our cabinet builder cut the amp down and we preserved the reverb spring unit, footswitch, and the tube chart. This amp is still complete with out speakers. This amp is now a more reasonable approx. Recently (July 2024) I took it to my current amp tech and he replaced the filter caps, pilot light, powered it for an hour and checked operation. He says it’s now in great shape. The reverb “tray” or “tank” or “spring unit” is located where Fender originally had it installed – on the inside bottom of the cabinet. Our cabinet builder has left enough space for it to fit. The reason why we don’t “install” the reverb tank (screw it down inside the cabinet) is so the user can position it how they want it, to the right side of the cabinet away from the tubes or even outside of the cabinet itself since it has about 18inches of cable connecting to the back of the amp chassis. Only the original cabinet has been shortened in height – speakers have been removed – everything else is located where it’s always been including the foot-switch. Chassis Black Ink Side Stamp. (19th week of 1976). (10th week of 1977). (34th week of 1976). It might serve the buyers purpose to bring up the power slowly with a variac since these used amp heads are over 50 years old and have not been used for a few decades. Our Amp tech has only replaced the needed parts (filter caps) to just get them working! The operation of the amps requires that they be regularly serviced for optimal performance. Please remember these are vintage pieces, we cannot guarantee that they will not need service or more parts in their future, only some obvious parts were changed to get it working, most are still the original old parts remaining. Your item will be packed with great care rest assured. This discriminating collector has curated an incredible collection of guitars and amps since 1965. From a collector & player with an extensive musical history and knowledge. This collection has been stored and cared for impeccably for decades. Now, after all these years, he is ready to share his collection with other enthusiasts and wants his prized possessions to go to good homes and get played! Please follow our listings. LOTS MORE TO COME! We only sell to buyers that are established, verified.

Fender Super Champ x2 PR 2259 Vintage Modified Tube Amp Amplifier Used. This listing is brought to you by AP. WELCOME TO MIDWEST NEATSTUFF! All packages are insured. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as’gifts. We are prohibited to violate US and International government regulations. We have endeavored to photograph and accurately describe every item as to its condition and authenticity to the best of our ability. We intend that photographs are part of the description. THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT MIDWEST NEATSTUFF!

BELONGS IN A MUSEUM! This is a SPECTACULAR, NEAR MINT, VINTAGE 1978 FENDER SUPER REVERB SILVERFACE ELECTRIC GUITAR 4-10 COMBO AMP. Not much you can say about an amplifier this nice. EVERYTHING WORKS, SOUNDS AWESOME. 1978 was the first year for a middle control on Channel 1. It features a PUSH/PULL MASTER VOLUME/BOOST. Comes with the original footswitch and cover. As a basic test I have operated this amp for at least 4 hours recently and it did not fail, smoke, throw sparks, blow fuses, start on fire, etc. Old electronics are scratched, worn, chipped, cracked, dirty, dusty, stained, ugly, tinkered with, missing parts, etc. The exteriors have wear that includes cuts, holes, tears, scuffs, missing stitching, missing or replaced feet, handles, knobs. In the course of servicing over the years, they typically do not have all original components. Old electronics typically hum and have scratchy controls. Old electronics can fail at any time. This is part of my estate. LOOK AT ALL MY LISTINGS!!! You should not have to live with something you are unhappy with for any reason. If you alter, modify, change or “repair” the item in anyway without my consent, you are accepting the item “as is”, at the price paid. We will work through the claim together until things are right.

This is as clean as you will find as it was stored in a cabinet forever, barely a mark on it, and sounds super clean. I tested all tubes, replaced a couple of 6AN8s and the EL84s are all original Mullard Heathkit. Don’t want to sell it as it is that nice but have too much stereo gear.

This amp is in a portable cabinet with a handle. I assume based on what Ive seen this was likely pulled off a larger unit to make the amp more universal. The amp does work, the knobs cause pretty heavy distortion when turned, the contacts need a good cleaning. I would expect to be 100% this would need to be serviced. See pictures for details and condition.

Specifically designed for professional artists, this amplifier has exceptional sound quality that will bring new life to your music.

IT IS WORKING GREAT, ALL POTS QUIET AND SMOOTH. IT SOUND GREAT TOO. I’M ALSO IN THE AGE OF THINNING MY AUDIO GEARS.

Powers up, Lights work, All Tubes Glow, Tuner works Great, Amp Plays but one channel is weaker and it Hums!

Vf 6.3 Volts / If 0.3 Ampere / Indirect / Parallel / series AC/DC. New in Box (NOS). We have hundreds of thousands of tubes for manufacturing purposes, all vintage american made. 2 If you are looking to re-tube and amplifier, guitar amplifier, preamplifier, compressor, equalizer, microphones or any tube equipment, send us the model number and we will take care of the rest, and generate a custom listing for you. 4 We carry most USA made brands such as RCA, GE (General Electric), Sylvania, Raytheon, TungSol and PentaLabs , just to name a few. 5 We also carry european brands such as Amperex, Mullard, Telefunken and Marconi , just to name a few but in less quantities.