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[muscmp]

Originally Posted by clintj

Wow! Great collection of amps there. Interesting that the reverb unit has blonde tolex and white knobs, but dates the same as the amps. I would have guessed it was older, but Fender was not known for being super consistent with stuff like that.

since the covering is blonde i would guess that it had sat around for a while due to the rest of it is 65. blonde would have only been around until early 64.

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[muscmp]

Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

Fantastic!!! I wish I lived closer

Did you buy any recently or were they acquired years ago?

the bassman amps and showman amp have been in a storage area inside of my garage for quite a while. someone else mentioned back problems from lifting them and yes, i have had a bad back for about 11 years now, so, i borrowed my 21 yr. old nephew to help me drag them into the house. i still had to take the chassis out to work on them, which was a chore, but it was so satisfying to complete the tasks.

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[redir]

Holy shmoly...Drool....

[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by muscmp

the bassman amps and showman amp have been in a storage area inside of my garage for quite a while. someone else mentioned back problems from lifting them and yes, i have had a bad back for about 11 years now, so, i borrowed my 21 yr. old nephew to help me drag them into the house. i still had to take the chassis out to work on them, which was a chore, but it was so satisfying to complete the tasks.

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You ever think about expanding on the collection? For example, add bassman amps from other years as well?

[muscmp]

Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

You ever think about expanding on the collection? For example, add bassman amps from other years as well?

ha! dru: the next time i can get my nephew over, i'll have him drag the bassman amps, cabinet and showman amp back to my garage storage area since they are now ready to be sold. then, i'll have him bring in a 66 gibson apollo 95rvt, 76 orange or80(converted to or120) , 67 fender super reverb, 67 fender pro reverb and 64 blonde bassman and cab for review and possible repair. i should have begun this project 10 years ago when i had all of my vision and my hands were steadier. i'm getting all of my amps up to speed as i am eventually going to be selling them to help fund whatever malady catches me in the coming years--my healthcare fund.

here is my amp chronology list:


AMP CHRONOLOGY

1. 1950 gibson ga50t

2. 1953 gibson br9

3. 1953 gibson ga20

4. 1958 gibson ga20t

5. 1958 gibson ga9

6. 1959 fender tweed princeton

7. 1962 gibson ga79rtv

8. 1962 gibson ga79rtv

9. 1964 fender bassman blonde with cabinet

10. 1964 fender bassman blackface w/o cabinet

11. 1964 gibson ga5t skylark

12. 1964 gibson ga17rvt scout

13. 1965 fender bassman blackface with cabinet

14. 1966 gibson ga15rvt explorer

15. 1966 gibson ga20rvt minuteman

16. 1966 gibson ga8t discoverer tremolo

17. 1966 fender deluxe reverb

18. 1966 gibson ga95rvt apollo

19. 1966 sears silvertone 1482

20. 1966 fender showman blackface w/o cabinet

21. 1967 fender super reverb blackface

22. 1967 fender pro reverb blackface

23. 1976 orange 0r80 converted to or120 w/o cabinet

24. 1982 mesa boogie mark IIB

25. 1989? marshall lead 12

26. 1993? fender bronco

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[Dru Edwards]

Originally Posted by muscmp

ha! dru: the next time i can get my nephew over, i'll have him drag the bassman amps, cabinet and showman amp back to my garage storage area since they are now ready to be sold. then, i'll have him bring in a 66 gibson apollo 95rvt, 76 orange or80(converted to or120) , 67 fender super reverb, 67 fender pro reverb and 64 blonde bassman and cab for review and possible repair. i should have begun this project 10 years ago when i had all of my vision and my hands were steadier. i'm getting all of my amps up to speed as i am eventually going to be selling them to help fund whatever malady catches me in the coming years--my healthcare fund.

here is my amp chronology list:


AMP CHRONOLOGY

1. 1950 gibson ga50t

2. 1953 gibson br9

3. 1953 gibson ga20

4. 1958 gibson ga20t

5. 1958 gibson ga9

6. 1959 fender tweed princeton

7. 1962 gibson ga79rtv

8. 1962 gibson ga79rtv

9. 1964 fender bassman blonde with cabinet

10. 1964 fender bassman blackface w/o cabinet

11. 1964 gibson ga5t skylark

12. 1964 gibson ga17rvt scout

13. 1965 fender bassman blackface with cabinet

14. 1966 gibson ga15rvt explorer

15. 1966 gibson ga20rvt minuteman

16. 1966 gibson ga8t discoverer tremolo

17. 1966 fender deluxe reverb

18. 1966 gibson ga95rvt apollo

19. 1966 sears silvertone 1482

20. 1966 fender showman blackface w/o cabinet

21. 1967 fender super reverb blackface

22. 1967 fender pro reverb blackface

23. 1976 orange 0r80 converted to or120 w/o cabinet

24. 1982 mesa boogie mark IIB

25. 1989? marshall lead 12

26. 1993? fender bronco

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WOW!!! What a fantastic list.

The amps you're selling, are you selling them via multiple means, i.e. Guitar Forums, Craigslist, sell at a guitar store, etc?

[muscmp]

Originally Posted by Dru Edwards

WOW!!! What a fantastic list.

The amps you're selling, are you selling them via multiple means, i.e. Guitar Forums, Craigslist, sell at a guitar store, etc?

dru: that's the hard part. figuring out the best way to sell them. i've noticed that due to their fragile nature, a lot of them are not being shipped, so that would rule out ebay and guitar fora unless those people are local and pick them up.

craigslist is sort of scary since someone could come in to buy the amp, pull out a gun, take the amp and rob me of my money. people have suggested taking the amp to a local guitar store, but consignment percentage is real high. others have recommended the local police station, but i'm sure they don't want to hear a bassman and cabinet on 10 in their station. ha!

anyone have any recommendations?

thanks for asking dru. i've been trying to figure this out.

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[Taylorplayer]

which ones go to "11"

[moon]

You can sell on Ebay as "buyer collects". Might work if you're anywhere within driving distance of a big population centre like LA.

[muscmp]

Originally Posted by Taylorplayer

which ones go to "11"

hey will: happy new year to you!

none go to 11 but the tweed princeton goes to 12, seriously!

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