PunkKitty Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 I picked this up at the pawn shop Saturday for $18. There's nothing wrong with it. They just had it in stock for a long time and wanted to get rid of it. It came with a stock British Celestion. This amp is loud as hell. It sounds good for a solid state amp too.
Yooper Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 Great buy! These SS amps are handy for quick plug and play when inspiration occurs. They can even be used for a jam in a pinch. I keep telling myself I don't need my Frontman 25, but it's used most often for practice and working things out. Sometimes it really is more about the mechanics of learning than chasing tones. I don't even consider clean SS tone "bad" at all.
Gitfiddler Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 You can't even buy most amp parts for what you paid for that rig! Good deal, PK.
Vanschoyck Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 Astounding deal. I played one of these once - seemed to me like a great rock and roll amp, wish they'd have made them back in '73. You gonna rock it or flip it?
PunkKitty Posted June 20, 2016 Author Posted June 20, 2016 Astounding deal. I played one of these once - seemed to me like a great rock and roll amp, wish they'd have made them back in '73. You gonna rock it or flip it? I'll probably keep it for a while. I just ordered the footswitch. It costs twice as much as the amp.
kbp810 Posted June 20, 2016 Posted June 20, 2016 Great deal! And if it ever happens to fizzle out, you'd have a great foundation to re-purpose the cab and chassis for a deluxe reverb build (or similar). Heck, if I'd seen that amp I would have snagged it myself for that reason alone.
golferwave Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 I had one of those back in the 90's. Used it mostly for a practice amp but it sounded good. You scored big time!
CJTopes Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Hard to go wrong at $18... I could use something like that for rehearsals...
Gitfiddler Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 That thing has 90 watts?! Wow! http://support.fender.com/manuals/guitar_amplifiers/Deluxe_90_manual.pdf
FredZepp Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 That is an insane deal. Right place at the right time.
Polo Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 Nice grab....at $18,This amp would still be a great deal even if it didn't work!
212Mavguy Posted June 23, 2016 Posted June 23, 2016 Amps like this are often used to build "Sleeper" amps, Toad Suck Tones is an American boutique amp builder who makes a specialty out of gutting amps like this and solid state Marshalls in particular, leaves the logo intact and installs a killer boutique circuit of choice inside with military quality wiring and parts. You can get one of his amps new for little more than the store bought tone of a new Chinese Fender...and it will last much longer while killing it sonically.
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