SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
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Memphis, TN
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Posted on Apr 30 2024 10:22 PM
I am in the market for a brownface Showman, but I am also a bit skeptical. There are only two photos of this amp (I don't count the picture of the cover), and not one shot of the guts. IMO, he is asking a lot of money considering his lack of photos and detail.
I would love to get your opinion on this amp. Am I being overly cautious, or am I right about needing several shots of the guts, and some sound clips for that price?
https://reverb.com/item/81800811-1962-fender-showman-head-6g14-a-blonde-oxblood?bk=
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edwardsand
Joined: Jun 29, 2018
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Posted on May 01 2024 08:37 AM
It looks in really nice condition. You should send a message to the seller and ask for more photos. It's a high priced item so they should be willing to do that to help make the sale.
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1401
Memphis, TN
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Posted on May 01 2024 09:16 AM
I might do that, thanks for the advice. It just makes me a little hesitant that they only have a few reviews, and they didn't think to post photos of the guts without a potential buyer having to ask. If I were selling a vintage tube amp online, I would have several pictures posted inside and out. Maybe I am being difficult, but that is just who I am when it comes to stuff like this.
— MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New Singles "Finish Line" and "Paradiso" on Bandcamp and website.
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1378
New Orleans
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Posted on May 01 2024 09:25 AM
Needs a lot more info and photos. All transformers had better be original for that price! Kinda weird that they mention the tube chart being partially there but there's no photo. They are either ignorant, lazy, or dishonest. Everyone knows you gotta have gut shots!
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josheboy
Joined: Mar 13, 2009
Posts: 2366
Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on May 01 2024 11:32 AM
$3500 for just the head? Even if it was immaculate, that is steep. Unless it has some history?
And $300 to ship??? You can ship loaded cabs for less than that.
If you’re super interested, reach out to them and ask for gut shots. But I think it’s at least $1k to $2k too expensive even if all original and in good shape, personally.
For comparison I bought a 60 head for $1800 (and I feel I spent too much on it since it had a repro cab). And I spent $2500 on 62 head and cab (all original and in great shape). It was in 2020 so I know prices have raised, but shouldn’t have raised THAT much.
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revmike
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 3806
North Atlantic
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Posted on May 01 2024 11:50 AM
It does seem excessive, as many have said.
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SixStringSurfer
Joined: Sep 23, 2014
Posts: 1401
Memphis, TN
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Posted on May 01 2024 12:09 PM
Thank you guys for confirming my uneasy feeling about this listing. I can have Jim at Lil' Dawg amps make me another gorgeous sounding Showman head for less than that. My gut is telling me not to purchase this amp. I am in no hurry, I can wait as long as it takes to find the right one.
— MooreLoud.com - A tribute to Dick Dale. New Singles "Finish Line" and "Paradiso" on Bandcamp and website.
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Pyronauts
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1132
Northern CA
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Posted on May 03 2024 08:10 PM
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Pyronauts
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1132
Northern CA
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Posted on May 03 2024 08:14 PM
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Garrett_Immel
Joined: Jul 07, 2023
Posts: 20
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Posted on May 04 2024 02:57 PM
The head that the OP referenced is, at bare minimum, a recovered cabinet, and I suspect it’s a repro cabinet altogether. The angled front isn’t radiused on the top edge like vintage examples.
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N0_Camping4U
Joined: May 03, 2012
Posts: 336
Galveston, Texas
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Posted on May 05 2024 04:07 PM
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Pyronauts
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1132
Northern CA
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Posted on May 05 2024 09:39 PM
It’s definitely a reproduction face plate: no presence knob or hole and it has the bright switches.
N0_Camping4U wrote:
Pyronauts wrote:
And a fake one!
https://reverb.com/item/81761301-fender-showman-amp-1968?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=81761301
Wonder where he found the brown faceplate? I hope that's not a real one...
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N0_Camping4U
Joined: May 03, 2012
Posts: 336
Galveston, Texas
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Posted on May 09 2024 08:31 AM
Is it wrong that I kind of love the 1968 Showman? Seems like if you could talk them down it isnt that bad of a deal.
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Pyronauts
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1132
Northern CA
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Posted on May 09 2024 01:43 PM
Love is blind! If you are close enough to go check it out in person you’d probably get a way better price than paying through reverb.
looks like the speakers have been reconed.
N0_Camping4U wrote:
Is it wrong that I kind of love the 1968 Showman? Seems like if you could talk them down it isnt that bad of a deal.
Last edited: May 09, 2024 15:37:03
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N0_Camping4U
Joined: May 03, 2012
Posts: 336
Galveston, Texas
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Posted on May 10 2024 08:34 AM
Pyronauts wrote:
Love is blind! If you are close enough to go check it out in person you’d probably get a way better price than paying through reverb.
looks like the speakers have been reconed.
N0_Camping4U wrote:
Is it wrong that I kind of love the 1968 Showman? Seems like if you could talk them down it isnt that bad of a deal.
I may go see it. Been awhile since I been in GLV. May offer 1900. Think that's fair? Or too much?
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Pyronauts
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1132
Northern CA
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Posted on May 10 2024 12:39 PM
N0_Camping4U wrote:
Pyronauts wrote:
Love is blind! If you are close enough to go check it out in person you’d probably get a way better price than paying through reverb.
looks like the speakers have been reconed.
N0_Camping4U wrote:
Is it wrong that I kind of love the 1968 Showman? Seems like if you could talk them down it isnt that bad of a deal.
I may go see it. Been awhile since I been in GLV. May offer 1900. Think that's fair? Or too much?
I’m not sure! If it sounds good?? seems like they’d pay at least a couple hundred in fees plus the hassle of shipping so I think they’d take your offer.
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