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Hi Chris,
I went through the "buying a vintage amp" thing recently. You can pretty
much count on replacing all the tubes, you'll want to start fresh (or at
least IMHO). Which means you will want to have the amp rebiased, and while
you are there, have them replace the electrolytic capacitors (they have a
limited lifespan of a decade or so). Just ask for the typical "tube and cap
job" from a tech you trust.
I have a 2x15" cabinet that has 1 JBL D130F and 1 D140F. The 140's were made
for bass but sound just find to my ears (granted I don't play out or at high
volume). I had them both reconed by Weber as one had some cone rips and the
other would not move freely (coil rubbing). If you are going to play the
thing, then look into a recone if they need it. Reconed JBL's still go for a
lot of money on E-bay. Weber is pretty highly recommended, and on top of it,
seems to be the least expensive of all the places I looked into. Even though
I had to pay to ship them out to Indiana it was still cheaper than other
places advertising on the web.
I'm not up on silver face prices, but that sounds like a good deal. Just
keep in mind that all of the things I mentioned above (new tubes, cap job,
possible recone) add another couple hundred bucks to the price depending on
what you buy and your tech. I kept a spreadsheet of all my post purchase
costs and it scares me to look at it now. But it was worth it. I just need
to start working out if I am ever going to get the damn thing out of the
basement again.
Keep us posted! Good luck,
BN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kahunatikiman [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:06 PM
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Dual showman Reverb - should I buy it?
>
>
> Thanks for the help - The speakers are indeed d140f's, we took off
> the back. I was hoping for d130f's, because I know they are more
> valuable. I am going to go by the store on my way home from work and
> give it a try with one of my guitars -
> What should I look for in regards to the tubes?
> Thanks again
> Chris
