1974 Fender Pro reverb amp

Lez325

Hi guys, I have been offered this amp in a trade against some gear I'm selling for £450

I'm not sure what it would be worth, needs a service I've been told...

https://i.imgur.com/KxazlzQ.jpg


any thoughts ?

Thanks in advance

Les

RiftAmps

Depends on condition, but between £600-£900

Lez325

RiftAmps said:

Depends on condition, but between £600-£900

it looks well used ( see image above) but sounds 100%

John_P

"Needs a service" could cover a range of problems but I would think that's a decent price if the internals haven't been modded.   Factor in the price it possibly needing caps and/or valves replacing.    

Back in in the day when these weren't very fashionable I swapped one for distortion pedal.  Needed some work on it but still a stupid decision- I'd have another one if I could.   

ICBM

That's not a '74, it's '76 or later and is the 'Ultra-Linear' 70W/solid-state rectifier version - you can tell by the mid controls (four knobs on the Normal channel) and master volume.

These are much less desirable - although still a very good amp, they are louder and harder-sounding, and much heavier - more like a slightly quieter Twin than like the earlier 40W Pro.

£450 is about right or maybe even a little high if it needs servicing and that is an unknown quantity. SF Fenders can need fairly substantial work now, but even if it's just a simple re-cap and cleanup that's a £100 job or so, and it could be worse.

Lez325

Thanks Guy's I think I'll pass on this deal - could cost more than it's worth

DJH83004

Good call in my opinion, they are not that much lighter than a Twin Reverb, so still a big lump to carry around if you are gigging, and as IC says, the SFs are starting to cost money to get up to scratch, particularly if caps, valves, reverb tanks, speakers, scratchy pots etc. come into play, which is what I am finding to greater or lesser degrees these days.

All that said, the ultra linears are very loud and very clean.