Second Hand Bargain Amps?

Adey

Kittyfrisk said:

StefB said:

Pretty much most Laneys really. 

TT50 & TT100 are wonderful sounding, highly spec’d amps that can be picked up for embarrassingly little money. 

Spot on. I have several TT20's & a TT100 2x12 combo.
Like guitars, most people buy by name, looks or reputation rather than by how they actually sound 

I really love my Laney TT50 (even if it has just developed a minor fault switching the master volumes on its own....  . )

Jota

65Amps.

Cols

ICBM said:

Cols said:

I must be lucky; I’ve had one for about 20 years without incident.

There's always one .

What’s the opposite of a Friday afternoon job?

hywelg

ICBM said:

english_bob said:

AFAIK, none of the "undesirable" 80s and 90s Twins are actually *bad*, they just don't all look and sound how people want a Twin to. And they weigh a bloody ton.

The mid-90s 'Twin Amp' (AKA 'Evil Twin') is the best-sounding modern Fender amp I know of. But they do weigh as much as a small planet.

I had one badged the 'Pro Tube Twin Amp' Not nearly as good as the same era 'Pro Tube Super Amp' 4x10 and a lot lighter. Do wish I'd kept that one...

monquixote

I had a Pro Tube Pro Reverb.

Brilliant sounding cleans, horrible overdrive channel. Weighed almost as much as a Twin.

GavRichList

monquixote said:

I had a Pro Tube Pro Reverb.

Brilliant sounding cleans, horrible overdrive channel. Weighed almost as much as a Twin.

I too owned that one and I’d definitely echo the above 

greejn

I'm a big fan of SJB amps, also Carr and Victoria. For archtops it's hard to beat Schertler.

ICBM

hywelg said:

I had one badged the 'Pro Tube Twin Amp' Not nearly as good as the same era 'Pro Tube Super Amp' 4x10 and a lot lighter. Do wish I'd kept that one...

The Pro Tube is the model that came after the ‘Evil Twin’. I didn’t think it sounded anywhere near as good. I’ve never seen the Super version. 

BlueStrat

ICBM said:

Rivera anything.

+1 for this; Rivera amps are some of the best sounding best built amps ever but can be picked up for dirt cheap used. 

Maybe they’re just not so well known here?
Chubster 55 is a brilliant amp

richardhomer

Music Man (I’m referring to the original 70s/80s models - not the reissues).

Exceptionally well-built amps with great clean/edge of break-up tones.

DrJazzTap

ICBM said:

Rivera anything.

This....i picked up (well only a few times it was 32kg) a 2x12 M60 combo for £200 a few years ago. I ended up selling it for the same price as it needed a service and i was struggling to find anyone to work on it. Granted it needed a service, which is at least £100 but I didn't get as swamped as I was expecting. If it was a Fender or Marshall for the same price I think I would have had my hand ripped off.

In fact I know of pretty much the same amp for sale at the moment, just been serviced and he's beem asking just over £400 for it. That has been for sale for at least four months now.

ftumch

BlueStrat said:

ICBM said:

Rivera anything.

+1 for this; Rivera amps are some of the best sounding best built amps ever but can be picked up for dirt cheap used. 

Maybe they’re just not so well known here?
Chubster 55 is a brilliant amp

#Cough# It just so happens I have a Rivera head for sale actually, shameless plug.

Alex2678

You can get Bassbreaker 18/30s for about £250, big and loud, and not really useful for what they were marketed as, but as a pedal platform with a scooped side and a middy side, birch ply cab, 2x12 celestions, surely the quality is pretty good for that price. Selling mine if anyone’s interested.....too big and loud 

impmann

Peavey Windsor 100 head.

The last one I had cost £100 and I bought it purely to stop gap whilst my DSL was having the usual, inevitable repairs.
HUGE sounding - and sounded like a good Marshall should.
I nearly picked up another recently... asking price £115.

Gassage

the lower watt Cornfords. Absolutely marvellous.

Gassage

And- any Roland JC amp.

Kittyfrisk

StefB said:

Kittyfrisk said:

StefB said:

Pretty much most Laneys really. 

TT50 & TT100 are wonderful sounding, highly spec’d amps that can be picked up for embarrassingly little money. 

Spot on. I have several TT20's & a TT100 2x12 combo.
Like guitars, most people buy by name, looks or reputation rather than by how they actually sound 

Shout up if you ever fancy parting with the TT100 2x12.  I swear Laney only made about five of the damn things, and I've still yet to see one in the wild...

Hi @StefB   funnily enough, I am likely to be looking to move the TT100 on, as it is (and always was) way way too much for my limited skills & home noodling needs.
 Rather than boring everyone here, if you're interested, you could PM me & I'll bore you there 
Might save me advertising it & you chasing one. Synchronicity 

Adey

There's a TT100 on eBay at the moment ....

Kittyfrisk

Yep, it has been there a few times, although I can't really work out why? apart from the lack of shipping possibilities.
Seems to be missing the FS6 MIDI foot controller though, which is about £150-£200 to replace, if you get really lucky.

alalalkasar

Old Peavey tube amps like the deuce and the original classic always seem like a good buy of you need to be loud and evil.