This is a tube amp, everything works, only collectors or serious people who know about vintage equipment.
He wants $300. Too much? Just right? Buy it NAO!? Going by the pic, there's rust on some of the expose metal bits, but if the chassis is ok, then I'm not worried.
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Get it. That amp is exactly like my Fender Vibro-Champ with a different name. It's a Fender Champ Amp with tremolo. They sold these amps as a package deal with Fender Bronco guitars, which is why they are called Bronco Amps. The tremolo is amazing.
$300 is a pretty good price. I would go after that. You don't see them very often. My Vibro-champ was going for about $450 (I traded a guitar for it). That Bronco amp sounds like a pretty good deal.
Agreed. That's a good price. The word is out on the silverface vibro champ, which can run as high as $500 in insane markets like Boston, $400 in places like Sacramento. The Bronco is exactly the same.
I spoke to the seller a few minutes ago and hasn't had much interest from "serious buyers", so he thinks it'll be available next week for me to check it out and buy it. He asked me for my email to send me more pics of the amp as well.
And... it's mine! The speaker has a small hole in it which (I believe) is causing it to distort at all volumes, and the pots need to be cleaned. So I got it for $200
Time to figure out the speaker's ohm rating to source a replacement, and clean out the pots.. but otherwise I'm happy with my purchase. Original tubes, vibrator works perfectly, not loud, but definitely a noisy little shit.
Thanks for that link! I'm a bit low on patience, so tomorrow I'm gonna call the local music shops to see who's got an 8" 4 ohm speaker. If nowhere, then ebay on Monday.
I just dropped the amp off at my friend's studio for the time being, but I have a feeling that's where it's gonna spend most of its time. This amp is in too good a shape for having spent its entire life on this island, and it needs to remain that way (a little bit of surface rust, needs new tubes, and a tiny hole in the speaker - no rust on the chassis, and the wood panels aren't rotting, that's amazing). The studio will provide climate control that my house doesn't have, and a source of income if anyone recording there wants to rent it. And I have a key so when I need it, it's always there.
Yep, I replaced the electrolytics and the cap can on mine; best to do it before they pop and take out more expensive components. Webber sells the cap cans too, fwiw.
$80, and I've been speaking to the seller for almost 20 minutes on the phone, and he leveled with me. It sounds amazing, but has cosmetic issues. But for $80, I won't even haggle. As long as it sounds good, I'll take it as is.
