badbluesplayer Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I just finished refurbishing it after a few years. It was a basket case. I paid $300. Recovered it along with new cabinet appointments and did some pretty minimal maintenance. I had the speaker reconed by Weber. There's more pix in the Amplifiers section. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Nice. I have a had a few of those over the years good little amps A year ago I got a 1960 Fender 3 leg steel with the Princeton tweed. They were sold as a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Very nice. Cool looking amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Very, very cool. You know I'm a vintage tube guy from way back. Still have hundreds of NOS tubes from my early hoarding days. I would hit every shop in every town on trips dating back to the late 80's when I realized there were limited supplies and "tubes to be found". I loved those old amps, not for the distortion that was so popular, but for the warmth and ultra-dimensional tones I was hearing. So, even at moderate drive, I could "feel" the tone. Like I was connected to it. I had a 1957 bassman combo basketcase once, I sold it to Naked Clarke at the Tele forum many years ago. He restored it completely. I still have an old Champ, that he actually brought back to specs and put a Weber in for me. And my Prosonic and Blue Angel. And I've been an acoustic player for quite some time. I appreciate what you do, man. Good job. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 That is so cool. I wish I had that kind of moxie. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I love where Gibson put the volume knob! I would love to get ahold of a functional vintage tube amp like that. I know there are plenty out there to be had, its the cost that keeps me from getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Very cool. I’ve always wanted to try out one of those old designs with the octal preamp looks like a tricky tolex job on this cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) I would say that is like the Chess records Muddy/Jimmy Rogers tone. 🎸 Edited September 11, 2022 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I really like that Amp! It’s got a great Sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 On 9/11/2022 at 10:11 AM, Murph said: Very, very cool. You know I'm a vintage tube guy from way back. Still have hundreds of NOS tubes from my early hoarding days. I would hit every shop in every town on trips dating back to the late 80's when I realized there were limited supplies and "tubes to be found". I loved those old amps, not for the distortion that was so popular, but for the warmth and ultra-dimensional tones I was hearing. So, even at moderate drive, I could "feel" the tone. Like I was connected to it. I had a 1957 bassman combo basketcase once, I sold it to Naked Clarke at the Tele forum many years ago. He restored it completely. I still have an old Champ, that he actually brought back to specs and put a Weber in for me. And my Prosonic and Blue Angel. And I've been an acoustic player for quite some time. I appreciate what you do, man. Good job. Thanks, I appreciate to compliment. I know you're a tube guy from forever. I did amp repairs for almost ten years and I quit during the pandemic. It got to be too much trouble getting involved with a lot of musicians' bad decisions, lol. I said it before, the pandemic was the best time to go out of business in like 100 years, so why not go with the flow? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 That little amp rocks! By restoring it you preserved a part of Gibson history, WELL DONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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