![]() Much more costly than expected, but there were some bad ground points causing noise and a bunch of components that drifted over the years. Impossible to tell at this point.Įven at the $400 price tag, keep in mind that the tech bill could get expensive. Maybe it will be more aggressive, maybe it will have a shift in the general eq. For what its worth, different doesn't mean not as good. There are some good quality caps that can be put in that likely get it closer to the original, but its still a different amp. If I were to buy the amp, I would send it to a well regarded tech for restoration. The price for a well built or well maintained Fender-ish amp isn't cheap, the market is just flooded with poorly maintained project amps.Ī few have suggested something in the $400 range is fair, and I think I'm in that camp. ![]() Something like the Allen Hot Blond costs $1700 for the head new and might be a place to start. What I'm not sure of is, what a similarly powered modern clone would run (used). In December 1965, Dylan, his sunglasses resting atop a Fender Band Master amp, ran through some runs on a well-worn Fender bass guitar fo. I completely agree that it no longer carries the collector value here and the price must be adjusted. Thinking objectively, when I see a highly molested example, I start think about it as the sum of the parts and come up with a value I can live with based on comparable clones or modded amps. With amps like the Showman, Bandmasters, and Bassmans, I'm not sure they carry the silly collector influenced prices of the low and mid powered amps. December 1965 prices were as follows: Fender Bassman 410, Bandmaster 399.50, Tremolux 329.50 and Vibrolux/Reverb 299.50. A tweed champ for example wasn't a $1k amp for me 15 years ago, so its surely not a $3k+ amp for me now. I think the collector value can have an impact, especially on some of the smaller combo amps that are now passing $3k. Not sure I completely agree with your post specifically that "most of the price of a vintage Fender Bandmaster is "collector value". You know the Fender market in your location better than us in the states though. I’d maybe pay $400US for the amp you’re looking at, but only if there was no potential to buy one with original transformers. Here in the state the going rate for a BF Bandmaster is $600 to $1000US. I’ve noticed some HUGE differences in sound in amps I’ve replaced transformers in (about 15 or so over the years). I also have a 1964 Vox AC-50 with a replaced OT and a 1965 AC-50 with the original transformers. The 65 sounds awesome, but I wouldn’t have bought it if the transformers were replaced. I have a 1965 Deluxe (non reverb) that has had all of its signal caps replaced, and a 1967 Deluxe Reverb that has all the original Blue molded caps. ![]() Click to expand.I’d say signal cap replacement would range from “no difference at all”, to “a small but noticeable difference” and OT replacement would range from “a notable difference” to “sounds like a completely different amp”. ![]()
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