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Amp Auction: Fender Silverface twin reverb guitar amp amplifier 2X12

Amp Auction Description: Vintage Fender Twin Reverb. Silverface. 1976 or 77 Great clean sounds. Good condition. This amp was just serviced and checked in December. One 12AX7 tube was replaced and a capacitor. Reverb, tremolo and everything else works. I will include a copy of the receipt from the work done and checkup in december. Service during the past year: June 2010, the reverb tank, power switch, capacitor, power tubes. and on/off switch, and the plug that connects the speaker wire to the chassis were replaced. I am not a music store or ebay or craigslist "flipper". I am a professional musician and all my equipment is well maintained and gig ready. I've owned this amp for 8 years, and I am the third owner.Footswitch that turns the reverb and tremolo on and off is included {looks original to me}. The wall plug has been converted to a 3 prong for safety. The removable caster wheels are included which connect to the bottom of the amp and allow it to roll. Tilt back legs function, as you can see in the photo above. Speakers: I've replaced the speakers in this amp with 2 blue label fender speakers that were pulled from an original, not a reissue, 67 blackface twin reverb. I don't know if the speakers were original to that amp or not . There are 3 sets of numbers on each speaker:105379465-9101216-1000537912T6-10465-309Two years ago, the technician who serviced it at that time told me that based on the numbers on the inside parts, he believed it was manufactured in 1976. A recent article in Vintage Guitar magazine. "Fender amps, by the numbers" states that serial numbers beginning in the letter "A" followed by 6 digits are from 77 to 78. Based on the physical features and the fact that this amp is 100 watts and not 120, I believe it is 76 or 77 at the latest.If you are looking for an adult-owned, recently serviced vintage fender from a non-smoking home, this is it. You can actually take this amp to gigs and use it the way it was intended. If you are comparison shopping by price only, you'll be paying more in the end. Ask your music store how much it is to replace all the capacitors and tubes in a vintage amp. Amp techs who actually know what they are doing won't even open up an amp for under $50.This amp is great for guitar but I've also seen keyboard players use them.This amp is excellent for Rock, Jazz, Country or Blues. It is loud enough for almost any venue, and many regard it as one of the best clean amps ever. ***IMPORTANT: I will charge actual shipping for this amp. I am not going to tack on any extra charges. It is very heavy, and there is no way for me to calculate the shipping charges until I have the winning bidder's address. Ebay "shipping calculators" do not work. I will ship UPS insured and packed securely. I will remove the tubes from the amp and pack them safely inside the box. At the end of the auction, after I receive your shipping address, I will contact you with the actual shipping price, and you can pay the difference. I have the shipping price listed at $80. If it is less, I will refund you the difference, however I believe it will be at least $80 or more.Absolutely No Returns on this item. Contact me with any questions. I can not guarantee that I will be able to respond to questions on the final day of the auction. If you are dissatisfied with anything after you receive the amp I will work with you to correct it. Your bid is a contract, by bidding on this item you are: Acknowledging that you have read the entire listing, reviewed all photos, agree to pay all shipping charges incurred by me, even in the unlikely event that I am forced to issue a refund of the purchase price.I have 100% positive feedback. Shipping to USA lower 48 only. On Jan-27-11 at 11:14:20 PST, seller added the following information:http://www.superiormusic.com/page195.htmBased on the above website, it appears that the speakers were manufactured by Oxford for Fender, and the amp itself is a 1977 as I suspected. I included a picture of the serial number in the auction photos above. On Jan-29-11 at 10:10:07 PST, seller added the following information:Tube ampGroove tubes and Electro Harmonix tubes.Has a few minor scuffs as you would expect on a 34 year old amp, the worst of which I've shown in this pictures. I didn't shine it up for the photos, so you can see some dust on it. I'll let you clean up the tolex.When amp techs work on it, they always comment on what great condition it is in. The last one rated it at about 8 out of 10 for sound. Old Fender amps can be inconsistent when it comes to sound quality, but he said this was "one of the good ones".As I said earlier in the listing, this amp will give you enough stage volume for just about any size venue, and just to give you an idea, I used it to play The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC once. That is a 900 person capacity venue. I also used it to play the Roxy Theatre in Northampton PA {a couple hundred person capacity} and I didn't even need to mic it for that one. If you're going to play Madison Square Garden, you might need two of these, but other than that, you'll be good...

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