Opinion on old Super Reverb
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samytv
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Re: Opinion on old Super Reverb
That's a good price IMO
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GUITARmole
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Re: Opinion on old Super Reverb
I don't think it's that bad of a price and wouldn't hesitate to buy it and swap out the speakers (after attempting to talk the seller down a couple hundred bucks which would help offset the cost).
For all those that talk about how much an amp is devalued by mods, or a different transformer, or different caps, or different speakers...my challenge is to find some of those worthless amps for me! If I could find a Super for around $500-600 that needs some work or was devalued with non-original parts I'd jump on it lightning quick but they simply don't exist. The same goes for any number of other vintage amps. Sure, I wouldn't pay top dollar for one with a swapped transformer but it doesn't reduce the value of the amp by half or more.
As for øøøøøøø's comments...well, again I find myself agreeing with most everything you have to say. Your posts are very frustrating for me because I don't have anything to argue about when I read them (arguing is my favorite pastime on the forums
). I can disclose the shocking truth that I like the new JJ6V6s better than the NOS RCA/Sylvanias I've tried though, for argument's sake ! 
For all those that talk about how much an amp is devalued by mods, or a different transformer, or different caps, or different speakers...my challenge is to find some of those worthless amps for me! If I could find a Super for around $500-600 that needs some work or was devalued with non-original parts I'd jump on it lightning quick but they simply don't exist. The same goes for any number of other vintage amps. Sure, I wouldn't pay top dollar for one with a swapped transformer but it doesn't reduce the value of the amp by half or more.
As for øøøøøøø's comments...well, again I find myself agreeing with most everything you have to say. Your posts are very frustrating for me because I don't have anything to argue about when I read them (arguing is my favorite pastime on the forums
). I can disclose the shocking truth that I like the new JJ6V6s better than the NOS RCA/Sylvanias I've tried though, for argument's sake ! -
eggwheat
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Re: Opinion on old Super Reverb
Well I'll argue with you if you likeGUITARmole wrote: I don't think it's that bad of a price and wouldn't hesitate to buy it and swap out the speakers (after attempting to talk the seller down a couple hundred bucks which would help offset the cost).
For all those that talk about how much an amp is devalued by mods, or a different transformer, or different caps, or different speakers...my challenge is to find some of those worthless amps for me! If I could find a Super for around $500-600 that needs some work or was devalued with non-original parts I'd jump on it lightning quick but they simply don't exist. The same goes for any number of other vintage amps. Sure, I wouldn't pay top dollar for one with a swapped transformer but it doesn't reduce the value of the amp by half or more.
As for øøøøøøø's comments...well, again I find myself agreeing with most everything you have to say. Your posts are very frustrating for me because I don't have anything to argue about when I read them (arguing is my favorite pastime on the forums
Who on earth said that the amps are worthless with a mod? Or cheap modded supers exist for $500? Or swapping a xformer makes it worth under half of it's original value..did you read the same post I just have? The point was that some value is lost by non-originality..So you don't agree with that?