thanks! It is a bit rougher than the pic shows, but just some minor scuffing on the tolex and the face panel, one snag in the grill, rusty corners, etc. Didn't help that a 68 popped up on a local craigslist 10 minutes after receiving the box for (more than a little) more but it was in near pristine shape and just serviced.
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But it was $1100, which breaks my imaginary line of "can I say how much I paid for this amp if anyone asks" (maybe because I bought my first car for around that in high school, back when gas was <$1).
Jay:
I'll try the rca trick -- man: those fender footswitches are pricey! (I had thought about $20 and list is $60 or so). I'll probably just leave the reverb on and use a regular footswitch for the trem. (sorry: "vibrato")
Ben:
yeah, it's in a different class than what I've had before. It gets gritty if you dig into it (I've never quite believed the pick attack = gain concept before now). It reminds me of my vibro champ, honestly, more than my other amps (bandmaster, concert II, musicmaster bass).
I thought it would be close to the concert (both are 410) but each amp is going down different paths, so to speak. The concert might even be more like a twin in some regards (clean clean clean) with a OD channel (gain gain gain or accurately: gain, volume, master that all interact with each other in ways that I don't quite grasp).
My amp tech was pretty excited about it (between hilarious ramblings about SNL's political coverage and semi-dirty jokes) and had a suggestion I hadn't thought of before. For blackfacing silverface amps, he will bypass parts, instead of removing them, just in case anyone wants to go back. Go figure.