A fair arguement from the other side of the coin there Twangmeister...
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Originally Posted by Twangmeister
Plus, if you're playing regularly or touring, you may want to think about how your vintage DR is going to survive the slings and arrows of outrageous gigging.
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Adding my 2c to the above... it's not really a survival issue, it's really an issue of maintaining collector value of a vintage BFDR, by keeping it in origninal (or, really; as purchased) condition. There's plenty of anecdotes of people using these old amps with nary a flat tire over years and years of gigging and touring, provided it's given the usual routine maintenance. E.G., Jeb of Donna the Buffalo is still touring w/ his 60s BFDR, yep it's ratty as all get-out now, but my guess it's the same one he started with when the band formed 20+ years ago (I dunno for sure; I've only been checking em out for the last eight or so). And it still sounds great. And they are a real road band, a loud, hard rocking outfit, night after night. So that amp gets regular workouts for sure.
Some might say it's heretical to be touring with such a classic item, but I guess that's really between the musician, his maker, and ol' Leo lookin' down upon us
