May 18th, 2007, 09:15 AM
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Friend of Leo's
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Carlsbad, Ca
Posts: 2,133
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Originally Posted by blues
Ive said this on a few threads about the deluxe.If you consider the prices that original deluxes from the 50s are going for,they are not a bad deal.IF you are a player,not a collecter.By the time you pay for the amp,and maybe the speaker is shot,along with a cap job,tubes ect.So if you have to have the fender name,the new tweed is a good price.Now with that price,like alot of the posts say,you could build one cheaper.You could also go the used route and get a for instance a victoria bassman for 1300-1500 bucks.I owned a 53 wide panal deluxe for a while,I had to replace the speaker,some tubes,needed a cap job.I had the tube sockets replaced.Never again.
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If I was in the market for one I'd buy a Fender... that said.. I have a home brew I made from scratch and it sounds killer. Mercury Mag transformers, Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker...really sounds great in this amp...
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