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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.
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Much of this thread has revolved around the premise that the Fender is overpriced because a person could build their own amp for much less. This makes sense for this forum of musicians that are deeply involved in their craft. But I wonder what percentage of amps used are built by the owner? My guess is the majority of people (99%-myself included) do not want to build an amp. Just as I have a guy at my house installing a floor today for $1400. There are people that will tell me thats way too high because I could do it myself for $600. But I'm not a floor guy and I'm not an electrical guy. The comparison between builders is valid to decide what value the Fender logo has to the buyer.