fender sidekick 50?

evol04gt · June 13th, 2008, 12:46 AM

whats it worth and how good are they?

Steve G · June 13th, 2008, 01:16 AM

Theyre a basic fender SS amp which means you wont get much interest here.

however, I find I can get pretty nice clean tones out of any of that era of fender SS amps. I played and gigged with a 90's champion 110 for ages and got good remarks about its tone.

evol04gt · June 13th, 2008, 01:32 AM

its on craigslist for 150...seems not really worth it..

Steve G · June 13th, 2008, 07:05 AM

would have thought ebay would throw up something similar for less $

strat a various · June 13th, 2008, 03:26 PM

evo,
I keep a Fender Sidekick 35 in the back of the truck all the time as an emergency backup. It's my second one. Not a great sounding amp, though better than one would expect. The controls are touchy, you have to experiment a little to get a good sound ... not intuitive like a tube amp's controls.
It's loud as hell, however, and the Fender Special Design 12" breaks up quite nicely BEFORE the dreaded solid state clipping sets in, so, really a very useable backup/ last minute jam amp. Got my second one used for $80. I'd look to spend $100 plus shipping on a SK 50.
Really like the speaker in my 35.
best wishes

evol04gt · June 13th, 2008, 06:57 PM

yeah i had never heard of them so i figured it was a hackish amp... not needing loud- needing good and cheap.

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June 13th, 2008, 03:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
strat a various Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dana Point Ca Age: 50 Posts: 143	evo, I keep a Fender Sidekick 35 in the back of the truck all the time as an emergency backup. It's my second one. Not a great sounding amp, though better than one would expect. The controls are touchy, you have to experiment a little to get a good sound ... not intuitive like a tube amp's controls. It's loud as hell, however, and the Fender Special Design 12" breaks up quite nicely BEFORE the dreaded solid state clipping sets in, so, really a very useable backup/ last minute jam amp. Got my second one used for $80. I'd look to spend $100 plus shipping on a SK 50. Really like the speaker in my 35. best wishes

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evol04gt Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: NE ohio Age: 27 Posts: 467	yeah i had never heard of them so i figured it was a hackish amp... not needing loud- needing good and cheap.