craigslist super reverb project

timgreene · November 4th, 2007, 01:29 PM

Picked these up today. The 68 is a blackline, case is totally falling apart. The other one is a early 70's wanna say 73-74. Price was for the pair, ,and I got em for a lil less.

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/showp...00/ppuser/3182

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/showp...59/ppuser/3182
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/showp...00/ppuser/3182

timgreene · November 4th, 2007, 03:34 PM

Well, the 70's one appears to be a 73, and it works. Needed one power tube, the old one had fallen out, and broken. All original, needs a thorough cleaning, and cap job, and three prong cord.

The 68 needs a rectifier to check it out.

I got a 1980 super as well. Thinking about daisy chaining all three at once. The wife is not amused.

getbent · November 4th, 2007, 03:44 PM

linky no worky. How much, so i can groan.

timgreene · November 4th, 2007, 04:04 PM

I am gonna post my own pics. Bad news on the 68, it works to. The speaker wires are messed up, plug in the speakers from the other one, and there we go.

getbent · November 4th, 2007, 04:09 PM

timgreene you rule! congrats on the score!

nonvintage · November 4th, 2007, 04:29 PM

I wouldn't pay more than $200.

timgreene · November 4th, 2007, 05:20 PM

thats exactly what I paid nonvintage.

dibber124 · November 4th, 2007, 05:27 PM

These are really nice amps, less messed with circuit wise than some other SF's. You did real good on these. All those ALNiCo 10's make a real pretty sound with the vol up around 6. Play when your wife is out of the house and enjoy!

timgreene · November 5th, 2007, 02:32 PM

Just a quick update. The 73-74 is just terrific, quiet, no strange hums, snaps or buzzes. Had an extra RCA power tube, so she still has all original tubes, in her at this point. Cabinet is solid, and tolex is not bad. Got that one big tear in the grill cloth. gonna just put this one to the side for now.

The 68 is cosmetically fairly rough, gonna take this one apart. Clean her up, tighten up the wobbly cabinet, reattach the baffle board, do the caps, and see what I got, at that point.

I am hoping to horsetrade two super reverbs into one deluxe reverb somehow or another. Leaning towards keeping the 73-74, and dealing the 68, and the 1980.

Paul in Colorado · November 6th, 2007, 11:46 AM

Keep 'em. Stack 'em in a pyramid and rock the world. The only thing better then one SR is two, or three!!!
Or you can do what Joe Walsh used to do. Take two of the amps and run all eight speakers from one amp. That way you'll have another amp for a back up.

Good score on those! Have fun with 'em even if you trade 'em for a Deluxe.

November 4th, 2007, 01:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
timgreene Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,248 10 Photos	craigslist super reverbs Picked these up today. The 68 is a blackline, case is totally falling apart. The other one is a early 70's wanna say 73-74. Price was for the pair, ,and I got em for a lil less. http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/showp...00/ppuser/3182 http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/showp...59/ppuser/3182 http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/showp...00/ppuser/3182 __________________ opinions expressed are the view of the author, and are not necesarily correct. Last edited by timgreene : November 4th, 2007 at 09:14 PM.

November 4th, 2007, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
timgreene Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,248 10 Photos	update Well, the 70's one appears to be a 73, and it works. Needed one power tube, the old one had fallen out, and broken. All original, needs a thorough cleaning, and cap job, and three prong cord. The 68 needs a rectifier to check it out. I got a 1980 super as well. Thinking about daisy chaining all three at once. The wife is not amused. __________________ opinions expressed are the view of the author, and are not necesarily correct.

November 4th, 2007, 03:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,114 37 Photos	linky no worky. How much, so i can groan. __________________ Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length.

November 4th, 2007, 04:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
timgreene Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,248 10 Photos	I am gonna post my own pics. Bad news on the 68, it works to. The speaker wires are messed up, plug in the speakers from the other one, and there we go. __________________ opinions expressed are the view of the author, and are not necesarily correct.

November 4th, 2007, 04:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,114 37 Photos	timgreene you rule! congrats on the score! __________________ Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length.

November 4th, 2007, 04:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
nonvintage Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 464	I wouldn't pay more than $200.

November 4th, 2007, 05:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
timgreene Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,248 10 Photos	thats exactly what I paid nonvintage. __________________ opinions expressed are the view of the author, and are not necesarily correct.

November 4th, 2007, 05:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
dibber124 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Island, New York Age: 53 Posts: 1,187	These are really nice amps, less messed with circuit wise than some other SF's. You did real good on these. All those ALNiCo 10's make a real pretty sound with the vol up around 6. Play when your wife is out of the house and enjoy! __________________ "I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you." - Bill Withers

November 5th, 2007, 02:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
timgreene Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,248 10 Photos	Just a quick update. The 73-74 is just terrific, quiet, no strange hums, snaps or buzzes. Had an extra RCA power tube, so she still has all original tubes, in her at this point. Cabinet is solid, and tolex is not bad. Got that one big tear in the grill cloth. gonna just put this one to the side for now. The 68 is cosmetically fairly rough, gonna take this one apart. Clean her up, tighten up the wobbly cabinet, reattach the baffle board, do the caps, and see what I got, at that point. I am hoping to horsetrade two super reverbs into one deluxe reverb somehow or another. Leaning towards keeping the 73-74, and dealing the 68, and the 1980. __________________ opinions expressed are the view of the author, and are not necesarily correct.

November 6th, 2007, 11:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Paul in Colorado Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fort Collins, CO Age: 55 Posts: 4,122 3 Photos	Keep 'em. Stack 'em in a pyramid and rock the world. The only thing better then one SR is two, or three!!! Or you can do what Joe Walsh used to do. Take two of the amps and run all eight speakers from one amp. That way you'll have another amp for a back up. Good score on those! Have fun with 'em even if you trade 'em for a Deluxe.