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Old 6th February 2010   #10
dialectic
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Originally Posted by guitarsfrommars View Post
If it fails to operate correctly, it is such a simple amp circuit, that ANY COMPETENT (operative words) amp tech should be able to give the amp life again. It may not be overly collectable, but I believe Fender has made some version of the tube Champ from the mid-1948 to about 1982...Buy it broken and save money if you have a tube amp repairman at your disposal.

I just did a gear swap and got a 1979 in average condition. It's a mono 5 watt Class A circuit. Go in peace and buy used...

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Thanks for the reply, its kinda made me more confident in taking a gamble. Just trying to work out a worst case senario cost of a repair so that i dont end up losing money.
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