Cheapest BF or Tweed alike amp out there?

Pierre

Pierre

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Even if it's after a couple of mods, maybe even a speaker swap... But what's the cheapest BF or Tweed alike you guys know of out there?
Preferences would be Deluxe and Bassman for Tweed, and Deluxe Reverb alike for BF...
 
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Cheapest blackface wannabe? That's easy! Look for a silverface version of the same model...preferably from '74 or so. Lew
 
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Wow that's still at least 600 bucks in the US, pounds around here no..?
 
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Lew - doesn't Bruce make a nice tweed clone thats not too expensive?
 
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What exactally are you looking for?

You mentioned either a tweed Deluxe a tweed Bassman and a Deluxe Reverb...those are 3 pretty different amps.

As for low cost alternatives to a BF the SF stuff is the way to go...I mean a SF Deluxe Reverb will go for around $900 (ballpark) and that might seem high but it's a lot less that $2300 for a good BF model. I would still say that a early 70's SF Deluxe Reverb with a few choice mods and a good speaker is a far better amp that a BF Deluxe Reverb reissue.

If you want a Tweed Bassman there a million clones and kits that are far less than the real deal and the same goes for a Tweed Deluxe.
 
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I just gave those because they give me sounds I think I'd love. And I was thinking sub 300/400 USD myself...SF amps here go for over 900 pounds most for the time. Over 1,400 USD I think.
 
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Get a Hot Rod Deville or Deluxe used. Price is right and the cleans are schwweeet.
 
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Get a Hot Rod Deville or Deluxe used. Price is right and the cleans are schwweeet.
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+1 They actually sound better then the reissue Twins.
 
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That's a good point actually... The Blues Deluxe costs around 600 to 700USD around here though :(
 
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saladin said:
+1 They actually sound better then the reissue Twins.
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Brother, if you are talking about the hand wired '57 Twin, what ever you are smoking, bring some with you if you come to the SE Jam:chairfall
 
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Look for a used tweed Deluxe kit clone---kitbuilders unload them for as little as 300-400 USD on occasion. Anything larger or more complex (Bassman, BF style amps) is going to be more $$$ (more parts, more labor).
 
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Can a Blues Junior be modded to sound like a Champ or Princeton? Can the EL84's in a Jr tubes be swapped for 6L6's or 6V6?
 
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You'd have to redrill new holes for the larger sockets of the larger bottles and probably redo the WHOLE of the wiring and change a lot of things. They're all very different tubes.
 
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Pierre said:
You'd have to redrill new holes for the larger sockets of the larger bottles and probably redo the WHOLE of the wiring and change a lot of things. They're all very different tubes.
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That's probably not a cheap mod then, eh?:laugh2:
 
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Can a Blues Junior be modded to sound like a Champ or Princeton? Can the EL84's in a Jr tubes be swapped for 6L6's or 6V6?

Not cheap...not recommended. Pick one or the other...
BTW, for under 500$, there are plenty of 60's-70's Ampegs, Traynors, Univox, Magnatone, etc. that are going relatively cheap for decent quality small tube amps. You are not going to find BF/SF/tweed amps in that range anymore.
 
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Brother, if you are talking about the hand wired '57 Twin, what ever you are smoking, bring some with you if you come to the SE Jam
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No, I was talking about the regular one. I played one of the handwired Twins a few weeks ago, they are a whole different ballgame.
 
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ive seen a bunch of old ampegs on ebay uk recently, almost bought one myself. keep an eye out.
 
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chopstherocker said:
I picked up a BF Bandmaster w/o reverb head for under $500 USD. I know that the Bandmasters run cheaper, but if you get a head instead of a combo, and w/o reverb make them a lot cheaper.
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Definitely a route worth thinking about! You can probably (if you shop right) pull a used bassman or bandmaster off ebay and snag a cab from avatar cabs and stay around $600, and have a versatile rig to boot because if you wanna change amps later, hey, you already got the cab :)

something like this

Late 70's Bassman
 
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