spend fair money on an amp you dont need?

[jeremy]

i love fender reverb amps and a 66 deluxe reverb is my most used gig amp for the past many many years. i have the opportunity to play and buy a bf pro reverb, actually play a few and pick the one i prefer, but its $2800. seems a little steep but not unreasonable? the thing is, i doubt ill use it much. i want one. i have a 22w and an 85w old fender reverb amp but i would like to get the in between version too. i like 12s better than 10s or 15s for bf reverb amps. the pro is my preference over the super, bandmaster, bassman, vibrolux, or vibroverb. i have lots of good amps already, just not this. but $2800 can get you a lot of amp. if it was $2k, id just do it even if its silly but the extra cash just pushes it into folly. give me your wisdom my fellow forumites!

 

[Mincer]

One of the best amps I've ever used in my life was a friend's Silverface Pro. I bet the blackface is worth it. That is probably a fair price, though. They are heavy. But man, they sound like heaven.

 

[ehdwuld]

if it scratches that itch

its like saying I like blondes and brunettes but that redhead
man I do like red heads, she's a bit crazy but............. man, I like red heads

 

[Securb]

As long as the money doesn't put you in a bind go for it. You can't take it with you. You will have more fun with the amp sitting in your house than you will have looking at the money on a balance sheet in your bank account.

 

[jeremy]

yall aint helpin LOL

money isnt an issue. i made $650 gigging this weekend so even if i only used gig money, itd be paid off in a few months,

 

[Masta' C]

Then what are you waiting for?

Pay a little more now and you get to spend more years of your life enjoying it.

If it's not a financial burden and it supports your primary interest, I don't think the extra few hundred will even matter in a few years. Heck, in another 5-10 years, you'll probably look back and be glad you didn't wait to buy when prices got higher.

 

[jeremy]

i guess my issue is paying $2800 for an amp that will sit mostly unused

 

[FuseG4]

Hmm will mostly sit unused... But it seems like you still want it. Well you can always flip it if you just find that you're not even using it as much as you thought But you do like your current amps and there's always the thought that maybe this amp would make someone else even happier but...
still sounds like a really fun idea.

​​​​​​Good luck that's a tough decision and I get that there's not a right answer (except to buy the amp and make excuses to play it lol)

 

[Bogner]

Buy it. What are you waiting on?

 

[ehdwuld]

Buy it and use it
why would you not use it?

You're not making sense

 

[solspirit]

i guess my issue is paying $2800 for an amp that will sit mostly unused

So what? It's only money, that amp will probably last your lifetime and then some any good amp is an amp worth having even if you rarely use it, the enjoyment that you get when you do will make it all worthwhile.

 

[Masta' C]

...an amp that will sit mostly unused

:dunno:

 

[Adieu]

Maybe buy a kit or replica if yoy really want it but the price seems steep?

 

[SlyFoxx]

Question is do you want to move it and can you deal with the volume? You know as well as I do what it weighs and how loud it will be. I netured my 73 Pro with some 25 watt/93dB tone tubbys and it will still move some air.

 

[ehdwuld]

Its gonna be heavy
how much does it weigh compared to the ones you have?

Can it replace one of the ones you have?

Can you get a head version that can sit on top of several speaker combinations?

 

[JB_From_Hell]

I’m gonna be the dissenting voice here. Sort of.

It’s established that you can afford a $2800 gear purchase. Is there something that would make you happier than the Pro? Maybe a CS Tele?

I don’t like having stuff I don’t use regularly, but there’s always something I know I will

 

[Demanic]

I’m gonna be the dissenting voice here. Sort of.

It’s established that you can afford a $2800 gear purchase. Is there something that would make you happier than the Pro? Maybe a CS Tele?

I don’t like having stuff I don’t use regularly, but there’s always something I know I will

I've been thinking the same thing. And then I think, what if one of my good amps just dies of old age? It would be nice to have another one in the box ready to replace it.

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[ehdwuld]

I've been thinking the same thing. And then I think, what if one of my good amps just dies of old age? It would be nice to have another one in the box ready to replace it.

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Which has happened, hasn't it
same reason for a closet full of toliet paper

 

[Masta' C]

If nothing else, it'll make one heck of a collectible

 

[Benjy_26]

I've spent more than that on dumber stuff. Do it.