Hi, I have to jump in on the reissue fender bassman. I modified with
speakers and tubes at least 30 of them before building the 410, and they
are NOT
capacitors and resistors in the circuit, rather a printed circuit board.
They
use bright Jensen P!0R speakers, and in the UK they probably cost about
$1400.
Then you talk about swapping speakers, tubes, etc., that may bring it to
$1800. And then, all you have is a still a Fender Reissue. My amps are
completely
set up to blow and go, and have several options any player can use to
dial
themselves in, plus customer support from a professional harp player
concerning
every aspect such as mics, mic'ing the amp, studio, any live situation, I
supply the extra tubes, spare rectifier and fuse, full manual, patch
cable for
bridging, and padded Tuki Cover. You don't have to order anything
separately.
The plus side of buying any of my amps is that although expensive due to
extremely high build costs, they retain currently 75 - 100 % of their
retail
value. And when I pass on, these will be worth the same as original Fender
Bassmans. Plus my new amp my just surpass the 410 in tone and volume, I am
still
morphing it. So the 410 will be a limited edition, I have 5 left, which
will
also make a valuable piece in the future. Whether a player is a beginner
or
pro, it is an investment for life, and figured over your lifetime, about
30
cents a day. I just needed to run that by, as many have never played my
amp
personally so commenting on it is not fair if you have not. A pro like
Dave
Barrett, who's reissue I modified for him, will sound great through
anything, just
like Wilson, Hummel or anyone else at that level. I do not want to butt
heads with HarpL members, I have moved on spiritually and am doing Chakra
work
and healing as we speak. I still need to run a business and have put my
heart
and blood into every project for the past 13 years. I started the harp
player
making amps for other harp players, and 13 years later all my amps are
still
working perfectly. No one else can make that claim. Thank you all for
listening. SJ
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