| FS - SWR Baby Blue II in CT - Best Preamp Ever?
Sign in to disble this ad
Greetings.
Kinda hate to do this, but when I got this baby I was in a jazz group. I'm not anymore, and this deserves to be used as something other than as a practice amp, which is pretty much all the use it is getting now (and not much at that, since most of the time I practice using headphones.)
Further contributing to its freshness (and while it is not quite minty, it's maybe close enough to be minty-fresh) is the fact that I was in NO band (and therefore barely practicing) for about 5 years of its life. So, even though it is about 10 years old, it has maybe 5 years of light use on it. Gigged only a handful of times at low volume.
I recently used it for a pit band gig, with a fretless, and it sounded as sweet as ever. It's also a great upright bass amp, I'm told. Has one of the best-sounding DIs ever, and the preamp is legendary.
I am in no massive hurry to sell it, so please don't lowball me. I think it's going to be very fairly priced at $675 shipped PRICE DROP - $625 SHIPPED to the USA lower 48 in its original box (!) and with a similarly new-looking SWR cover (!!)
Very little keeps this thing from looking new. Its biggest flaw is a few small rust dimples on some of the washers, including the ones that hold the amp is at the top, and around the external speaker jack in back.
From SWR Sound "vintage products":
BABY BLUE II
When the original Baby Blue was upgraded to the Baby Blue II in 1993, the following changes were made: Increased power output (160 watts) and power handling, additional chassis venting, cabinet impedance was changed to 4 ohms (from 8 ohms), Bagend 8" drivers were replaced by Celestion 8" drivers. The chrome grill shown in this picture was added in 2000. In 2001, the Celestion drivers were changed to Eminence drivers that more closely resembled the Bagend 8" drivers in the first Baby Blue.
Size: 14.5"W x 24.5" x 12.5"D
Weight: 45 lbs.
Production Period: 1993 to 2003
Final Retail Price: $1399
More detailed power ratings:
120 Watts RMS @ 8 ohms (head only w/ 8 ohm speaker enclosure)
160 Watts RMS @ 4 ohms (internal speaker complement)
180 Watts RMS @ 2.6 ohms (if you add an 8 ohm extension)
200 Watts RMS @ 2 ohms (if you add a 4 ohm extension, which I often did with an Acme Low B-1)
Finally, I _believe_ that this one has the Eminence drivers - if anyone really cares, I can check on that with a flashlight through the port in the back.
Thanks for your interest,
subtlestew
Last edited by subtlestew : 03-16-2011 at 07:50 PM.
Reason: Price drop
| 
