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10-year-old used SWR 350... too old?

Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by adouglas, Jul 3, 2003.

  1. Jul 3, 2003 #1
    adouglas

    adouglas

    Jun 23, 2003
    Bridgeport, CT
    I have a lead on anj old SWR Basic 350 head that I'm thinking of snagging if I can get it cheap (by "cheap" I mean no more than $325). By "old" I mean it's an original, 1993 model, with the smaller case vents and none of the later enhancements (e.g. compressor, etc.), which I don't need anyway.

    Is this too old? Aside from possible dirt in the pots and a worn-out tube, what else is likely to have gone wrong with it in all that time?

    Are there any known issues with old SWR amps?

    TIA....
     
  2. Jul 3, 2003 #2
    secretdonkey

    secretdonkey

    Oct 9, 2002
    Austin, TX
    Older may be better with SWR gear. I had less trouble with my older SWR gear than with my newer stuff. YMMV.
     
  3. Jul 3, 2003 #3
    laklandplayer

    laklandplayer Supporting Member

    Jul 10, 2001
    USA - Memphis, TN
    Buy it!
    I wish I had not sold mine, I know where it is and it still works great.
    See my post about my Stewart power amp.
     
  4. Jul 3, 2003 #4
    nashvillebill

    nashvillebill

    Oct 13, 2002
    1700 miles west of Nashville TN
    Only ten years old? Some of my gear is 30.
     
  5. Jul 3, 2003 #5
    dragonbass

    dragonbass

    Feb 17, 2003
    N.Y.
    ........................................EX-Sadowsky Guitars Builder..........................................................
    I would pick it up.

    I just sold my red faced 350 head, and I already miss it. I had the head close to ten years and never had a problem with it...I never even changed the tube(no reason to ..it worked prefect)

    I think It would be a sound investment. No PUN intended.
     
  6. Jul 3, 2003 #6
    jerry

    jerry Too old for a hiptrip Gold Supporting Member

    Dec 13, 1999
    I still have my SM400 I bought over fifteen years ago, and it works great!!! IMHO the older Steve Rabe years SWR stuff was made a lot better than the newer models.
     
  7. Jul 3, 2003 #7
    adouglas

    adouglas

    Jun 23, 2003
    Bridgeport, CT
    It was on ebay, and it went for (gasp) over $500!!!!

    That's just plain nuts.