Dealbreaker or reparable?

[Double E]

Maybe, Maybe not. until someone opens it up and looks though, no one actually knows what condition it's in.

This may be true but it does not change my position. Nobody should pay more than scrap value for a heavily damaged amp with a questionable history... and requires disassembly to even properly evaluate if it's worth trying to restore in the first place. Especially one that is not worth much even if it was in reasonable condition.

Me? I wouldn't take it if it was free.

 

[higain617]

I think that might be water damage. You shouldn't buy that item.

That’s what I was thinking. Particle board and water don’t mix.

 

[dkelley]

if it's free, fine. you'll need a new cab, for sure. possibly the speaker is toast. something is living in there, or was at some point. water damage possibly too.

amp could be dead, who knows without testing.

 

[Ggaa]

Yep.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

Someone used that as a target. Run away.

 

[Spidey2112]

Go Bucks!

 

[wraub]

...now they know how many holes it takes to fell the combo amp.

 

[Spidey2112]

 

[Barticus]

Next time, just a few firecrackers. Six M80's turned out to be a bit much . . . . . .

I'd buy it for 10 bucks only so I could walk into the local Guitar Center with it and ask which way is the Service Desk, 'I'm gonna need some warranty work . . . . . . yeah, I THINK it still turns on'.

Now that one made me belly laugh!

 

[sawzalot]

Was the original post in jest? If not—that’s a dealbreaker.

 

[moreblues]

That's Particle Board not Baltic Birch so I would pass.

 

[packhowitzer]

 

[Mingo Sanders]

The odds are not all that great IME.

So you're saying there's a chance?

 

[fhm555]

I think that might be water damage. You shouldn't buy that item.

That’s what it looked like to me.the way the particle board is crumbling on that one corner looks exactly it was once waterlogged.

 

[Nev375]

He should be paying you $10 to haul it to the nearest dumpster for him.

 

[esoxhntr]

otherwise intact?

 

[agedhorse]

So you're saying there's a chance?

Anything is technically possible

 

[ChrisBowsman]

Once it gets a price drop (MGR does this every 40 days or so), I’m gonna go look at it, leave my number and tell them to call me when they’re ready to take $20 for it.

 

[ChrisBowsman]

Was the original post in jest? If not—that’s a dealbreaker.

I’ve bought a gazillion used guitars, and maybe two used amps. Earlier this summer I built a 1X12, so I was thinking maybe rip the bottom off that Rumble and replace it.

Something like water damage never occurred to me, so once again, thanks to everyone here for all the input.

 

[Mingo Sanders]

Should this scare me off of this Rumble 350 for $219, assuming it’s otherwise intact?

This reminds me of an old woodwind joke:
Q: What's an oboe good for?
A: Kindling.
Q: If an oboe's good, why is a bassoon better?
A: It burns longer.
And now back to our subject cab: I don't know if it's "reparable," but I believe with the right accelerant it's definitely flammable.