I'd love to get my filthy little mitts on some old Sunn amps. Fender-affiliated or otherwise.
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Discontinued Amps
- Thread starter otto B
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"Depends"
Can you tell that it is actually "mint"? Inside and Out?
Used is usually "as-is" and you may do more than just look at it to tell.
Bring somebody along that can actually tell.
Can you tell that it is actually "mint"? Inside and Out?
Used is usually "as-is" and you may do more than just look at it to tell.
Bring somebody along that can actually tell.
A while back I got a used Eden WTX 500 because the price was too good to pass up. Up until now it's worked fine - no problems. When the amp genie finally rides the blue smoke home, I'll use it as a doorstop or a paperweight. That's my only used amp because, as has been said by others, there are so many quality new amps that are as affordable (or more so) than used.
Both my heads a discontinued and the manufacturers are defunct, but they are the best sounding amps I've played through. My Eden WT400 and A.M.P. Series 220.
To be honest, whether an amp is still in production or not is not high on the list of determining factors for me when deciding to buy. Serviceability matters a great deal of course, just because an amp is out of production doesn't mean it can't be worked on by a qualified tech. And specific to the topic of this thread, yes, I would always prefer a mint condition amp over one that was in less than mint condition.
Most every bass amp I have ever owned is no longer in production, and some have had the manufacturer cease.
Sure as may have stated good price and condition and something I prefered to what else is available in my Budget
Many of.the amps I own were purchased used. my Walter Woods Electroacoustic Ultra, my B/15N(C), my Monique M700, and my MAS 4x5.5.
All are in good working order all we’re purchaser at least 5 years ago, in the case of the B/15 in 1974, the Woods ultra in Monique M700 2007.
All are in good working order all we’re purchaser at least 5 years ago, in the case of the B/15 in 1974, the Woods ultra in Monique M700 2007.
All my bass amps are in mint condition, purchased second hand and were built in the late 80s early 90s.
The guy who made them, still makes them and has parts, will gladly service them BUT he lives on the east coast of Australia and I live on the west coast of Australia, some 3-4 thousand kms away.
The guy who made them, still makes them and has parts, will gladly service them BUT he lives on the east coast of Australia and I live on the west coast of Australia, some 3-4 thousand kms away.
Hold onto your Eden WT400. When the Eden forum was still alive we used to get people looking for them all the time. When we'd get one in the classified, if rarely stayed up for more than 2 days. Then all the comments about, "I had one and sold it...wish I had it back". Among Edenites it's considered to possibly be the best sounding amp Eden ever made. If you do decide to sell it, don't let it got cheap.
I am a graduate of the 'big amp turned up to 3' academy. I've always thought one of these would do the business, and a guy I know still oversees service on them.
' . . . . so you have a 50-watt Marshall half-stack? Great, see you tonight . . . ' Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha . . . Lemme see, now WHERE was that button to set this to STUN . . . .
' . . . . so you have a 50-watt Marshall half-stack? Great, see you tonight . . . ' Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha . . . Lemme see, now WHERE was that button to set this to STUN . . . .
I bought a used Eden WT500 that had been upgraded to 800-watts rms bridged into 8Ω from its previous 500-watts. Bought it in 2010 form David Nordschow (founder of Eden) when he left Eden to start DNA. It was the cab testing amp he used for designing Eden cabs from 1999 until 2009 when he left.
I knew it would sound good because it was his and I knew it was in good shape because he went through it before he sold it. And it is a freaking great amp. Its only drawback is that it weighs ~36-lbs. in its rack. I finally broke down in 2021 and bought one of his class D amps, the DNA-800, which is 800-watts into either 4Ω or 2Ω. But that's a new amp.
I seem to be more likely to buy a new amp than a used amp though as I've bought 5 amps since ~2006 and and only two of those were used (both Eden amps).
Indeed. I own two GK 700rbii and a 1001rbii. It's what I like and is how I roll.
I have a favorite discontinued amp, featureful (more than I need), quality build, plenty of watts, but so uncool that I get them for a song on the used market.
I recently bought two, used from G.C., 400w and 750w for under $200 each.
If you're not impressed, that's cool, cheaper for me. 
I recently bought two, used from G.C., 400w and 750w for under $200 each.
If you're not impressed, that's cool, cheaper for me.
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