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Need to decide between two Fender amps

Hey friends,
I need your help deciding between these two amps. I found these on the marketplace and both are close in the asking price so an advise on which is the better investment would be much appreciated:



I know that the former is made in Indonesia and the latter in Mexico. I don’t need a ton of power so overall sound quality is more important.

TIA
 
I wouldn't jump at either of those without playing them first. Do you like the wedge shape? I'd wanna see how they compare with the more current Ampeg wedge-shaped models, a suspect those are a cut or two above.

Are they ridiculously cheap? Check used prices on GC and Reverb, Music Go Round.

What if you find out it works ok at first but blows fuses/goes into protection? What's your recourse? I prefer to buy used amps from a music store or trusted friend for this reason.
 
Both are 150 CAD. I haven’t tried either of them but I have the bassman 100 with the 15” at my studio. Just wanted a smaller version of it which can still be heard well when playing with a drummer on an acoustic kit.