Clean copy of Guild Thunder 1 on eBay

capnjuan

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2 X 7025/12AX7, 2 X 6GW8, 6CA4 rectifier. Depending on the time of day, 14-16 watts (single-ended 6GW8 and similar 6BM8 triode-pentode tubes are good for about 8 watts http://tdsl.duncanamps.com/show.php?des=6GW8)

Speaker is a Utah http://www.triodeel.com/eiacode.htm#pots Similar G amps have CTS as original equipment. G cured its earlier chassis mounting problems by 'suspending' the chassis (like Fender and others) with top-down bolts and providing lateral edge supports making it better able to withstand shipping. The upper, front edges of the side panels have been cut back to lie in the same plane as the control pane preventing the particleboard 'ears' from being so easily broken off. Fuse in an accessible position.

Though seller chirps about 'rockin' with it, it's likely to do somewhat better with a smoother, jazz-oriented sound than something with a honking edge. For those of you who might not be familiar with Mr. Jay Pilzer's fine articles on G gear including amps, go here for some well-written commentary on both: http://www.guildguy.com/guild.html

If any of you think you're interested in this amp, you might consider finding some European-made 6GW8s; Mullard, Telefunken, Tungsram, and Siemens. This tube was/is commonly found in vintage Euro radios so the manufacturers had competitive reasons to produce something worth listening to.

As ever with tubes, more tone than headroom and without pedals, nowhere near as much switchable variety as is available in the current crop of acoustic amps but a nice looking piece of Guildiana.

Finally and unlike the eBay dude trying to tell us what his dirty Thunderbird is worth, this seller is letting the bidders decide what it's worth.

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For what it is worth...$300 for a Thunderbird Amp from the guy in NJ is a verygood price. In the past these have sold for $500 +/- $100. I debated about driving a hour over to his house and picking it up.
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10-4 Mike; It wasn't the amp or the price; it was the seller.

If we're talking about the same two-tone Thunderbird with the loose tolex above the speaker (on the viewer's left) that went around twice recently on eBay, I didn't mean to suggest that his Opener/BIN wasn't within range; but it was dirty and I cracked on the guy about lack of trust in us dummies to determine what it's worth.

He listed it, it didn't sell, and he re-listed it with the same Opener/BIN. In the second listing, he edited the auction to include remarks along the following lines:

"what's wrong with you people..."

He was apparently frustrated it didn't sell.

"I (the seller) am not going to let go of any 60s amp for under $300..."

Well, I for one, didn't ask him to; I wasn't twisting his arm, were you?

He could have cleaned the amp and re-attached the tolex but chose not to. He then wanted 'market value' for something for which he wouldn't lift a finger and got angry when it didn't sell and he was hit with re-listing fees. I could feel bad for you if you listed something of value in an at-risk auction but got something less than 'market'. I don't feel the same way for someone who so much as says 'Take It or Leave It' and pisses on me for leaving it.

I got a answer for him but this is a family Board...

Chances are, if it had been that close to me, I might have taken a look too; for all my carping, I'd like to have a Guild 7591 amp...but without a John K repeat.

:)
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