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Topic: Question for Ken Fox Or anyone |
Lonnie Portwood
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Jacksonville, fl. USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2008 7:16 pm |
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I have an old Sho-bud amp, 2 channel, left channel has tremelo and reverb. controls are sliders, slanted on front with vu meter on right beside switch. Just below switch s Sho-bud logo, on left side says
D-15. Is this amp worth saving or is it good for junk man? Lonnie Portwood. Ken, we are gigging at Suwannee Sat nite, if free come on over.
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Curt Langston
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Posted 14 Jun 2008 7:35 am
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Lonnie:
Simply NO. I would not bother with the amp. It is a good conversation piece, but I would not invest money and time in the outdated technology. They are great sounding amps at lower volumes, but I would not use it as a "frontline" rig.
Not to flame the amp itself, just the era.
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Ken Fox
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Nashville GA USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 9:45 am
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Hi, Lonnie!
Could not get there this weekend. Hopefully after August we will be a little more caught up and get out more often!
Did Linda get the Session 400 back to you? The magnet was full of rotted foam rubber from the dust filter that used to reside in the back of the magnet! found a piece of it floating around inside the cone area, too. |
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Lonnie Portwood
From:
Jacksonville, fl. USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 2:47 pm
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Thanks, Curt and Ken. I thought the amp might not be worth saving. I'll just save the spring reverb unit and use some of the black vinyl to patch some tears on my "Christmas tree". Missed you, Ken, on Sat! we had a blast, but don't know when we'll be back. Will send $ in mail. Thanks, Lonnie
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Ernest Cawby
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Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Jun 2008 7:02 pm hi
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I called Jack Conyer but could not get Ken on the phone, Ken we had a ball Lonnie used his Christmas Tree Shobud he always sounds good on that one, he came buy our house on the way to Swannee and picked it up the Sessions. John played steel, Keith on Drums, Larry's bass man on bass, it was a greta country music show, you missed one, and we all missed you, next time. Also he played his Ep, guitar an old one. and his Wallace.
ernie |
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Scott Swartz
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St. Louis, MO
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Posted 16 Jun 2008 8:40 pm
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I have a Sho Bud amp very similar to your description, except its 2 x 12 speakers. Has 4 6L6 power tubes, similar to a Twin Reverb, after repairing mine it sounds almost identical to a Twin Reverb and has just about as much power.
Even if there are issues with it, the transformers and other parts are worth something.
Maybe post some pics I am sure someone would like to fix it up.
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Steeltronics - Steel Guitar Pickups
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 2:39 pm amp??
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Lonnie, is it an all tube amp? If so, yes it is well worth saving!!
If it is a tube amp I can fix it up for you. |
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Lonnie Portwood
From:
Jacksonville, fl. USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 5:02 pm
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KEN, IT IS NOT A TUBE AMP. aLL i SEE IS A LARGE POWER TRANSFORMER AND A ROUND TUBE LIKE (RECTIFIER)? ABOUT 5 INCHES HIGH, SIMILAR TO THE ONES IN MY CHRISTMAS TREE MODEL. IT IS SOLID STATE. THANKS, LLP
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2008 11:57 am
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Lonnie - is the "tube like" thing clear glass or a straight, tall, opaque cylinder? If it's the second it's a capacitor. If it's the first, it would be quite unusual and while not valuable to steel players amny amp techs would love to get their hands on something like that - because essentially it sounds like a solid-state amp with a tube rectifier, an odd combination.
Regardless, many old amps like this have classic speakers in them that are valuable to guitar players, so even if the amp isn't worth much the speaker may be worth quite a bit. If I recall correctly, the D-15 had a JBL D-130F in it...not exactly junk-man material. Posting photos of the front and back may help I.D. it, and the speaker codes (printed on the frame) will identify the type (usually), manufacturer and year).
It is most definitely not for the "junk man" until someone has a chance to look it over. The D-15 in particular has been discussed on guitar forums in the past as a great clean-tone amp for Tele players, and if in decent working order should be worth $300-400...not a lot of money, but not something I'd throw away.
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1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
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