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Post subject: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:39 am
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Been real lucky this year finding hard to find vintage amp covers, just found a unused original cover for my 76' Fender Champ.Image


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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:43 am
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Here is a pic as I got it, folded, unused.Image


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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:47 am
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A proverbial cherry.

Schweet!

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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 11:55 am
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Thanks Arjay, the Deluxe and Champ covers are basically NOS(both even have the clear plastic window on the name tag slot), the reverb unit cover is pretty rough, but is probably the hardest of the 3 to find at all.


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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:26 pm
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Covers are a necessary accessory -- doubly so if you intend to transport the amp anywhere. I've found many vintage factory covers for my amps but in their absence, I'll buy a re-issue cover or have my wife fabricate one. It's imperative that the amp be protected while in transit.

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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:11 pm
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My amps really don't leave my house much, guess trying to find these covers is just a form of collecting for me, I've been lucky to find a couple in as new condition after all these years, they usually are not the type of thing to last in good condition, if at all. My amps sit a lot, so it's good to have them to keep the dust off my amps, and are cool to look at, sort of brings you back to when you could walk in a music shop and buy an amp with the original cover.


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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:31 pm
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I think you'll find that vintage amps for sale which include all of the original accessories (cover, footswitch, operator's brochure, warranty card, schematic, et al) command a higher price than those without such amenities.

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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:00 pm
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I think you'll find that vintage amps for sale which include all of the original accessories (cover, footswitch, operator's brochure, warranty card, schematic, et al) command a higher price than those without such amenities.

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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 7:04 am
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He shoots and scores again! Nice pickup. You certainly seem to have a knack for finding them!

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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:24 am
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T2Stratman wrote:
He shoots and scores again! Nice pickup. You certainly seem to have a knack for finding them!

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Yes, thanks, I've been lucky , to find original covers this old is tough, to find them in NOS condition is really rare!


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Post subject: Re: Another lucky vintage amp cover find.
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:39 pm
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Indeed......you have a keen sense for the hunt, Steve.

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