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Post subject: Need some help dating a Blues DeVille I may be buying
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:03 am
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I have a chance to pick up a Blues DeVille, no idea on the date. I'm going to go see it tonight, the bassist in my band checked it out, says it plays ok. The owner thinks it's from the 2000's, I think it's from the 93-96 era.
I could not get a shot of the QA sticker, but it's obviously made in USA. And it has the blue Alnico speakers.
Here's a shot of the plate (The amp looks well seasoned, and will need some tlc, minor maintenance work, roughly $100, which is fine)
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Here's a shot of the speakers (You can see the schematic paper on the side stating Made In USA)
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So any clues on the age of this? And is $300 a steal?

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Post subject: Re: Need some help dating a Blues DeVille I may be buying
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:36 pm
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It is an original one from the 90's. There are some circuit differences between it and the Reissue, most notably the originals do not have a bias adjustment pot.

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Post subject: Re: Need some help dating a Blues DeVille I may be buying
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:33 am
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Thank you!!
Any idea on the quality of those blue alnico speakers? They seem to be a pretty rare bird in these Blues DeVilles.

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Post subject: Re: Need some help dating a Blues DeVille I may be buying
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:25 pm
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Probably the same Special Design Eminence speakers that the cuurrent model uses.

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