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Post subject: Blues Deluxe Handle Broke
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 5:56 pm
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I have a Blues Deluxe RI that I bought in July of this year. This weekend, I was lifting the amp from my truck when the handle broke. Luckily, the amp was only about a foot off the ground when it broke, so the amp didn't fall far. The handle split right along the seam of the rubber handle where it loops around the little metal hold down loop at one end. It was a clean tear.

I ordered a new handle ($8) which I will install tomorrow. I looked on the net, and it seems that this happens quite a bit. My concern is that it will happen again. It's obviously a design flaw. If it does, and my amp is out of warranty, then I'm risking having to pay for damage that is due to a faulty design. I'm already concerned that maybe there was damage done with this incident that just hasn't showed up yet, like damaged/degraded tubes.

The amp is only 6 months old. I love the amp, but .......


Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.


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Post subject: Re: Blues Deluxe Handle Broke
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 6:39 pm
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The same thing happened to my buddy's 2 x 12 HR Deville. It's why Leo abandoned the rubber handle in favor of the steel-reinforced strap type found on his blackface designs. Consider it an "occupational hazard".

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