Vintage 1968 Thunderbass By Guild 45 Watt All Tube Amplifier Head~Black Tolex
ITEM:
Here’s a nice 1968 Vintage Thunderbass by Guild 45 Watt All Tube Bass Amplifier Head in black Tolex & in very good overall condition. SN # 7152, manufactured in Hoboken, NJ.
Due to the weight & fragile nature of this piece of vintage electronic equipment (after all, she's 55 years old), we will not be able to ship this amp head. This is being priced & offered for local pick up only. If that is an impossible task for you, please contact us & we might be able to accommodate you.
DESCRIPTION & A LITTLE HISTORY:
A very serviceable 2 channel bass amp head with Master Volume control. Guild not only built guitars, but they branched out into amplifier design & production probably in order to compete with Fender, Gibson, Harmony, Gretsch, etc in order to fully compete with their competitors in the marketplace.
Guild began producing amps in 1952 in NYC, NY, and moved operations to Hoboken, NJ in 1956. After Avnet purchased the company in 1966, they began production of the "Thunder" line of guitar amps. In 1969, Avnet moved the entire Guild Corporation to Westerly, RI. Essentially, most amplifier production ceased in 1969. This specific head was a portion of that "Thunder" line of products.
**Thanks to THE BLUE BOOK OF GUITAR AMPLIFIERS, edited by Ryan Triggs, published by SP Fjestad, and previously authored by Zachary R. Fjestad.**
CONDITION & SPECIFICATIONS:
This head is in overall very good condition, both cosmetically & sonically. There is some evidence of play wear including some smudge marks, very tiny tolex loss, & oxidation on the front panel. Sonically she sounds & performs as she should. Repairs performed by our amp tech include replacement of all of the power supply capacitors, all pots & switches were fully cleaned, biased the power tubes, & replaced the power cable & plug with a grounded unit. Both of the transformers are original, and we're fairly certain that all of the pre amp, power tubes & rectifier are original as well. The back panel, unfortunately, is long gone. There is also 1 mounting bolt missing on the bottom for the chassis ( one out of 6 isn't too bad).
- Serial number 7152
- 45 watts (23 watts per channel), meant to drive a cabinet w 2 X 12" or 2 X 15" speakers as a bass piggyback configured unit
- 2 channels, front mounted control panel with 4 inputs
- 7 total knobs, including volume, bass & treble on channel 1 (bass), volume, bass, treble & master volume on channel 2 (normal), as well as a crossover, standby, polarity & power switches, & 2 tonal switches 1 for each channel. Nice to be able to jumper the 2 channels together to optimize all that this circuit can produce.
- rear panel includes speaker & auxiliary inputs, hum balance, aux AC output (4 amps max.), & a 3 amp 3 AG fuse.
- original leather handle on top, which is serviceable but will probably need to be replaced at some future time
- Manufactured from 1965 to 1968
- 21.25" lbs, long X 9.25" high X 11.25" deep
- weighs 28 lbs, 8 oz
- Pre-amp section: 3 X 12ax7/7025 tubes; power amp section: 2 X 6L6GC; rectifier: 7247/12DW7
- And, that's all fffffffolks!
This amplifier head was professionally inspected & repaired by our highly regarded audio tech at JHN Audio, out of Barracks Trading Post in Maple Shade, NJ……… so this amp head is now ready to rip!
NOTES & THE FINE PRINT:
ALL SALES ARE FINAL - NO RETURNS
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Obviously, this is being sold as is, where is, with no implied warranties or guarantees of any kind whatsoever. Since this is vintage electronic equipment, our normal return policy DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ITEM! It cannot be returned to us. We package professionally & this will be insured for the full valuation at our expense. We accurately represent all of our items. If you have questions please feel free to contact us for an in hand description. Also, please take a look at our website, Shop.ellisantique.com
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All of our musical gear sold is in complete, working condition.
Shipping insurance is included. If applicable, amp head will be boxed in a heavy box & will be shipped via USPS, UPS or FedEx. Or, this can be picked up locally at our physical bricks and mortar shop in Collingswood, NJ 08108.
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This item is subject to prior sale.
If you have any interest in purchasing this fine piece of electronic equipment, please feel free to make us an offer. We're full time general antique dealers and negotiating is a large part of our business. Just saying.……
ELG
LISTED 03.31.2023
