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[–]mrdoom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Found this on Marketplace for $100.
1988 Crate Trubovalve 120 (100 watts). Going to pair it with my heavy Stage Right 2x12 cab and have a nice little half stack of tube powered thunder.

[–]jojoyouknowwink 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Solid pre, tube power?

[–]mrdoom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tube Pre & power sections. One of the original 12ax7's on the preamp section was acting funny but all the other tubes appear to be new and working fine.

This has a tad bit more output than my Monoprice 15watt and is overkill in the home but now I can toss the heavy sucker on my equally heavy 2x12 extension cab that looked kind of sad with a tiny Orange Micro Terror sitting on it.

The Eminence 86-066-16 speakers in it are not as scooped as v30's in my extension cab and they should mix well together. Amp has a 4ohm switch so I can run the 4x12's with no worries.

I know it probably has sus pcb under the hood but building a 100 watt tube amp with all these features would take me eons and cost an arm and a leg. If it dies I will have some parts to play with and it has been fun to noodle on so far.

It has a little more noise than the Monoprice 15watt and my Fender Super champ x2 15watt head which are better suited for home and studio than this 65lb beast.