Convertible 60

I think mines an 87.  Two channels with their own gain and vol. treb. mid. bass rev. are the rest of the controls. I wish it had seperate controls for each channel. It has an effects loop that works ok but it would be better with a pot to set the amount sent through.  The changable preamps make this amp great, their are alot of them but can be hard to find and rather exspensive.  Im ranking this 10 because of the preamp feature.

I play lp's, strats, washburn j6, an old sg jr, and a few home made jobs to.  nick greer, lovepedal, keeley, mmfx, and a home made wah for effects.  You can get this amp to sound as good if not better than any other amp you could put it up against.  with the right preamps you can get great clean and distorted tone evan without effects.  best sounding reverb i have heard. i have used this head with alot of different speaker setups and has worked well with all except a 4x10 crate cab. the best was a toss up between a sonic 4x12 and a weber 15" california in a closed back cab.  The preamp is what makes this amp in my opinion for the builder friendly check out diyguitars.com for schematics to build them.  I have been using thd yellow jackets to run it class a and 30 watts through 2 celestion greenbacks with a a-b-y switch and a mesa dc2 the past few months and its a perfect match.

3 years in my possesion and its been ran pretty hard at times with no problem but it can get pretty hot (point a fan at it). its an 87 or 81 cant tell the wrighting inside is kinda sloppy.  works great for its age and looks to have no repairs done.

they quit making them and claim to know nothing about them

i would like to find a 100 watt one but i have heard that this one is more reliable and sounds better than the 100watt. I personally dont know.  If you can find one buy it if this one shells out i will hunt one down. i dont think i can find somthing that can fill its huge shoes

I bought my 60 Watt Convertible new around 1986. The channel switching is smooth and tone is incredible. I play mostly through the clean channel but love the crunch of the OD channel when necessary. The reverb is the best I've ever had. The overall tone of the amp is warm and crisp. I use the slave feature to drive a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe that I also use on stage (I keep the tone settings on the Fender fairly flat and let the Duncan set the overall tone). Excellent results. The effects loop is ideal. There is no signal degradation/loss. I run my volume/wah through it and I have complete control of the output signal. The amp has more power than I ever use and rarely have the gain set beyond 5 or master higher than 6 or 7.  I haven't had to change the tubes yet. It came stock with Groove Tubes.  

I have used a varity of pick-ups. My main guitars are G&L ASAT's equiped with G&L P90 style pickups. I also run my Strat throughit wichis equiped with EMG's. I play mainly Blues/Rock/Funk stuff and the tone of the amp is ideal. I get all of the feedback I need and it is sweet when I dial it in. The OD channel is nice but a little too dirty for me though. But that's only because I like clean power.

I have only recently run into a problem with it. The output power has begun to fluctuate and distort. The amp is currently in the hospital for diagnosis. I did however, blow the original speaker a short time after I first bought it. I replaced it with a vintage celestian and have had no problems since (couldn't figure that one out?). Other than that I have had nothing but reliable service from this baby and it has travelled many a rough and bumpy mile.

I've never had to deal with them. Couldn't really comment.

I've been playing 25 years and I've used Fender Twin Reverbs, Marshalls, Roland JC 120's, Traynors and Boogies. This one has been the best. If it was lost or stolen I would definitely look for another one.