Members slushpup96 Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 I can't find anything about this on the Internet, but browsing online on my phone kinda sucks. Any info is appreciated. The seller knows pretty much nothing about it, and is asking $700. Fender Super Showman De luxe 35 Watt RMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 bump Any info at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimash Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 It looks mostly like 1968 era Fender SS thing.But it is an oddball.http://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/fender/catalogues/1968_40.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rog951 Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 Wish I knew more, but I at least wanted to say I doubt it's worth anywhere near $700. It looks like one of Fender's late '60s/early '70s solid state abominations. I'd stay away unless there is some compelling reason not to that I'm unaware of. Most of those models were universally panned; I haven't seen this particular model before though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 I looked in the back and saw tubes though. One speaker, a few tubes. I wish I'd taken a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seahorse Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 It's listed on Wikipedia as a "first series solid -state amp." Probably late 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Crow Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 Did you see actual glass tubes, or metal canister looking things? Looks late a late 60's SS model, as others have said. $700 seems insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seahorse Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation_product_list#First-Series_Solid_State Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimash Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 $700 is a lot .But seriously that amp doesn't exist.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation_product_list#Second_Series_Solid_StateNo such thing as a showman deluxe 35 watt.And that front should not have tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 Forget it. The reason they are rare is that most of the old SS Fenders fried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted February 19, 2012 Members Share Posted February 19, 2012 Forgery made in the Phillipines. They show up from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 It NOT worth more than $ 100 maybe I passed on a real Super Showmen for a $100 it was a Head and 4x12 cab. Only group I ever saw use one was Focus, Jan Akkerman had a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larryguitar Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 Forgery made in the Phillipines. They show up from time to time. Never thought of that-might explain the "De Luxe" spelling, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slushpup96 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 Never thought of that-might explain the "De Luxe" spelling, too. I just assumed Fender was being weird. Anyway, thanks for all the help everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTEES4 Posted February 21, 2012 Members Share Posted February 21, 2012 All kidding aside...you should send a picture and ask Fender...that is a real strange one for sure. I suspect it is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted February 21, 2012 Members Share Posted February 21, 2012 All kidding aside...you should send a picture and ask Fender...that is a real strange one for sure. I suspect it is real. Actually, Kap'n is dead on. It is bogus. Been a long time since I've seen one like that. Occasionally, people will pick them up as a conversation piece, not unlike the '60's Elk amps from Japan (which copied Fender's cosmetics...but not their circuits). It would be fun to hear Fender's comments on it..but if you send pics, you need to send pics of the tubes inside...because the amp copies from the Fender SS series people were referencing above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sonda01 Posted February 21, 2012 Members Share Posted February 21, 2012 is it just me.. or does it read "vibrator" instead of "vibrato" on the lower 3 input jacks?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted February 21, 2012 Members Share Posted February 21, 2012 is it just me.. or does it read "vibrator" instead of "vibrato" on the lower 3 input jacks?? Gonna buy it for your GF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted February 21, 2012 Members Share Posted February 21, 2012 Been a long time since I've seen one like that. Occasionally, people will pick them up as a conversation piece, not unlike the '60's Elk amps from Japan (which copied Fender's cosmetics...but not their circuits). I don't think a lot of them were made - like they were probably made in somebody's garage-equiavent for GI's in the Phillipines. I'd bet there's more Dumbles than these things. If the price is right, I'd snag one. If it really sucked stock, I'd rework it to something badass tweed and gig it for the lulz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valued customer Posted February 22, 2012 Members Share Posted February 22, 2012 most educational thread 2012, so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mightysasquatch Posted February 22, 2012 Members Share Posted February 22, 2012 Even if it was a real Fender SS amp, I wouldn't give more than $50 for it, and then I'd use it as a cool end table. Those things caught fire more often than not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted February 22, 2012 Members Share Posted February 22, 2012 Even if it was a real Fender SS amp, I wouldn't give more than $50 for it, and then I'd use it as a cool end table. Those things caught fire more often than not. As cheesy as this turkey is, it's likely to be better sounding than the crap it's copying. It's a gosh-durn real tube amp. If it was $50, didn't look like it was about to fall apart, and didn't sound like complete ass, I'd probably pick it up for the modding adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted February 22, 2012 Members Share Posted February 22, 2012 If that were real I would buy it in a heartbeat. The real Showman Solid State amp was actually a really neat idea executed in an incredibly bad way. They came with powered cabs and cost a fortune. IIRC they were about $1200.00 at the time. I have only seen a handful of the Fender Solid State amps in person. I started looking for them in 1993 and even ran an ad in the back of 20th Century Guitar and VG for a year or two looking for some. I never got a phone call. Once I got a cab at a guitar show with the Solid State banner on it in maybe 95/96. I have picked up a few and they work ok. Don't sound all that special but I like them because they're weird. The reverb units are around (or they were). I picked up a few of them for about $100 each in the 90s. My tastes are far outside of HCEG but I tend to like things that are different like these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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