Holy shit! I just learned something new and amazing. I had no fucking idea, none... A "Dumble Overdrive Special" - an amp - is worth six figures. I have two. One that works and has been here with me this whole time and another that needs like caps replaced and I think I robbed the tubes out of it that was in storage. It's easy enough to fix.
I could do it myself, but I'm lazy and don't like working on amps - 'cause they've got quite a bit of voltage in 'em and draining that voltage requires more than hitting the power switch while it's unplugged. They have like old CRT TV levels of energy stored in 'em! They've got an amp guy in Farmington, and I'm sure he'll be able to sort it out. I dunno how they'll deal with the fact that they're likely working on the most expensive amp they've ever touched, but I'm sure they'll be professional.
I had no fucking idea. If you'd asked me the value 45 minutes ago, I'd have said, "Meh, probably five to ten thousand. Maybe twelve thousand on a good day to the right collector." (I'm not so good at pricing amps as I am at valuing guitars, obviously.)
Those fuckers sell for six fucking figures. Who the hell wants to pay six figures for an amp? The dude that made 'em is dead, sure... It's an amp. We can open it up and look inside and build a goddamned new one. There's no magic genie in it.
But, well, we price rare/special guitars that way, so I guess we might as well have valuable amps. I'll have to spend some time to learn the market. Neither of my Dumble examples are ever going to see the market, at least not while I'm alive. Now that I know they're important and special, I'll just make sure they have a nice home.
45 minutes ago and I'd have told you "5k plus shipping".
Is that the custom amp that you told me about you having a guy build for you?
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