Grouse amps for sale (paw-picked by Leo the resident tone hound)

I have long been a passionate advocate of early Australian amplifiers in particular, and have concentrated largely on these lovely and individualistic items from our past! A great article by Peter Hodgson for Premier Guitar can be read here.

Please note that all these amps are vintage valve amps that are point-to-point wired. As a musician of more than 35 years experience, I know the difference between the genuine article and the 're-issue'! Printed circuit boards (PCBs) and the high voltages of valve amps simply don't mix. Only vintage amps and the best of the boutique amps will offer this extremely important feature.

this page last updated Monday, October 31, 2011

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NOTE; amps are listed chronologically

 

1950s

1955 Australian 10 watt amp - an incredibly charming amp which sounds amazingly good! Built (almost certainly in Sydney) in 1955, and possibly an extremely early Moody. - $1095AUD (plus shipping)

1959 Goldentone 40-watt EL34 2x12 amp - the oldest Goldentone I have ever seen, in remarkable condition, and fully serviced and ready to rock for another 50 years! - $2795AUD (plus shipping)

1959 Goldentone 10-watt single-ended class-A EL-34 amp - a sister amp to the bigger 2x12 combo from the same era - even has the same tablecloth-look speaker grille! Just back from a service - $1195AUD (plus shipping))

 

1960s

early 1960s JMI (Vox) Domino - a very rare, very basic, very cool amp putting out only about 5 glorious single-ended watts from the single EL-84 output. Valve rectifier, and super-cool 1960s British looks! Very collectable, very usable - $1195AUD (plus shipping)

1960s Vedette (ZJM) amp - a very rare and awesome-sounding 40-watt vintage Australian amp head made in Sydney in the 1960s (probably pre-'64). Fender® blackface circuitry with British-style EL-34 output and great transformers make this a point-to-point wired vintage tone BARGAIN! - $1295AUD (plus shipping)

1961 Magnatone Custom 260 (260A) amp - you know the sound - that incredible true vibrato (not tremolo) that has shaped the sound of Robert Ward, Lonnie Mack, Buddy Holly, Robert Cray, Ry Cooder and more. Want the sound? Here's the amp! - $3995AUD (plus shipping)

1962 (approx) Fi-Sonic 5 watt combo - I love these handmade amps from Phil Dreoni's Marrickville (Sydney) workshop, and this is a real little gem. Valve rectified, original Mullard rectifier and pre-amp valves, and a fresh EL-84 output valve. Pure class-A single-ended tone, and an ideal home recording amp. Superb! - $995AUD (plus shipping)

1963 Moody GA35 2x12 combo - a delightful example of a super-collectable vintage Australian amplifier! dates from 1963, and incredibly original, right down to its red-coned MSP Radial Beam alnico speakers - $2795AUD (plus shipping)

1964 Selmer Thunderbird Truevoice Twin 50, super cool and very rare amplifier in its original faux crocodile-skin covering and with original Goodmans speakers and cover. Recently revalved and serviced. This would be the coolest amp in Australia. This one's being reluctantly released from my long-term private collection - $4995AUD (plus shipping)

1964 Vedette (ZJM) amp - a very rare and awesome-sounding vintage Australian amp made in Sydney in 1964. Fender® blackface circuitry with British-style EL-34 output and very high quality transformers make this a point-to-point wired vintage tone BARGAIN! - $1795AUD (plus shipping)

 

1970s

1975 Fender Twin Reverb - a very original and well cared-for example of the legendary Fender Twin Reverb. Buckets of deep reverb, great tremolo, and that unmistakeable Fender Twin sound. One mature owner for 20 years with light home use only. SUPERB! - $2795AUD (plus shipping)

1977 Leslie 820 - often dubbed 'the guitarist's Leslie', the 820 (and the earlier 9-pin 825) was designed as the smaller, more portable Leslie in the higher-powered Pro-line series. Beautiful special 12" speaker (designed for constant horizontal use) fires downwards into the rotating foam drum, fed by the inbuilt 70-watt solid-state power amp. Comes complete with the very sought-after 2-channel Combo Pre-amp III and 11-pin lead - $1895AUD (plus shipping)