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Sound City 120 amp w/ partridge transformers

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I bought this Sound City guitar amp project on eBay. No tubes. 1 broken potentiometer shaft. Transformers are thought to be good, which is significant, because these vintage Partridge transformers are about $400 each. I paid about $285 for the entire chassis. Make me a reasonable offer. I have to move, and I am realizing I will never get around to this project. Definitely a good deal just for the transformers! Almost any output transformer for 6 EL34's is going to be expensive, and so is the power transformer. Some people like to convert the preamp into a HIWATT design, a rather popular mod because it results in an incredible sounding amp with very little noise, a very Gilmore / Who sound. Buyer pays shipping. I have not cleaned it up at all, everything is as I got it. No signs of any water or other catastrophic damage, no signs of any burns/fire/etc. I can take pics of the fully-populated eyelet circuit boards too if anyone is interested. A REAL STEAL!

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It's all there except for one insulating input jack and the power pilot light, the pots are all there but one has a broken plastic shaft. The bat is broken off of the power switch. It's definitely rebuildable or worth far more as parts than I'm willing to take. It's got reverb in & out jacks in the back. I've got a small Sound City logo panel I'll throw in. If you're interested let me know, before I put it on eBay. Your location is important, as shipping will not be cheap.
for comparison this one on eBay has a buy-it-no of $1200: Vintage 1972 Sound City L120 Mark 4 Custom Built Amplifier | eBay
Here's just a replacement US copy of the coveted Partridge output transformer, for $400: Sound City 120R Output Transformer and Choke New Made in USA | eBay
Here's a beat-up bass version which is about the same, in a British listing, for $816 USD: Vintage Guitar Mic Valve Tube 120W Power Amplifier Sound City B120 Base Master | eBay
Here's the same Reeves-designed chassis in a differently-branded case, for $1237.73 USD:
Status Impact 120W Guitar Bass Amp Valve Amplifier Tube B120 L120 Sound City | eBay
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