Vintage amp recommendations?

[eschertron]

Don't know if Ralph is going to come back and give more info, so might as well just blather on about amps, because, hey, that's what we like to do.

I think the criteria that he articulated (aesthic look, sound good, under 1k) would be very well served by any number of reissue amps...

I think the aesthetic look and sound of a vintage amp might best be served with any of the modern repros in a tweed finish. Lots to choose from, and can widely be found in the used market (so, potentially under 1000USD). Whenever I go to a music store, I still have to inspect any tweed-covered amp to see if it's a reissue or an original, simply because of the allure.

[Leo_Gnardo]

Anyone ever come across one of these before?

First tube Polytone I've ever seen. They didn't continue, I expect they didn't sell many.

[DrGonz78]

Yeah Drewline had posted a copy of the schematic and it has lots of notes as well.

[g1]

I think the aesthetic look and sound of a vintage amp might best be served with any of the modern repros in a tweed finish. Lots to choose from, and can widely be found in the used market (so, potentially under 1000USD).

Some of the original Fender tweed Hot Rod series would be over 25 yrs. old now, so even qualify as 'vintage' in some circles. Just be sure to disable the 'dirt' channel.