Shiva Reverb
Anyone with knowledge of tube amps?
Hey guys, I found a great deal on a Bogner Shiva 1x12 combo with reverb in a custom red tolex. It's $1600! Well these things new at my local shop go for $2700 with the added reverb. Just wondering if anyone has played one and if you guys think it's worth it. It's only been played about 30 hours and is like new. Im going to go check it out this week and test it/inspect it. I have played it at my shop, but not this exact one. One more thing, is there anything I should look for when buying a used tube amp other than the usual grainy tone (old tubes), wrong fuse/mismatched tubes (cheap fix which kills other tubes), or a torn speaker cone? The only tube amp i bought was bought new and my tech sets it all up for me, but he won't be able to come out with me to test it. Thanks guys.
Here is the scoop
I have that model in my studio and that amp has a nice fat loud punch. If you want to test it out, put the gain all the way up, and put the master volume at 2.
The sound should be distorted but very clean with bite. Now turn the Master at 8 and put the gain down to 2, the sound should be clean. Raise the gian to 4 and the sound should double and still be clean. The hotter the tubes get, the better the bass.
Other than that, if the sound is good, then the speaker is good and so are the tubes. As for the fuse, forget that. A fuse is good or no good. No in-betweens . The tubes should be E134 or 6L6 . at least you will know if they have been changed or substituted.
All-in-all, this is by far, one of the best amps i have ever played up to this very day. Reliable, Amazing sound.
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