Yeah, the Ultra Plus is a killer amp. I'm like you, I'd take it over the 6505+ any day of the week.
Peavey made an Ultra 120 and 60 amps as well too. I thought maybe that's what you had. I don't have very much experience with those though. I think these came between the VTM and Ultra Plus.
Yeah, no shit. Saw one on Reverb for $895, and Triple XXX's $850 plus shipping, $900, and even one jackass asking $1200. But, they're all sitting. If jackasses pay it, other jackasses ask it. That's the cycle..And keep pushing the envelope.650-750 would be a good price IMO. The prices on them, like everything; have went up.
Reverb prices are a mirage. People stopped going to pawn shops. Go to inner city pawn shops, you will be shocked at what you find.No I don't think $800 is a fair price. I just paid $800 for a NOS VTM120 that had the stock tubes, cover & manual. The best condition you could possibly get one of these amps in. Even as someone who paid $800 for a VTM120, I think a fair price for that amp is going to be closer to $600. I feel like I might have actually hyped the market with my purchase on reverb because I saw a jump after I pulled the trigger. I don't think you can see in the Reverb charts how good of a condition the one I bought, it was an outlier. So people just think "hey these are going to the moon." Now is sucker time, but I'll never sell another amp on Reverb again. It's a total mess to sell amps on there.
Reverb prices are a mirage. People stopped going to pawn shops. Go to inner city pawn shops, you will be shocked at what you find.
What tubes came in it?No I don't think $800 is a fair price. I just paid $800 for a NOS VTM120 that had the stock tubes, cover & manual. The best condition you could possibly get one of these amps in. Even as someone who paid $800 for a VTM120, I think a fair price for that amp is going to be closer to $600. I feel like I might have actually hyped the market with my purchase on reverb because I saw a jump after I pulled the trigger. I don't think you can see in the Reverb charts how good of a condition the one I bought, it was an outlier. So people just think "hey these are going to the moon." Now is sucker time, but I'll never sell another amp on Reverb again. It's a total mess to sell amps on there.
Literally Peavey branded 6L6s. An amp tech told me those are appearantly rebranded Groove Tubes.What tubes came in it?
Not that long ago I sold my excellent condition VTM60 with the dipswitch cover to a local guy that I had bought and sold a few amps from before for $600. I also included the pair of original power tubes separately. They were matched within 1 ma if each other. To me, that was a fair "I don't really want to sell it, but I will" price. He has since sold it and I was super tempted to buy it back.
get a different amp tech..lol! all kidding aside..VTM's shipped with peavey branded Sylvania 6L6's..Literally Peavey branded 6L6s. An amp tech told me those are appearantly rebranded Groove Tubes.
get a different amp tech..lol! all kidding aside..VTM's shipped with peavey branded Sylvania 6L6's..
I always thought the big issue with these amps was the way too thick/big headshell. too damn heavy