Looking for suggestions

Loveland CO

Description

Dear fellow musicians, I am asking for suggestions and ideas. I am a bass player nearing the end of my "career" and I desire to rid myself of most of my tube amp collection, which was quite an obsession for some time. I am asking the musician community for suggestions for local stores (local = anywhere along the Front Range, Denver, CO Springs, etc.) which would sell these amps on concession as I see that as the easiest way for both myself and the ecstatic new owner of these vintage amps. Yes, I could try to sell on ebay or Reverb but there is the whole shipping problem. My 70's Ampeg V4-B (it got barfed on at CBGB's back in the day!) is 80 lbs. and NO ONE wants to pay that shipping bill. I could try on craigslist as well but usually less than 10% of responders are serious and the onslaught of the low-ballers on craigslist is relentless and I'd like to try to avoid that. If there are any vendors out there reading this please understand that if I think my amp is worth $800 that I WILL NOT be getting $800 from a re-seller or someone selling on consignment. I'm almost as stupid as I look but I prefer to live in reality. I realize a music store and/or a reseller must be able to turn a profit (how else can they stay in business?). If the reseller/music store sells it for $800 and they keep 15%, that's ok by me. I understand that I'm using your storefront to attract buyers for my amps and you should be compensated. Living in reality might suck sometimes but it is best for everyone involved. So please, fellow musicians based in reality, if you have any suggestions I would greatly appreciate them. Sincerely, David P.S. In case you're wondering, these are not Museum Quality Closet Queen amps. I use/used them on a regular basis. All of them work as intended. Few, if any, modifications. Any mods were made to make using them easier, such as moving the Stand-By switch on my '69 Ampeg B-25 from the back panel to the front panel and moving the no-longer-necessary Polarity switch from the front panel to the back. I am thoroughly opposed to surgery of any sort, so minimal surgery to any of the amps, if at all. I am not a fan of any particular make of tubes, the tubes in the amps are the ones which sound best to my ears.