I've played one of those before, god it sounded good. $550 sounds about right for what i've seen them priced. I wouldn't worry too much about the tubes, if one goes to hell it's easy enough to get a replacement and find someone to tell you how to fix it, esp. on the internet. I'd say grab that amp while you can.

p.s. might want to consider adding wheels, those mothers are huge.

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