They’re very lightweight, which makes them cheaper on shipping if you see it on Ebay (should be 25-30 bucks anywhere in the lower 48, slightly more north of the border), or an on-line dealer.
Price: Expect to pay between $150-$250 for a U45 or U60 in great condition. Think of a low(er) powered Vox AC-15…the same woody warmth when overdriven. They reach overdrive and grit a little sooner, at lower volumes. They are a little bit like a slightly rounder, mellower EL84. Sounds Like: Well, the 6MB8 output tubes have a tone all their own. This means either you’ll enjoy working on them, or your tech will have fewer headaches, which translates (or should) into lower repair and maintenance bills. Plenty of space for upgraded Sprague Atom, or other high end, Electrolytic caps. These are Printed Circuit Board (PCB) amps from the late 60’s and early 70’s, but they are incredibly simple in their layout and they are a surprising joy to work on. Cathode-bias, non-feedback loop amps allow for plenty of spongy tone and singing sustain. They are low powered (8-12 watts) amps, with a great smooth overdrive with crisp highs and woody, warm mids and lows. The U45B’s I’ve seen have two 12AX7’s for preamps, while the U60’s have had either two or one 12AX7. Geek Love: Both these amps use the seldom-seen 6MB8 output tubes. Not the most versatile amp on the list, but a very cool one-trick pony at, often, a great price. Very lightweight – super for recording or a small jam where you need a nice bluesy overdrive at low volume. With a silver grille cloth and the Univox (or Lafayette) logo, these are good looking, if somewhat aesthetically pedestrian amps. Most of these are housed in a black tolex cab that holds a single 12″ speaker (usually a ceramic Jensen). The Skinny: These are relatively simple amps with a very basic control panel (Volume and Tone and only Speed for the Tremolo). Got the blues, but don’t want your wallet to have them too’ Check out the Univox U45 and U60 models. Univox U45 Guitar Amplifier 1) Univox U45 and Univox U60 Guitar Amplifiers Even the priciest of them are still, in these times of inflated value for anything tube or tweed, well worth the coin. Here is a group of, in my opinion, seriously undervalued amps. 
(Why You Want This Amp/Why You Don’t Want This Amp). I’ll also include a section on why you should want this amp, and why you might want to stay away from this amp. For each brand/model, I’ll include some of the features (the Skinny), the tube complement and the ease or lack of ease for a DIY-er to work on the amp (Geek Love), a sound comparison to a more familiar amplifier (Sounds Like), and what you might expect to pay, and what price would be an absolute steal (Price). Here’s a bunch of oddball and wonderful off-brand sleeper amplifiers you may or may not have heard of. What’s the point of getting such a strange one-of-a-kind guitar and then plugging it into some amp that anyone could wander into a guitar center and buy off the rack. Why, for that kind of money, a sane person could buy ten guitars! (well, sorta sane, anyway) So you got a few offbeat guitars and now you need something to plug your Guyatones and Kawais and Kapas and Airlines and so on into. What’s the next move for you’ You like collecting gear, but you think those folks who spend three grand on a 75 Strat are loons of the highest order. So, then, let’s say you’ve got your wonderful freakazoid guitar collection underway. Fenders, Gibsons and the rest of the big boys are fine, but if you want a guitar that looks like a kitchen counter, perhaps made out of something more…uh…interesting or futuristic than wood…or one with more buttons than your uncle’s accordion (and you know you do!), you are forced off the beaten path to find your treasure. Sure, a Fender Telecaster is a great guitar (I have a 1969, and I love it), but there’s something about the weird ones that pulls you in or you wouldn’t be reading this newsletter.
You dig oddball guitars and strange, rare equipment.
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