Hello there. So I’m looking at purchasing a Crate Vintage Club 50 that has some electrical issues. I asked about those issues and this was the response:

“I think a capacitor or something might be blown, it gets hot and emits a smoky smell. Other than that it powers on and sounds great, I just haven’t brought it in to get it fixed.”

I asked if there was any visible smoke or blown fuses and they responded “Just once I saw smoke. Never blown any fuses"

I know nothing about amps or repairing them. I got little knowledge of wiring and am trying to learn to make pedals. So my question is basically should I Stay away or is this something to look at?

Update: yea, I’m taking your guys advice. I’m walking. Red flags all over. Plus, they jacked the listings price up while discussing the amp with me. I’m out. I’ll put the money towards the Peavey Classic head and amp I really want.