Amplifier photography

How to photograph cabinets, panels, controls, speakers, plates, tubes and overall condition.

For an amplifier, photograph:

  • front view;
  • rear view;
  • control panel;
  • inputs and outputs;
  • corners and covering;
  • handles;
  • feet;
  • identification plate.

For a combo, also show the speaker where it is accessible without improper disassembly.

If a head and cabinet are sold separately, avoid images that make an unincluded component appear to be part of the sale.

When visible and safely accessible, photograph:

  • speakers;
  • speaker labels;
  • tubes;
  • externally visible transformers;
  • accessible fuses;
  • connectors;
  • disclosed modifications.

Do not open a chassis or access areas containing dangerous voltages merely to obtain photographs.

Documentation should stop where unsafe technical intervention would begin.