Weber BFPR Clone kit

tubeswell · Post by **tubeswell** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:55 am

Ah well I bit the bullet and ordered one today - at least it'll look different from my own efforts. We'll see how long it takes to get here I suppose.

https://taweber.powweb.com/store/kits_60a.htm#6A14

mr_sooty · Post by **mr_sooty** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:32 am

Wow, I'd love to build one of these. I'd be interested to know how much it cost you all up after shipping and tax, and how well it comes out. I dream of having a a nice little princeton clone alongside my Maz.

Post by **GrantB** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:16 am

Nice! What was the shipping charge if you don't mind sharing?

My BFPR is a loud 14watts - too loud for most band settings in terms of gettign the tone I want AND being at a usable level. As a result I've just ordered a BFVC from Ceriatone. A single 6V6 should bring that headroom down. It's got a tone stack lift too to provide a tweed Champ sound.

tubeswell · Post by **tubeswell** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:16 am

They haven't got back to me with the freight yet. I expect around $200US. Then there's the customs duty (18% - this despite that fact that nobody makes tube amp kits in NZ!) and the GST (12.5% on everything including shipping cost), then other miscellaneous charges (like insurance ~$50) and so on. Probably be around $1200 kiwi all up taking into account the exchange rate etc I'd say. Still cheaper than buying a BFPR clone (not talking RI here) already made up.

Aquila Rossa · Post by **Aquila Rossa** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:22 am

tubeswell wrote:They haven't got back to me with the freight yet. I expect around $200US. Then there's the customs duty (18% - this despite that fact that nobody makes tube amp kits in NZ!) and the GST (12.5% on everything including shipping cost), then other miscellaneous charges (like insurance ~$50) and so on. Probably be around $1200 kiwi all up taking into account the exchange rate etc I'd say. Still cheaper than buying a BFPR clone (not talking RI here) already made up.

So you have to pay customs AND gst?? 30.5% plus shipping?
I nearly bought a metro kit a few months ago. If I had, I would have got a nasty surprise.

mr_sooty · Post by **mr_sooty** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:44 pm

You don't have to pay duties on Guitars, just GST. Are you sure you'll have to pay duties?

handlefras · Post by **handlefras** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:17 pm

keen to know the definite answer to this as well. musical instruments all appear to be 12.5% GST on the customs website but I'm guessing an amp kit falls into a different (more expensive) category?

tubeswell · Post by **tubeswell** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:59 pm

I was looking under 'amplifiers' here

http://www.customs.govt.nz/importers/Pr ... harges.htm

but it'd be good if it came in under 'musical instruments' (even better if I didn't have to pay any stinkin' customs duty) - time will tell.

But whatever, its cheaper than buying custom-built PR clone (and only a little bit more in parts than one of my own knock-ups would be)

Vorbis · Post by **Vorbis** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:05 pm

It should come under musical instruments, it's not an amplfier... it's a box full of bits. You should just be in for GST.

I think BG ordered something from Weber...he might be the man

Ears · Post by **Ears** » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:04 pm

Vorbis wrote:It should come under musical instruments, it's not an amplfier... it's a box full of bits. You should just be in for GST.

I think BG ordered something from Weber...he might be the man

Dunno about being a musical instrument, but yes, I'd put it to customs that it isn't an amplifier, but rather a bunch of electronic components that you may later assemble any which way. Maybe asking Weber for for the schematic and any constructional instructions to be mailed seperately might help convince them of that.
18% for amplifiers seems a bit steep.

tubeswell · Post by **tubeswell** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:15 am

Middle of the night transactions. FYI , the freight came to $190US, which makes it $775US incl freight (I opted for the $585 option with the Signature 12S alnico speaker). This is $1,060NZ at the mo'. (Although the currency transaction came to $1,116.85NZ - confused?)

So depending on customs and GST I'm expecting and extra $145 for customs duty (if its an 'amp' and not a 'musical instrument' or a 'component' of some kind) and $140 for GST on the shipping and product cost, plus about $50 for ins (and $30 for the customs fee I think). (i.e.; $1480NZ)

Post by **GrantB** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:37 am

That's a good price...my handwired PR clone (including NOS Fender faceplate and knobs) was $1150 landed but that was only the chassis!

Post by Bg » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:47 am

don't remember what I paid, but I got the chassis/trannies etc and don't recall having to pay anything, might just have been lucky

JstaR · Post by **JstaR** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 4:51 pm

I got stung when i got my amp kit from the UK, cant remember how much but they got me lol

tubeswell · Post by **tubeswell** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:19 am

Yep well its not likely to get here until late Nov, so this thread'll be old hat by then

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