Let’s see those Marshall Amps Modded or Clones

[Big Mike Blues]

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Original 50 watt jubilee

50 watt JMP spec to 71ish specs - GT350 Logo - metroamp kit, merren transformer
50 watt JMP 69ish specs - Mercury logo . Started as a JTM45 kit, changed to Classictone OT and metro board I build. has lead/bass switches
50 watt bass spec in a germino headshell. started as a JTM45 I hated (again) and tore down, used merren OT and early 68 specs with low filtering and NFB


I'm not the cleanest builder on the planet but here's the GT350 lead build;


All are loaded with nos/anos tubes.
Both the GT350 and the black headshelled bass amp have RFT EL34s, the Mercury head has Tesla welded plate NOS
The GT350 has Bugleboys in V1, V2 and a Telefunken inV3
Mercury has a mallard in V1, Black Raytheon V2, and telefunken V3
The bass spec has GE short plates in V1 and V2...and either a telefuinken or sylvnia in V3 can't rememeber.

All 3 of those have masters. the two red boxed heads have the Lar Mar version, and the Black one has Rich Mod with PEC pot..I like that better as a master. Will likely change the other two at some point.

[Big Mike Blues]

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Conversion head gut shot..

[vmbarrera]

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Can I play?

Splawn Competition 50.

[Gtrjunior]

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Can I play?

Splawn Competition 50.

In that case,
I see your Competition and raise you a Quickrod.

[Dave Locher]

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'96 JTM45 reissue.

In 2003 I modded it to period-correct (1966 JTM45) specs.

Last year I modded it to be a '68 50W Plexi (tube rectified) with the .68uF V2 bypass cap (EVH plexi gain secret!).

I'm sure the amp is wonderful and all, but the fact that you have a green sparkle SG makes you my hero! I once missed an entire philosophy class because I was daydreaming about...a green sparkle SG. Seriously. I have never seen one before.
Good thing yours is a lefty or I might start a life of crime

[LLL]

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I'm sure the amp is wonderful and all, but the fact that you have a green sparkle SG makes you my hero! I once missed an entire philosophy because I was daydreaming about...a green sparkle SG. Seriously. I have never seen one before.
Good thing yours is a lefty or I might start a life of crime

Thanks - it's a 2008 Custom Shop '61 LP/SG Reissue.

Gibson CS put out a bunch of models with different sparkle paint jobs that year.

[Sirion]

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Since Mike’s target tone for his crunch channels was aimed at the JMP, here are my Soldanos. Plus, the Chrome Dome custom amp is a JTM style circuit with Adam’s touches built in.




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Now THAT is hot! Soldanos are as rare as hen's teeth over here, but I played a HR 50+ about a decade ago, and I have heard nothing that sounded as good since.

[DKSEARS]

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Now THAT is hot! Soldano's are as rare as hen's teeth over here, but I played a HR 50+ about a decade ago, and I have heard nothing that sounded as good since.

Thanks!

That Astroverb combo in front started my obsession with Soldanos over to 20 years ago, but couldn’t afford another one until a couple of years ago when I ordered the HR 25. Then, when Mike announced his retirement, I snatched up the Decatone on top. I really wish I’d had the budget for an SLO at that point, but I’d just payed out good money on a high end Collings acoustic that I’d had my eye on for a while, and the wife was gracious enough to allow the money on the Decatone at the time.


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[PDC]

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Black Splawn is a ‘Fully Loaded’ 50 Watt Nitro. Purple is a ‘Fully Loaded’ 50 Watt QR. the heads on the 2x12 are both Mark Abrahamian ‘Rockstah’ builds.

[ElectricPhase]

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]99714[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]99713[/ATTACH]Here is my rare and a smoking sounding Rockitt Retro 68 Plexi 50 Watt Clone Rockstah Mod 5(last modded Marshall that Mark Abrahamiam modded before he passed away RIP my friend).Van Halen 1 sound all day long....

I have a 50 Watt Rockitt Retro too! The only mods I had done to the original Marshall design was add in the post-phase-inverter master volume and the FX loop. The amp is an absolute fire-breathing beast. The tone is exactly what I think of when I think of my ideal amp. Black Rose by Thin Lizzy is way too fun to play out of this thing. I just run the guitar straight in.

Guitars:
'98 Gibson Les Paul Standard w/ Monty PAFs (Set)
'95 Fender American Strat w/ Klein '63s (Set)
'05 Fender American Tele w/ Seymour Antiquity (Bridge) and Fender Stock (Neck)
'05 Gibson '67 Flying V Reissue w/ Dimarzio SD (Bridge) and Seymour Jazz (Neck)

Amps:
Rockitt Retro 2x12 Cab w/ Greenbacks

Rockitt Retro RR50 w/ PPIMV & FX Loop
(I'm plugged into the Normal Channel, but jumping the High Treble in a bit)
-Presence at 2.5
-Bass at 3.5
-Middle at 10
-Treble at 9
-High Treble Volume at 5
-Normal Volume at 9

I leave the Master Vol around 5

[JMP/HBE]

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