MetalManiac
Li'l Junior Member
Ive got many Marshall angled cabinets, loaded with all sorts of Celestions, but a Straight older 1960B(C) or JCM800 Cabinet has always eluded me. Just never many at all up for grabs at a decent price compared to the angled cabinets, at least not around here and I've looked plenty hard for a long time.
Well, today I finally got a Marshall 1960BC Straight Cabinet.
Heres how it went down;
I was up all morning after having not been able to sleep well.
I was working towards getting back to bed at about , I guess noon, when I saw a Craigslist ad pop up. 'The guy was selling a Marshall Cabinet for 190.00
I live about 70 miles from where he was, so i called him up, and he was surprised that he had just put the ad on and someone called.
I asked him if I gave him 120, would he meet me close to half way.
This served two purposes..I didnt have to drag my ass all the way down to San Antonio, and it would get him motivated towards a commitment to sell it by travelling to meet me , before anyone else could snag it out from under moi.
Anyway, its in great shape for being from the late 80's I think. The guy was the original owner. Its missing one wheel, so I'll need to order one, and they aint cheap.
I haven't opened it up, or played through it, so all the speakers could be shot, but I'm banking its okay.
He said they were the original 25 watt greenbacks.
So, I told him I would give him 30 bucks more than 190 over the phone, but when i met him in person, he said I told him I'd give him 130.00.
Well, I actually said I'd give him 120, but I had 8 bucks in my wallet and he settled for that and the 120.00.
Here she is and I love her.
I can't wait to set my angled JCM 800 G12-65 cabinet on top! i earned you really MUST have a full stack to get the most out of sound of that angled cabinet hitting you right in the face!
As you can see, it needs cleaning up and has a few snags.
I'm fixin' to clean it with Murphys oil soap. Then I'll throw some Black magic on it. The bastard pushed the thing into my truck bed with rhino lining and pretty sure put those scuffs in the top edge.
Well, today I finally got a Marshall 1960BC Straight Cabinet.
Heres how it went down;
I was up all morning after having not been able to sleep well.
I was working towards getting back to bed at about , I guess noon, when I saw a Craigslist ad pop up. 'The guy was selling a Marshall Cabinet for 190.00
I live about 70 miles from where he was, so i called him up, and he was surprised that he had just put the ad on and someone called.
I asked him if I gave him 120, would he meet me close to half way.
This served two purposes..I didnt have to drag my ass all the way down to San Antonio, and it would get him motivated towards a commitment to sell it by travelling to meet me , before anyone else could snag it out from under moi.
Anyway, its in great shape for being from the late 80's I think. The guy was the original owner. Its missing one wheel, so I'll need to order one, and they aint cheap.
I haven't opened it up, or played through it, so all the speakers could be shot, but I'm banking its okay.
He said they were the original 25 watt greenbacks.
So, I told him I would give him 30 bucks more than 190 over the phone, but when i met him in person, he said I told him I'd give him 130.00.
Well, I actually said I'd give him 120, but I had 8 bucks in my wallet and he settled for that and the 120.00.
Here she is and I love her.
I can't wait to set my angled JCM 800 G12-65 cabinet on top! i earned you really MUST have a full stack to get the most out of sound of that angled cabinet hitting you right in the face!
As you can see, it needs cleaning up and has a few snags.
I'm fixin' to clean it with Murphys oil soap. Then I'll throw some Black magic on it. The bastard pushed the thing into my truck bed with rhino lining and pretty sure put those scuffs in the top edge.
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