I took the plunge....

[XSSIVE]

Re: I took the plunge....

my head and cab (both '79) are as new as you can get. i swear it's cleaner than the stuff on the showroom floor at any guitar center. the head has no tears and the cab just has some small scuffs on it but no big tears with wood showing. also after my top secret cleaning technique the tolex shines like new on both the head and cab!

-Mike

 

[JeffB]

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I take it back....


no pics....


you guys SUCK! :gurmpy:



:wink:

 

[Jonny R]

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Congrats dude. :beerchug:

 

[JacksonMIA]

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I've got a bunch more pictures, but I'm going to let Luke post them in the morning. He wanted me to throw one up to satisfy your cravings until he could sort through them and everything. So for all who asked, here's his Marshall:

 

[That90'sGuy]

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B-E-A-Utiful Luke! Classic Marshalls just roar, especially KT88 ones, hope you don't have any neighbors (or family members) that mind loud guitar playing. :beerchug:

 

[Jeff_H]

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Congrats Luke....nice choice. Glad we could twist your arm a little. Can't wait for a full report, and to have high speed access so I can see the pics.

Mike...as for you....bastard. Here's mine right now.

 

[Low_fidelity2100]

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She gave me the go ahead and after some...negotiations we loaded it up and off I went.

Am I the Only one that Finds it disturbing that he had to get "the go ahead" from His wife Before he could buy it?
Can anyone say "whipped"? (j/k....sorta)

But anyways, Thats a nice amp.

-edward

 

[Luke Duke]

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Am I the Only one that Finds it disturbing that he had to get "the go ahead" from His wife Before he could buy it?
Can anyone say "whipped"? (j/k....sorta)

But anyways, Thats a nice amp.

-edward

That's the TONAL go ahead man! Besides she DID buy me a PRS back in April, but it's going to have to find a new home I'm afraid.

D!ck and I took a ton of pictures for maximum GAS induction!

The only bad part on the cab is the bottom side of the plug here.

Original owners DOP and name

This makes it officially MINE! Note my glasses and face in the pic.

My DOP and Name

 

[ErikH]

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Nice score, Luke. That is very very nice looking. I'm always in awe when I see an amp of that age in that good of shape. :baby:

Here's mine. It may be a newer model but as of today, she's actually old.

 

[JacksonMIA]

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This makes it officially MINE! Note D!ck's glasses and face in the pic.

Do you not recognize your own face?!? That's you. Mine was behind the camera, where I could see the LCD screen. There's no way I could have got my face in that or any picture. Plus, the camera would have broken afterward.

 

[Luke Duke]

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Do you not recognize your own face?!? That's you. Mine was behind the camera, where I could see the LCD screen. There's no way I could have got my face in that or any picture. Plus, the camera would have broken afterward.

AHA that makes much much more sense!

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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Mine is a lame-o 1985 2205, but it was modded by Harry Kolbe.

 

[ErikH]

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Mine is a lame-o 1985 2205, but it was modded by Harry Kolbe.

Get it to Jeff Seal and it won't be lame-o no mo.

 

[The Golden Boy]

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Beautiful looking set.

Really beautiful. Play it hard.

RCA 6550s... I've been looking for a set of those for a while. What's in the preamp slots?

 

[JeffB]

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Luke...that thing is PRISTINE....

NEVER EVER SELL IT....

Vintage Market isn't "there" yet...but eventually that amp will be a "Holy Grail"

Personally those and the 72-ish to mid 70s NMV amps are my fave Marshalls ever...

CRUNCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

KERRRRRAAAAAANNNNNNGGGGGGGGG

 

[JeffB]

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Mine is a lame-o 1985 2205, but it was modded by Harry Kolbe.

Oh great..now you and Jeff gotta horn in on the action with the 800s

You have any clips with that amp Ben? What zakkly did Harry do to it?

 

[The Golden Boy]

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Next thing is to check what kind of speakers are in the cab!

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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You have any clips with that amp Ben? What zakkly did Harry do to it?

Not sure about the clips. Never used it on the album, that much I know.
Harry took it apart and rebuilt it faster, stronger, better. It's quiter, has way more dynamic range, greater harmonic detail, and better sounding gain now.

 

[JeffB]

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Not sure about the clips. Never used it on the album, that much I know.
Harry took it apart and rebuilt it faster, stronger, better. It's quiter, has way more dynamic range, greater harmonic detail, and better sounding gain now.

Bionic amp...way cool

So you didn't have any gain stages added or anything....

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

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Bionic amp...way cool
So you didn't have any gain stages added or anything....

No. Harry and I discussed it as a possibe 'down the road thing', and I'm glad I never did that, in retrospect.