Marshall vs Ceriatone
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the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
Ceriatone as a general rule makes a great amp for a good price but those HW 1959's are just killer amps...I won't say better or worse, truth is both are would be fine choices...
Ceriatone as a general rule makes a great amp for a good price but those HW 1959's are just killer amps...I won't say better or worse, truth is both are would be fine choices...
Texas Swamp
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Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
tgwif is spot on but also look at it this way, the Marshall you will get your money back on ebay and maybe then some.
tgwif is spot on but also look at it this way, the Marshall you will get your money back on ebay and maybe then some.
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
No doubt...if you are even remotely thinking about resale down the road the Marshall is THE way to go...but only if you buy used.
No doubt...if you are even remotely thinking about resale down the road the Marshall is THE way to go...but only if you buy used.
kmcguitars
GuitarArtologist
Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
If your looking for a vintage Marshall clone? Metro amps is the place you should check out. I built one of George's 2204 boards... It's Killer
If your looking for a vintage Marshall clone? Metro amps is the place you should check out. I built one of George's 2204 boards... It's Killer
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
+1 NICE stuff they sell....Great website and forums also!
+1 NICE stuff they sell....Great website and forums also!
mfprh
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Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
I hear nothing but good things about Metro Amps, but I'm trying to get away from spending that much cash on a head. Factor shipping on top of that and I might as well just buy the Marshall.
I hear nothing but good things about Metro Amps, but I'm trying to get away from spending that much cash on a head. Factor shipping on top of that and I might as well just buy the Marshall.
dystrust
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shredheadfred
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Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
Nothing beats a Marshall except a Marshall. You can save some bucks on Ceriatone or spend more on Metro but you still dont got a Marshall in the end. I add to the previous poster who mentioned the 1959 HW. There is no better amp out there in the world.
Nothing beats a Marshall except a Marshall. You can save some bucks on Ceriatone or spend more on Metro but you still dont got a Marshall in the end. I add to the previous poster who mentioned the 1959 HW. There is no better amp out there in the world.
Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
This is a load of hooey. There are a lot of companies that have out-Marshalled Marshall.
This is a load of hooey. There are a lot of companies that have out-Marshalled Marshall.
Lake Placid Blues
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Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
I think the Metros can out Marshall the Marshall re-issues. George supplies the stuff and perhaps more importantly the knowlege to build a period correct hand wired plexi. By period correct I mean if you want an early 68 plexi instead of a mid 69 you can can do it, or maybe you want a 67, or one close in spec to the EVH amp, or some eras of the different Jimi and Cream amps. Maybe you want a JTM50 spec instead of a 69 JMP50, or a JTM45 with the original low filtering and certain transformer specs.
The HW is a great amp (albeit expensive) but it may not give the exact spec plexi you want or need without mods.
The PCB reissues make compromises, but that's not to say that they arn't good amps in there own right, just not exact recreations of the original articles. Of course being PCB makes them harder to mod.
Now only a Marshall can legitimately carry the Marshall name, and that means something as far as name recognition and re-sale value...ect...
I think the Metros can out Marshall the Marshall re-issues. George supplies the stuff and perhaps more importantly the knowlege to build a period correct hand wired plexi. By period correct I mean if you want an early 68 plexi instead of a mid 69 you can can do it, or maybe you want a 67, or one close in spec to the EVH amp, or some eras of the different Jimi and Cream amps. Maybe you want a JTM50 spec instead of a 69 JMP50, or a JTM45 with the original low filtering and certain transformer specs.
The HW is a great amp (albeit expensive) but it may not give the exact spec plexi you want or need without mods.
The PCB reissues make compromises, but that's not to say that they arn't good amps in there own right, just not exact recreations of the original articles. Of course being PCB makes them harder to mod.
Now only a Marshall can legitimately carry the Marshall name, and that means something as far as name recognition and re-sale value...ect...
yngwie308
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Re: Marshall vs Ceriatone
Having had extensive experience with Marshalls Handwired 1959HW amp and cabs, I can say I sold my HW cabs, for various reasons, and had my amp modified by George Metropoulos immediately after I purchased it in 2005.
On Metro forum you can read all the gory details, but stock HW amps, there are quality control issues amongst other things, here are some pics of mine after George replaced the OT with his Dagnall clone,F&T capacitors, Sozo caps, Allen Bradley carbon comp resistors, Mullard reissue EL34's and Tung Sol 12AX7's.
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/davida54/Marshall 1959HW/
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/davida54/Marshall 1959HW/
yngwie308
Having had extensive experience with Marshalls Handwired 1959HW amp and cabs, I can say I sold my HW cabs, for various reasons, and had my amp modified by George Metropoulos immediately after I purchased it in 2005.
On Metro forum you can read all the gory details, but stock HW amps, there are quality control issues amongst other things, here are some pics of mine after George replaced the OT with his Dagnall clone,F&T capacitors, Sozo caps, Allen Bradley carbon comp resistors, Mullard reissue EL34's and Tung Sol 12AX7's.
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/davida54/Marshall 1959HW/
http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/davida54/Marshall 1959HW/
yngwie308
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