Posted: Thu 06/03/04 2:03 pm
"""It's pretty easy to get original tag-board material because RS sold the exact stuff untill 2 years ago!!!!"""
Yeah but i think Steve Uk bought all they had left. but there are other places that sell stuff that look like it.
When Ians amp came up,alot of the marshall experts told him they thought it was a fake cab and many other things. Even MG miss some things when they do some of these amps,and yes it is had to see from the pics alot of thigs. Wannatones amp experience was unbelieveable.
They sent him a pic of Ians amp chassis inards..The tolex job was sloppy,not noticeable from the outside,but the cuts of the tolex were not straight,and leftover laps were big on one side,and very short on the other. Looked liked they recovered it,and used the old parts to put it back together,screws and all. The feet were wore,but the bottom of the amp tolex didn't even have a scuff mark. Also some of the cap cans have still had the 20 watter value,instead of the 1.5k. And they left the back tag plate showing it was a 110/220v which the amp never had a 110 tranny.the 20 watters did.
When Adrian questioned them about the speakers,they said they could replace them with exact speakers with that date code.. And as you can see,many of the RS trannys were used in other amps.
So they have alot of part,thats for sure. Its not that these amps aren't going to sound good,or they are still marshall amps, but they should let people know what they are buying,and not as original or a parts amp.But if they do that they can't get the big dollars. I'm sure they read all our info,so they may be getting better at figureing out what to look for. Its a detective game.
Richie
Yeah but i think Steve Uk bought all they had left. but there are other places that sell stuff that look like it.
When Ians amp came up,alot of the marshall experts told him they thought it was a fake cab and many other things. Even MG miss some things when they do some of these amps,and yes it is had to see from the pics alot of thigs. Wannatones amp experience was unbelieveable.
They sent him a pic of Ians amp chassis inards..The tolex job was sloppy,not noticeable from the outside,but the cuts of the tolex were not straight,and leftover laps were big on one side,and very short on the other. Looked liked they recovered it,and used the old parts to put it back together,screws and all. The feet were wore,but the bottom of the amp tolex didn't even have a scuff mark. Also some of the cap cans have still had the 20 watter value,instead of the 1.5k. And they left the back tag plate showing it was a 110/220v which the amp never had a 110 tranny.the 20 watters did.
When Adrian questioned them about the speakers,they said they could replace them with exact speakers with that date code.. And as you can see,many of the RS trannys were used in other amps.
So they have alot of part,thats for sure. Its not that these amps aren't going to sound good,or they are still marshall amps, but they should let people know what they are buying,and not as original or a parts amp.But if they do that they can't get the big dollars. I'm sure they read all our info,so they may be getting better at figureing out what to look for. Its a detective game.
Richie
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. Re the valves - I changed them all last summer (HH & JJ-EZ81), but previous set had been there since at least 77, ie two Brimar AX7, one Mullard AX7 & Mazda EZ81, so maybe some of those were original?? The EL84’s are some obscure Russian things so I guess they’re obviously replacements (“Zaerusâ€
I found a dealer with an "all original - one changed cap" '55 all-gold Les Paul. After ordering and paying for it, I mentioned it to our Forum buddy, wannatone, who said that particular dealer might be a bit suspect. So, a bit worried, I emailed a vintage Gibson dealer who I knew had done business with this dealer. He gave the dealer a 100% recommendation - quote: "I will vouch for him without reservation". Which put my worries to rest.
There was 1-week approval, so I asked for (and got) a 2000 euro refund. Now, it's a great guitar, but it taught me a lesson: a well-respected dealer may try to scam some buyers, but be perfectly straight with others.