My latest purchase: so awesome it deserves its own thread

[Erik]

1-channel 30 W 1×12 (Celestion) Marshall combo from the 80's... Fucking ace, I got it for 800:- which is pretty much nothing... My old piece of crap Ibanez 15W practice amp cost like 1200:- new, and I expect to be able to sell it for about 500:-. So in conclusion, FUCKING WIN. Finally a decent amp to call my own (and that's small enough to be able to function as a practice amp, yet conceivably loud enough to work in band rehearsal. I think I'll try it at Lethal rehearsal this evening.)

 

[MajestikMøøse]

Does it go to 11?

 

[Erik]

Once I find my black marker it does.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

sweeeeeeeet

 

[Erik]

Ha, this gets so awesome reviews... Average rating of 10 over 8 reviews

http://www.harmony-central.com/Guitar/Data/Marshall/Master_Reverb_30-01.html

Really satisfied so far... Total Marshall tone, doesn't sound wimpy or fizzy in the least.

 

[Henrik Main]

I would've bought a Peavey, but hey, nice buy nevertheless.

 

[Erik]

Well yeah, I would have bought a 5150 with a 4x12 cabinet too if I had a choice, but I doubt I'd get that for 800:- and now I see that people are selling those crappy 12-15W practice amps for like 700-1000:- used on the Interweb, so it's possible that this awesome Marshall thing won't have cost me a dime in the end AWESOME this is the best deal of my life

 

[Demilich]

If you end up selling your Ibanez for more than you paid for the Marshall, it's gonna be pretty funny

 

[Erik]

I could probably do that to some clueless n00b, but I have some moral standards. I'll probably try to sell it around 600-700 or something and see how that goes.

 

[Demilich]

still, this is a massive fucking CSCOREOROEOROROOEOE! or whatever you guys say around here!

my 12w Randal practice amp is looking pretty weak by comparison here

 

[MajestikMøøse]

I'm still waiting for "goes to 11" pics.

 

[Erik]

I'm still waiting for "goes to 11" pics.

 

[MajestikMøøse]

\M/etal

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Blood on fuckin' Ice!

 

[Demilich]

^

 

[Henrik Main]

Well yeah, I would have bought a 5150 with a 4x12 cabinet too if I had a choice, but I doubt I'd get that for 800:- and now I see that people are selling those crappy 12-15W practice amps for like 700-1000:- used on the Interweb, so it's possible that this awesome Marshall thing won't have cost me a dime in the end AWESOME this is the best deal of my life

Yeah, don't get me wrong, I would've jumped on the chance if someone wanted to sell me that amp for a measly 800 SEK

 

[Erik]

CV: Wondering whether you'd notice that I just got two copies of that, so I'm trading one with Mike for the Iron Maiden early days DVD, which he has two copies of

 

[Nate The Great]

Is it tube or solid state? If its tube, I've never seen or heard one. If it's solid state . . . I'm sorry.

 

[Erik]

It's SS. I'm not a tube purist (though I do recognize the awesomeness of tube amps) and this is more than fine for me. It sounds awesome for what it is, quite warm-sounding for SS. It sounds like a Marshall should and I like it

 

[Nate The Great]

It's SS. I'm not a tube purist (though I do recognize the awesomeness of tube amps) and this is more than fine for me. It sounds awesome for what it is, quite warm-sounding for SS. It sounds like a Marshall should and I like it

That's cool. Once you play live with a tube amp, though, you will probably have a VERY hard time even practicing with a SS. It sounds stuck up, but there is just such a HUGE difference.