SG John
Ambassador of Cool Guitars and Amps.
Hi everyone. I've been a bit busy, and far from home, so I haven't posted much. In between my travels, I found a couple of new amps that I just couldn't resist. I still like overkill, so they're nothing small. But, they sound amazing, so I don't really care. My neighbors will have to learn to love them as much as me.
First up, is a 1973 50 watt Marshall 1987 JMP. She's not a virgin, but sounds great. The bright channel is a bit harsh, but Bob at DST taught me how to adjust that. It's on the top of my list when I get home. Here it is with my '78 JMP.
Then, just before I was leaving for Germany, this '86 Hiwatt 100R came my way at a very low price. It was a bit messy when I grabbed it, but has cleaned up nicely since this photo. I thought it was originally an earlier model based on the serial number, but the types of pc boards, and the dates proved otherwise. I still made out well though.
When I was cleaning it up, it looked like someone spilled a white Russian inside of it. It ended up being an imploded filter cap. Luckily Bob had a replacement, so I swapped it out myself.
The new cap wrapped in Kapton tape.
Also, Javamagic turned me on to a killer deal on an early '60s Goodmans Audiom 60 speaker a couple of years ago for my DST-30 to to give it that last push into authentic Hank Marvin and Rory Gallagher territory. I've been on the search for a second, ever since. I scored one last week, and it should be waiting at my house upon my arrival home. Hopefully, I'll have the spare time for a speaker swap over the weekend.
No current photos of the speakers, or the DST, so here's an old one. It's the white AC-30 clone in the upper right.
Rawk On!
:dood:
First up, is a 1973 50 watt Marshall 1987 JMP. She's not a virgin, but sounds great. The bright channel is a bit harsh, but Bob at DST taught me how to adjust that. It's on the top of my list when I get home. Here it is with my '78 JMP.
Then, just before I was leaving for Germany, this '86 Hiwatt 100R came my way at a very low price. It was a bit messy when I grabbed it, but has cleaned up nicely since this photo. I thought it was originally an earlier model based on the serial number, but the types of pc boards, and the dates proved otherwise. I still made out well though.
When I was cleaning it up, it looked like someone spilled a white Russian inside of it. It ended up being an imploded filter cap. Luckily Bob had a replacement, so I swapped it out myself.
The new cap wrapped in Kapton tape.
Also, Javamagic turned me on to a killer deal on an early '60s Goodmans Audiom 60 speaker a couple of years ago for my DST-30 to to give it that last push into authentic Hank Marvin and Rory Gallagher territory. I've been on the search for a second, ever since. I scored one last week, and it should be waiting at my house upon my arrival home. Hopefully, I'll have the spare time for a speaker swap over the weekend.
No current photos of the speakers, or the DST, so here's an old one. It's the white AC-30 clone in the upper right.
Rawk On!
:dood:
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