The Deal Thread
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XTRXTR
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Ugghhhhh looks like it was painted with a brush directly onto the wood.This is *not* a good deal. I reckon most here know about the Harrison family, the infamous Music Ground store on Denmark Street (now called Hanks) and the theft, shady practices and counterfeit goods from there. I'm not here to ruin their reputation any more, I doubt it's possible. This had me scratching my head though:
Vox AC30 1961 - Blue Boy , Rare
BLUE BOY We are happy to offer the following that is one of the Rarest of all Vox Amplifiiers as was one of only a small number that was produced for show , artist purposes in its original Blue Smooth Tolex , details as follows VOX AC30 1961 ( Circa ) Blue Tolex White RS Grill Red Panel...www.denmarkstreetguitars.co.uk
Note the "smooth blue tolex" they mention in the description. Is it just me or is there no tolex whatsoever??
$5544.00 in what universe?
PelliX
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Well, legend has it that the Harrisons are at large again and "Hanks" is just another layer. They still own The British Pedal Company and another brand, too. They got extremely rich doing this, so apparently people do just splurge out on the so-manieth Woodstock Superlead if the seller presents it right. To be fair, The British Pedal Company aren't doing shady business, they're just massively overpriced. Hundreds of quid for a 'hand selected germanium diode' and so on. What they deliver is a decent enough product overall, just insanely expensive.
...back to that lovely speciment... I mean, that cabinet could be a 2020 model, stripped and done over with watercolour for all I can see. The chassis and iron are what you pay for. 5.5K is crazy.
...back to that lovely speciment... I mean, that cabinet could be a 2020 model, stripped and done over with watercolour for all I can see. The chassis and iron are what you pay for. 5.5K is crazy.
PelliX
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XTRXTR
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My dream would be to sell to someone that knows its value maybe a famous music studio or something. But I know that is a pipe dream.
I'm just old and likely never going set it up on a stage again and the thought of my family selling it off for $50 in an estate sale gets me too anxious. So I think I am going to sell it while I am alive and try to get a fair price.
There has been no mods to it except the output tube 1Ω cathode resistors, Filter Caps replaced, and those brass knobs, it has some dings and a big tear of the tolex on the back panel of the A cab. All the corners, casters, everything are original. Currently has EH KT-88s
PelliX
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XTRXTR
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I will do that and see if they're interested, thanks.
ElvisNixon
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Thanks for thinking about me @PelliX but I found my forever JCM 2204 after playing a dozen new ones in a store in 1982 when I bought it and it’s still going strong.
Super nice rig for sure @XTRXTR and I’m sure you’ll have no problems selling it! It should be kept as a full stack IMHO since it’s a limited edition and the white head needs the white cabs and vice versa.
But sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do…
Shipping via UPS or Fedex might be a shocking $ number. If you manage to sell the whole stack to someone and you must ship them, you might want to consider freight. A popular option is called bikeflights.com They started by catering to vintage bicycle collectors since old bikes are awkward and expensive to ship and the bikes were valuable. Another is called pirateship.com which is a thing where independent shippers compete with each other to give you the best price. I’m sure there are others, but those two are popular. Sometimes them crating the items isn’t much more expensive than having them (or you) pack it “traditionally”.
PS: My studio is more infamous than famous. But thanks anyway Pel..haha
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XTRXTR
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Thanks for the tips. I'm going into this with "it is sold as the whole stack or it isn't sold" attitude. I bought this stack new from pearl street music on colfax in Denver in 1983 as a full stack, its like family, it has to stay together.
I was already trying to solve the crate issue so I appreciate the additional options. Sell as one, crated in three separate pieces, maybe a fourth to hold them all in one main box so they can't be lost pieces. Never did a big enough tour to have airline quality roll cages or I would just use those.
Mike_LA
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Cl Los Angeles
I want it just for the mini Marshall head
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I want it just for the mini Marshall head
Mike_LA
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Ahhh, you don't want that one anyway.
All the little jacks in the back are 1/"8 in not 1/4”.
It's a cheesy setup
fitz
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I had a DSL1HR a few years ago.
Loop & speaker jacks are 1/4".
The audio in and emulated out are 1/8".
Cheesy? Yes, but not a bad price for that little channel switcher tube head.
Sold mine before I knew anything about circuit mods. Now I'm wondering if the OT has the balls to push a 6V6...
Mike_LA
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fitz
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Might need help with this one.Yah. I was just trying to help with the G.A.S......
My 1st real amp back in high school was a 4x10 L7
This one's about 10 miles away.
Originally listed at $400, he's been dropping the price...
Lab Series L5 100 watt amp/ with JBL speaker - musical instruments - by owner - sale - craigslist
Lab Series L5 100 watt solid state amp,was a collaboration between Gibson and Moog,in the mid 1970's into the early 1980's.They used only the finest components available at that time. I have...
I had a Lab series L5 2x12 combo for a couple of years. The only reason I don’t still have it…the friend I bought it from asked me nicely to sell it back to him, offering me a fair sum for the experience.Might need help with this one.
My 1st real amp back in high school was a 4x10 L7
This one's about 10 miles away.
Originally listed at $400, he's been dropping the price...
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Lab Series L5 100 watt amp/ with JBL speaker - musical instruments - by owner - sale - craigslist
Lab Series L5 100 watt solid state amp,was a collaboration between Gibson and Moog,in the mid 1970's into the early 1980's.They used only the finest components available at that time. I have...www.craigslist.org
I guarantee that I would still have it if he hadn’t. It was an excellent pedal platform, with a huge root tone.
Now, I always keep an eye out for a deal like the one you posted there. With a single, non original speaker, they should be dropping the price(IMO). IIRC a lot of them were loaded with square magnet CTS speakers…at least the ones I came across did…there was a little local shop that always seemed to have several examples kicking around at any given time. That was 15 years ago though…that shop is gone, and time has kept rolling.
fitz
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Perhaps, but then again, that JBL E120-8 might be worth a good chunk of the asking price...
I should have been more clear…the drop from 4 to 300 is what I would consider appropriate, but who’s to say what the output transistors have been through with swapping who knows what speakers through it. Those amps, from what I’ve seen, don’t take well to improper loading(from my conversations with that shop owner I mentioned…he rescued a few). A lot of the components in there are near “unobtanium” status these days. Like the power switch…I see the original oddball is in there. A lot of them get swapped out…it’s the same with the old Kustom tuck n roll amps, switches and components are from another era, and finding appropriate replacement parts can be difficult(but not impossible to manage a workaround though).
But yeah…if the JBL floats your boat…so be it. I was just expressing my experience with the L5, loaded with stock speakers, and lack of experience running a single non-original(but nice) speaker.
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