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  1. khan

    Marshall Price List 1983

    Yeah. Beat me to it. A full stack was around $1200 (in St. Louis)back then. Way over what HS kid me, or even college kid me could afford. Though, it would have been an okay investment. Valve amps were kind of a voodoo mystery back then too. I did wind up with a Sunn so, I didn't do too badly...
  2. khan

    OTP : Giant Crate amp

    Ladder or crane? :)
  3. khan

    OTP : Giant Crate amp

    I've got one of the Crate Vintage Club 50's. It was one of their better amps. I used it when practicing with the band. 2x12, 50 watts. And it had a really good tone to it. I would sometimes use it over my 4010 (w 2x12 cab) for shows. It's just a friggin' heavy as anything else. The designer...
  4. khan

    2204 Preamp control

    You sound like the perfect candidate for a Treble Boost pedal. This is what occurred with a lot of guitarists in the 60's and 70's. They would push the amp to do all of the gain and found it muddied up the tone. They threw on a Treble Boost and it clarified all of that mud. Just do some research...
  5. khan

    Where do you buy preamp tubes from (US)?

    Not a reliable source and I don't know what is left for picking over but, I've come across some old radios at junk shops. Old as in they have tubes. Over the years, I've found 12AU7's, 12AT7's and a couple of 12AX7's though, those are not common in radios. Nothing super exotic but, some...
  6. khan

    Replace my JCM 800?

    Give this a go. Swap out the 12AX7 preamp tube in the #1 slot with a 12AU7 or 12AY7, then run the gain just high enough to get good volume but, not much break up and then bring up your master volume. I've put the 12AY7 in the #1 slot and the 12AU7 in the #2 slot and it really opened up the amp...
  7. khan

    New Marshall CODE digital amp series

    Man! Thanks for everyone's feedback. They're still not in the local GC here. I'm using a Crate Vintage Club 50 2x12 for practice and my JCM800 for live. I can never get the VC to sound how I want and I've got my 800 so dialed in with lower distortion preamp tubes that It'll be impossible to...
  8. khan

    Astoria Demos

    I was totally surprised by how good these sound. That they're fairly straightforward amps built kind of modernized old school. What scared me away form JVM's (if you like 'em that's great too) was their do everything approach. I want my amp to give me a good basic tone and then I can take it...
  9. khan

    Family Portrait

    I've got one of those Yamaha G100 heads (that little guy hiding in the corner). I used it for my live bass rig for the longest time, until I went back to guitar and Marshalls. Nice wall O' sound, renips!
  10. khan

    New Setup

    I think (total guess) that when people bought half stacks, they usually bought the A cab. And I'm assuming the slant is strictly cosmetic? The speakers are on the same plane/board in either cab, right? My personal pref is for B cabs...even if stacked. But yeah, that cab looks great, paint job...
  11. khan

    Our worlds about to change.......

    I've gotta agree with Rokinroller. Most clubs/bars/small venues I've played and or attend, even a half-stack is too much. However, not that this is the case with this world changing announcement, a switchable (200/100/50) Major styled amp in a 2x12 combo-cab would be very practical and very...
  12. khan

    Seismic Cabinets

    Thanks, Chuck and the rest of the comments too. This all helps...at least to form questions to ask before buying sight unseen. I may give one a shot and see how it goes. And the 2x12 is exactly what I'm looking at, Chuck.
  13. khan

    Seismic Cabinets

    Thanks for that info. This one does specifically say it's made out of Birch...which is why it caught my eye. Also, my apologies for double posting. Not sure what happened that I got that result.
  14. khan

    seismic cabinets

    Thanks, Salsg! That's exactly the kind of info I'm looking for. Appreciate it!
  15. khan

    seismic cabinets

    Anyone have any experience with this builder? Prices are very reasonable for empty cabs. I've got two G12K 85's ready to load into something. They describe them as being built with 1/2" birch but, no mention of how the cabinets are joined. That makes me a touch hesitant. Not that I'll be doing...
  16. khan

    Seismic Cabinets

    Anyone have any experience with this builder? Prices are very reasonable for empty cabs. I've got two G12K 85's ready to load into something. They describe them as being built with 1/2" birch but, no mention of how the cabinets are joined. That makes me a touch hesitant. Not that I'll be doing...
  17. khan

    more preamp tube ?'s

    Thank you very much for the info! You're saving me a lot of swapping back and forth trying to figure out exactly what you all explained to me here. I really appreciate your sharing this info! Cheers!
  18. khan

    What preamp tubes do yo have in your jcm 800 or jmp?

    No. Not at all. It will fit. Here's all the tubes that are a direct replacement/fit for 12AX7's and their relative distortion values. I'm pretty sure I got this info here, or at least through here. Preamp Tube Values 12AX7 100% 12AT7 60% 5751 70% 12AY7 45% 12ASV7 41%...
  19. khan

    more preamp tube ?'s

    Okay. I've got a 4010 that had an extra preamp tube/gain stage installed at some point. I put in a 12au7 as position one to tame the gain and the results were marvelous. I mean this thing will scream clean with a touch of grit. A really beautiful tone and then I can really pour on the pre and...
  20. khan

    What preamp tubes do yo have in your jcm 800 or jmp?

    My 800 had an extra preamp stage installed at some point. It was running 4 12ax7's and I had a hard time getting much clean out of it. I swapped out the first position with a 12au7 (much lower break up to a 12ax7) and it totally opened up the amp tone. I can get cleans with that little bit of...

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