Ken Bran himself selling Marshall #2.

[charveldan]

MARSHALL AMP NUMBER 2 MADE A REAL COLLECTORS ITEM on eBay (end time 22-May-10 18:22:26 BST)

Awesome stuff.

 

[Jesstaa]

Already done.
http://www.marshallforum.com/marshall-amps/14248-old-marshall-anyone.html

 

[charveldan]

I tried that link earlier, it didn't work?

 

[Jesstaa]

Use the number I posted.
No point making a new thread for it anyway.

 

[GuitarGuy503]

Gotta love the question someone asked.... "Do you still have the purchase receipt?". The guy made it and held onto it all these years. DUH! No brainer.... ha!

 

[MartyStrat54]

Yeah and I'm sure he has 300,000 pounds Sterling.

 

[wolfsb]

Yes spoke to ken himself it is a real one in a million chance
this amp was made by ken and worked with ,Dave gilmore and richie blackmore to get the famous marshall sound , this amp was his own personal one that he had things on it that he rolled out on to some later amps,
All the first ones were hand made by him

 

[coldsteal2]

realy it should be priceless, and in a museum

 

[crossroadsnyc]

realy it should be priceless, and in a museum

+1

While you can argue $300K is a lot, you could also argue that it's worth considerably more, given how unique it is.

 

[Rockin_Lisa]

Pretty quiet. No takers yet. That's a lot of money, maybe even for that amp.

 

[NewReligion]

Pretty quiet. No takers yet. That's a lot of money, maybe even for that amp.

I would be concerned some rich spoiled retard would buy it and mod it. It needs to be cared for by personnel of the Marshall Estate. Perhaps an agreement could not be reached.

 

[thrawn86]

Buy it, mod it, make it sound like a Triple Rec? I could see someone doing that.

 

[NewReligion]

Buy it, mod it, make it sound like a Triple Rec? I could see someone doing that.

Hell yeah. People are stupid and inconciderate. The US has Fender and Gibson. That head should become part of the British Crown Jewel Collection.

 

[thrawn86]

It should, but then again, he's selling it, isn't he? If you or I were selling it, understanding that some young punk with a fortune to blow might purchase it, how would we feel about it? Knowing that we have NO control over what happens when it leaves our posession? Kinda like restoring a Shelby Cobra to all original and then selling it, only to have some punk install a crazy stereo, different wheels, paint, etc. to his taste, effectively ruining it?

If he felt that strongly about it, he wouldn't sell it on Ebay....he'd send it to Southerby's or some reputable auction house where a genuine collector would take it and cherish it. Of course, if you've got almost half a mil to spend on an amp head, that should be a given.

 

[NewReligion]

I'm just amazed at what I have seen on Sleezebay!

 

[MartyStrat54]

I think he's doing it as a matter of shoring up his finances. For all we know, he could be broke.

Maybe the seller's fees are more reasonable than the auction houses. Their fees are steep.

I once saw a real gold nugget that was huge go for $600,000 on EBAY. It was famous and had a wild story behind it making it more desirable.

 

[thrawn86]

That's got to be the reason: Finances.