NAD! 5213 Mosfet 100 Twin Reverb

[cjs42079]

Happy Friday people! I picked this baby up cheap ($200) on Wednesday, rescued it from an old dungeon-y basement. It had almost 40 years of dust, dirt and spiderwebs on it. All of the knobs crackled. Volume would cut in and out constantly. Footswitch wasn't working, and reverb appeared dead. I took it all apart, spent some time carefully cleaning it, got my bundle of q-tips and deoxit and went to town. And the results were....awesome! Everything works as it should (I think), but it does sound better with something in the fx loop (pedal or patch cable).

I'm not sure how common these are around here. I picked up a Lead 12 last year and love it so much that I couldn't pass up the chance to grab this, even if the condition seemed dodgy. This amp is super cool! The noise floor is higher than I'd prefer, but the tones are fantastic, and super loud - this amp can rumble your guts! Heck, the V30's and Drake tranny alone were worth it. Speaking of - these V30's sound waaaaay better than the V30's in my new SJ 2536 2x12 cab. Are they vastly different makes? Or do I just need to play the SJ for 35 more years to break them in?

 

[fitz]

Sweeeet! super score for 2 Franklins.

 

[Wildeman]

Happy Friday people! I picked this baby up cheap ($200) on Wednesday, rescued it from an old dungeon-y basement. It had almost 40 years of dust, dirt and spiderwebs on it. All of the knobs crackled. Volume would cut in and out constantly. Footswitch wasn't working, and reverb appeared dead. I took it all apart, spent some time carefully cleaning it, got my bundle of q-tips and deoxit and went to town. And the results were....awesome! Everything works as it should (I think), but it does sound better with something in the fx loop (pedal or patch cable).

I'm not sure how common these are around here. I picked up a Lead 12 last year and love it so much that I couldn't pass up the chance to grab this, even if the condition seemed dodgy. This amp is super cool! The noise floor is higher than I'd prefer, but the tones are fantastic, and super loud - this amp can rumble your guts! Heck, the V30's and Drake tranny alone were worth it. Speaking of - these V30's sound waaaaay better than the V30's in my new SJ 2536 2x12 cab. Are they vastly different makes? Or do I just need to play the SJ for 35 more years to break them in?

Killer score, I have a head version and your right, hella LOUD!!!! Marshall SS amps don't disappoint.

 

[Maxbrothman]

Great price.

 

[lespaul339]

Congrats! HNAD! Those Mosfets are awesome

 

[Neptical]

Marshall MOSFETs rule!
Congrats OP!
I have a few 3210s that are my pride and joy. Would surely love to check out the combo version.
I can hear you from here!

 

[FleshOnGear]

Congrats on the amp! Those Mosfet Reverb combos are fairly rare, in my experience. Definitely a nice score! I’m guessing yours is an ‘86 based on the faded grill cloth?

 

[Force235]

I had a Mosfet Lead 100 in the 80s, hated that amp since the day I bought it. It was like taking a dentist drill to your ears, probably the cause of many a player damaging their hearing, awful piece of garbage, it's sad to see the hearing impaired liking these amps, lmao.

 

[jcm800gridlock]

Nice. Love the brown faded grill cloth. Should be a good one.
Congratulations!

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

Congrats on your amp score brother
I have a pair of the 3210’s with the same faded grill cloth.

Cheers
Mitch

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

I had a Mosfet Lead 100 in the 80s, hated that amp since the day I bought it. It was like taking a dentist drill to your ears, probably the cause of many a player damaging their hearing, awful piece of garbage, it's sad to see the hearing impaired liking these amps, lmao.

To bad they didn’t work for you.

 

[cjs42079]

Congrats on the amp! Those Mosfet Reverb combos are fairly rare, in my experience. Definitely a nice score! I’m guessing yours is an ‘86 based on the faded grill cloth?

Yea, July ‘86

 

[cjs42079]

Congrats on your amp score brother
I have a pair of the 3210’s with the same faded grill cloth.

Cheers
Mitch

Rock on Mitch! Love your videos

 

[Mitchell Pearrow]

Rock on Mitch! Love your videos

Thank you my friend

 

[eastwood6]

Those ‘80’s solid state (and hybrid) Marshalls can sound great when dialed in. Good luck with your new amp.

 

[Rokinroller]

HNAD . Now THATS a SCORE ! Nice one . Those mosfets do have the authentic Marshall tone element going on for sure . Must be SUPER loud with those twin V30 ! Congrats !

 

[FleshOnGear]

Yea, July ‘86

If I’m not mistaken, that would be a fairly early example of a 5213. It’s not quite the same amp as the 5215 that I have, but I’m curious if it has the same circuit variation in the overdrive channel that my amp does. My 5215 is a very early 86 model, and it’s preamp circuitry doesn’t match the published schematic at all. Anyway, hope you’re enjoying it!

 

[GIBSON67]

Nice score especially with V30's! Speakers are worth the price of admission, alone...