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garbagetruckdriver
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Guys,
I found a 1969 Marshall Super Lead 100 head and cab today (in a shop in Singapore). Some expat returned to the motherland and decided not to ship it home (or so is the story).
It's had a hard life. The coverings are ripped up (don't care about cosmetics though) but everything is still joined together pretty solid. The cab is a 16ohm 4x12 blonde basketweave. The Marshall logos look original and are in tact.
Now, my interest was mainly in the cab, but they don't want to separate.
So I fired it up. Thunderous G chord... check. Pots are scratchy, jacks are loose... One minute into the test she went THUNK and went silent. Mains indicator lamp stayed lit, but no noise. zero. No hiss, no scratch, no hum. Pulled the rear cover off and saw the recently replaced EL34s were no longer glowing.
This also revealed that everything else looked stock, except for the new EL34s.
Since I was interested in the cab, we grabbed some other heads and fired it up. No buzzes, no rattles. Sweet. Damn I want this cab.
The guy wants way too much for the head and cab - especially now that we know it is not functional and will need repairs (new trannies, choke, caps, pots, jacks...)
So, I'm trying to make an offer, but I need some advice regarding restorations and mods.
My first instinct is to beat him down some, grab the head and cab and ship the head to the USA to get restored and modified creating a high gain wolf in sheep's clothing. (hello Dave Friedman!)
OR
Ship it to the USA and get it restored to its former glory.
OR
Get the damn cab coz it is sweet! (stick the head on the shelf until I feel inspired to do something with it)
Either way, I'm not sure I can achieve all that economically. I don't want to drop a couple of grand and 6 months to end up with something worth much less than I paid for it.
Any suggestions guys? Any guidance on the relative value of a restored or modified '69?
Cheers,
Sean
I found a 1969 Marshall Super Lead 100 head and cab today (in a shop in Singapore). Some expat returned to the motherland and decided not to ship it home (or so is the story).
It's had a hard life. The coverings are ripped up (don't care about cosmetics though) but everything is still joined together pretty solid. The cab is a 16ohm 4x12 blonde basketweave. The Marshall logos look original and are in tact.
Now, my interest was mainly in the cab, but they don't want to separate.
So I fired it up. Thunderous G chord... check. Pots are scratchy, jacks are loose... One minute into the test she went THUNK and went silent. Mains indicator lamp stayed lit, but no noise. zero. No hiss, no scratch, no hum. Pulled the rear cover off and saw the recently replaced EL34s were no longer glowing.
This also revealed that everything else looked stock, except for the new EL34s.
Since I was interested in the cab, we grabbed some other heads and fired it up. No buzzes, no rattles. Sweet. Damn I want this cab.
The guy wants way too much for the head and cab - especially now that we know it is not functional and will need repairs (new trannies, choke, caps, pots, jacks...)
So, I'm trying to make an offer, but I need some advice regarding restorations and mods.
My first instinct is to beat him down some, grab the head and cab and ship the head to the USA to get restored and modified creating a high gain wolf in sheep's clothing. (hello Dave Friedman!)
OR
Ship it to the USA and get it restored to its former glory.
OR
Get the damn cab coz it is sweet! (stick the head on the shelf until I feel inspired to do something with it)
Either way, I'm not sure I can achieve all that economically. I don't want to drop a couple of grand and 6 months to end up with something worth much less than I paid for it.
Any suggestions guys? Any guidance on the relative value of a restored or modified '69?
Cheers,
Sean
