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bunghole
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It seems people think they sound as good as the real thing, but how's the reliability?
or the resale value?
or the resale value?
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trey85stang
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there not bad at all. As long as they are built well (better yet built by nik) you can sell them about a $100 less then what they would set you back new. I think there was a dumble clone that actually went for more then new price on ebay not too long ago.
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bunghole
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I'd probably go with either the 1987 plexi or the 2204 jcm clones
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trey85stang
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bunghole":3en8n6vw said:
Are you planning to build it yourself?
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bunghole
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trey85stang":4gmwupad said:
oh god no
dstroud
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I got the 1987 without transformers and put it together myself. As far as the chassis and board, seemed great to me. I had Roy Blankenship check it out before I started putting it together and the only thing he suggested to me was put in some Sozo signal caps. I put it together, used MM transformers, sounds as good if not better than any other plexi I ever heard (I did do some tweaking on the stock circuit).
JackBootedThug
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i would love to have one, but after pricing it, and checking the shipping rate-I'd be better off buying a used marshall.
Mudder
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I've been back and forth about the DC30 clone for a couple years now. Maybe with next years tax returns...
FuelGTRX
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I recently bagged a Ceriatone 2204 clone off of eBay. Probably one of the best sounding JCM 800's I have ever played. This one was built by Nik and the build quality is pretty damn good.
It's got some hefty transformers/choke on it, but I'm not sure how they would compare to the original ones in a Marshall or after market ones like Heyboer, MM, etc.
It's got some hefty transformers/choke on it, but I'm not sure how they would compare to the original ones in a Marshall or after market ones like Heyboer, MM, etc.
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bunghole
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i bid on one earlier (1987 plexi)
ended while i was in class. didn't win
went for 565 plus shipping
ended while i was in class. didn't win
went for 565 plus shipping
halford
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FuelGTRX":267o1afv said:
what does this mean? Who else builds them?
Im curious as i have one. And when i got it i got my amp tech to put the power tubes in that i had here and when i went to pick it up a resistor wasn't even solieded on? I mean it just didn't work, so he checked it and found this to be the case. I thought that was pretty poor.
BUT in saying that. Its great for the few times ive played it (been in a apt ever since i got it
ho[efully for not much longer) My other friend had a problem with his too straight away. But after a repair its pefect now for him.
All this aside i think its a great clone for VERY cheap.
And the shells look excellent
Strat+Marshall
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I have heard really good things about them but I would rather just buy a marshall. If it aint broke...
MrDan666
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Strat+Marshall":1wdazmnt said:
Man your avatar kicks ass!! Is that your collection?
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trey85stang
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halford":1xgvvri6 said:FuelGTRX":1xgvvri6 said:
what does this mean? Who else builds them?
Im curious as i have one. And when i got it i got my amp tech to put the power tubes in that i had here and when i went to pick it up a resistor wasn't even solieded on? I mean it just didn't work, so he checked it and found this to be the case. I thought that was pretty poor.
BUT in saying that. Its great for the few times ive played it (been in a apt ever since i got it
My other friend had a problem with his too straight away. But after a repair its pefect now for him.
All this aside i think its a great clone for VERY cheap.
And the shells look excellent
Nik sells them as kits as well, so anyone could of built the one you got. I dont know if nik puts any kind of tag on them to indicate if he built them or not though.
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trey85stang
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Strat+Marshall":1czhblu6 said:
How many people mod stock marshalls that aren't broke
halford
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trey85stang":1t8qlbri said:halford":1t8qlbri said:FuelGTRX":1t8qlbri said:
what does this mean? Who else builds them?
Im curious as i have one. And when i got it i got my amp tech to put the power tubes in that i had here and when i went to pick it up a resistor wasn't even solieded on? I mean it just didn't work, so he checked it and found this to be the case. I thought that was pretty poor.
BUT in saying that. Its great for the few times ive played it (been in a apt ever since i got it
My other friend had a problem with his too straight away. But after a repair its pefect now for him.
All this aside i think its a great clone for VERY cheap.
And the shells look excellent
Nik sells them as kits as well, so anyone could of built the one you got. I dont know if nik puts any kind of tag on them to indicate if he built them or not though.
Yes i know that. I brought it from him as a complete amp. Dealt with him directly.
Were you meaning i brought it from someone else and not ceritone?
Im not complaining...im just saying
Strat+Marshall
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MrDan666":qqp613mx said:
Thanks man, yeah it is most of my strats and marshalls.
trey85stang":qqp613mx said:Strat+Marshall":qqp613mx said:
How many people mod stock marshalls that aren't broke
Too many.
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trey85stang
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halford":40ti5io4 said:Yes i know that. I brought it from him as a complete amp. Dealt with him directly.
Were you meaning i brought it from someone else and not ceritone?
Im not complaining...im just saying
I thought you just picked it up used or something. I must have misunderstood what you were saying due to the post your were responding too. That sucks it wasnt in working order when you got it.
halford
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trey85stang":309bukuu said:halford":309bukuu said:Yes i know that. I brought it from him as a complete amp. Dealt with him directly.
Were you meaning i brought it from someone else and not ceritone?
Im not complaining...im just saying
I thought you just picked it up used or something. I must have misunderstood what you were saying due to the post your were responding too. That sucks it wasnt in working order when you got it.
Hey man. Ah i see your right, this post was talking about a USED amp.
But now that we have that out the way.
Yeah it does suck. But lucky wasnt anything big to fix. So do you know if Nik puts them all togther? doubt it with all his orders