Cornford

[spirit7]

Anyone have any experience playing an MK50 II? I am seriously gassing for one as my "souped-up Marshall" amp...

-C

 

[hunter]

Yes and Yes. I own a Mk50H and for curiosity have played a MkII in a shop. They sound the same, but the MkII has a great clean channel. This amp is pure win, go for it.

You being in the UK already means you should get one, definitely!

On the Cornford Forum someone sells head for 1400GBP, the same one is on ebay.co.uk for 1600GBP, via the forum you get the cab included in that price.

Check my youtube channel (user jaeger28), I love the Mk50H!!!!!!

 

[RockNRun]

Same here, been gassing for a MKII ever since I sampled a used one that made a very short visit to a local store here a year or so back. One question for the Cornford owners though....are they simple enough to bias with nothing more than a good multimeter? Meaning are the contact points and trimpot clearly marked (or at least pointed out somewhere for reference on the web via a gut shot)? Thanks.

 

[hunter]

Same here, been gassing for a MKII ever since I sampled a used one that made a very short visit to a local store here a year or so back. One question for the Cornford owners though....are they simple enough to bias with nothing more than a good multimeter? Meaning are the contact points and trimpot clearly marked (or at least pointed out somewhere for reference on the web via a gut shot)? Thanks.

The trim pot is easy to find (there aren't too many components inside the amp and there is only one pot) and there is a resistor across the two points on the tube socket where you can measure. Otherwise a bias rite is your friend.

 

[spirit7]

Yes and Yes. I own a Mk50H and for curiosity have played a MkII in a shop. They sound the same, but the MkII has a great clean channel. This amp is pure win, go for it.

You being in the UK already means you should get one, definitely!

On the Cornford Forum someone sells head for 1400GBP, the same one is on ebay.co.uk for 1600GBP, via the forum you get the cab included in that price.

Check my youtube channel (user jaeger28), I love the Mk50H!!!!!!

Thanks for the heads up!! If my VH4 sells then I'm going to be ALL OVER that!

Guthrie Govan cannot be wrong

-C

 

[jcj]

I love 'em

Very responsive, great feel, and great grind! If you're a metal guy, you'll probably want to boost, but an all around KILLER amp.

 

[spirit7]

I love 'em

Very responsive, great feel, and great grind! If you're a metal guy, you'll probably want to boost, but an all around KILLER amp.

I am a metal guy but have a Herbert, Mark IV and Powerball for that. This would be for ballsy classic rock and hard rock!

-C

 

[jcj]

I love 'em

Very responsive, great feel, and great grind! If you're a metal guy, you'll probably want to boost, but an all around KILLER amp.

I am a metal guy but have a Herbert, Mark IV and Powerball for that. This would be for ballsy classic rock and hard rock!

-C

Then be all over it

 

[ttosh]

Cornford MK50h and MK50II are great amps. Excellent tone and dynamics, and killer build quality. I miss my MK50H probably more than any amp I have owned.

 

[jcj]

Cornford MK50h and MK50II are great amps. Excellent tone and dynamics, and killer build quality. I miss my MK50H probably more than any amp I have owned.

I did too, so I bought another.....and a Hellcat

 

[university81]

i'd say yes =0 an amp i've been dying to try for a while, that's a killer deal used as well

 

[Capulin Overdrive]

I'm gonna take away your Limey status if you don't get a Cornford!



FYI, there is more deferent between the II and the single besides the clean channel, and being able to run 34's.


For me the II just sounds a little better, but both are killer amps.

 

[lester]

You guys know anything about Martin Kidd no longer working there? Fusionbear had mentioned it, something about him going to Blackstar.

 

[MARK1970]

You guys know anything about Martin Kidd no longer working there? Fusionbear had mentioned it, something about him going to Blackstar.

Yes, I heard that over a year ago. So it has been some time. I wonder if he designed any of the Blackstar amps.

 

[lester]

I had to check this out being that Martin, I think, is Cornford. The word is no way, no change. He's still there.