Got a vintage Marshall? Change those can caps!

[Racerxrated]

There was one at GIT on the stage in the main performance hall. Everyone tried to plug into it, sounded great. Always kinda liked them when they were new, just couldn’t afford one. The old ones could be had all the time for $300-400. These 2205/10’s were well over $1000 back then.

I picked up this 1988 2205 as a half stack; came with a slant that has the early Marshall Vintage 8 ohm speakers...1400 from a Jersey GC. These really sound good with the 2205, almost like 65s with tighter lows.

 

[DanTravis62]

You need to form caps before putting them in amps...or at least you should. Bringing the voltage up slowly.

I’ve changed caps in an amp only for the amp to sound like absolute shit. I was smart enough to mark the old caps and was able to put them back in. The amp was sold a little while after for fear of the originals not lasting much longer. Thing is, it was a friends amp and he was floored how bad the amp sounded with the new caps. For reference, the new caps were F&T 50/50 typical blue ones.

This is what I do, too.

It never hurts to form them.

 

[SQUAREHEAD]

A lot of guys don’t like the F&T’s as much as the ARS…
I have collected a bunch of NOS LCR’s but of course, they need forming before installation. I’ve NEVER had an LCR fail.

 

[gbsmusic]

2210 was my first amplifier after the Peavey Decade and was just a monster of an amp I actually wish I still had it! In all honesty I wish I had a lot of the amps I've sold in the past?