LT ED Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 She is very old and bruised but will be restored back to full glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo68 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 too cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 I hope by 'restored' you don't mean recovered or anything like that. I am not really a Marshall "expert", but my understanding is that amp IS or can be made to be identical to the standard guitar (Lead) version. It just has more channells and an extra 12AX7 for the extra 2 channells. The difference would be the voicing, which amounts to different cap or resister values in the pre-amp. Very minor. But I don't know if there is any difference. One thing for sure- that's a turret board. I think '76 is the cut-off for that. Not that it matters too much, but does it say "JTM" or "JMP"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT ED Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 Just been looking at date codes and it looks like a 1969/1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT ED Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 Its a JMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 What are your plans for this awesome beast anyway? If it were me, (and don't trust me, like I said, I ain't a Marshall "expert"), if it were me, the most intriguing thing would be that there is an "extra" tube and knobs to work with. So perhaps "master" on the front panel, or an extra gain stage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT ED Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 To be honest stein if its restored I will take it direct to Marshall and ask them to do the whole thing,top to bottom. I have two and im not realy plannig on getting rid of them.I will only do one of them as the cost will interesting but if they will do it it will be worth every penny to me.They will stay in the family so Im not to bothered about the value. If I can get restored back to new condition that will be great and the other will stay totally as it is.I think it will then be a stunning amp to own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 With regard to your vintage Marshall,if I were you,I'd be very careful as to what I changed or altered in the amp.If you ever go to sell it you could conceivably make pretty good money on it but a serious amp collector wouldn't give it a second look if the vinyl wasn't original and/or there were extensive mods done to the guts of it.Vintage amps go the way of vintage guitars in that way as anything but the absolutely necessary maintenance is frowned upon and greatly diminishes the value of the amp in the eyes of a collector.If you have a problem with some frequencies not being as pronounced as others,the best option would be to invest in a good EQ. rather than compromise the future resale value of the amp.Cheers. BTW: A lot of these PA amps were relegated to guitar amp duties in the 70s and 80s when they had been given up being used for PA amps because they pumped out such high Wattage,they made perfect guitar amps for that era of loud"Hair" bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaysEpiphone Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Id say that being as you have 2 your idea of keeping 1 of them "as is" would be a good path. If they are both in the same state of the one in these pictures then I don't see any super value as a vintage collector's piece. So do a complete nut and bolt restoration on the one in the worst shape and keep both in a good storage place, 50/50 humidity and keep them clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I don't know. Marshalls, I BELIEVE, are not really all that much on the 'collecters' market compared to old Fender amps. Even though those "in the know" realize what this particular amp is and how good it is, it wouldn't be all that much compared to the more expensive "collectable" Marshalls. On the one hand though, re-covering the amp or doing "irreversable" mods might diminish the value as much as buying a whole new Marshall of similar capabilities. Last I knew, these in average to beat condition went for about 1 grand or less. That was a while ago. A vertical input JCM 800 was going for slightly more than a new JCM 2000 or whatever (roughly 1200 bucks or so). I am thinking these amps would be expected to PERFORM the same as a late JTM, or a pre-master volume 100 watt JMP. I have no idea what they are actually selling for at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT ED Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Thats all well and good and is duly noted but as the two cost the grand total of £0 I don,t think I can loose do you.There only going to be pretty things to look at and chat about at the end of the day.As I said Marshall did suggest that they should be insured for £4000 each in there current state.I dont intend to sell them so value wise Im not realy bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Nice... when you restore it you should make the knobs go to 11, Nice Rush R30 sticker BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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