andydye Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) For sale or trade... My Custom made Martamp Roadstar TT Combo... I had this beauty made in 2008/2009 with completion being March 2009, I've only had the chance to use it on literally a handful of occasions but each time it's sounded superb! It's got to go as we're downsizing stuff due to upsizing the family and having to rearrange the house :-( It doesn't do massive gain but with the right guitar/p-ups you can get up to AC/DC type sounds...it's still plenty loud enough though! The clean sound is superb, it doesn't sound like 'every other amp' but has it's own character while still sounding lush! It's made by a chappie called Martin who used to work for Matamp but now builds for himself... [url="http://www.martamp.com/amps.html"]http://www.martamp.com/amps.html[/url] Some pics on flickr: [media]http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_dye/sets/72157628747082441/[/media] Too delicate to post so collection or meet-up or some other thing I've not thought of yet... Price, hhmmm, I paid about £750 and have hardly used it...£[s]600[/s] 550? (offers?) Still way cheaper than a generic Marshall DSL50 thingy I think... Trades - w.h.y.? Edited February 23, 2012 by andydye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 I just tried it on the bathroom scales and they tell me it's 20kg, the cabinet is v solid, all proper ply construction and is 620w x 310d x 460h (mm). Also has a cover that it's only ever been stored and moved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 The circuit is based on the 50's Watkins Dominator and puts out a loud 18w of valve loveliness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 The speaker is a 12" Celestion G12-M rated at 8 ohms, I fired her up last night and was reminded how happy I was with the sound! Sparkly cleans, rich dirt, superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Bump for a great amp. I used to know Martin through 18watt.com too - great bloke as well as a good builder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 [quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1329060251' post='1536594'] Bump for a great amp. I used to know Martin through 18watt.com too - great bloke as well as a good builder. [/quote] Thanks matey, Martin's a great chap indeed! makes a lovely brew and has a very exciting garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alansanderson Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 good luck with the sale, I've just popped mine up on ebay so hopefully that will get some attention - it's always a shame to have to sell such a great amp! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 [quote name='alansanderson' timestamp='1329335293' post='1540931'] good luck with the sale, I've just popped mine up on ebay so hopefully that will get some attention - it's always a shame to have to sell such a great amp! Cheers [/quote] Good luck matey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgraham Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I can vouch for Martamp, now operating as MJW Amplification. I ordered and bought his Bantam model, which is ... IIRC ... the same architecture as his Roadstar models, but with far less tone shaping circuitry. So similar sound, but philosophically a bit different. The sound is EPIC. Cannot recommend them highly enough. Check out the youtube channel. [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/mjwamps07?feature=watch"]http://www.youtube.com/user/mjwamps07?feature=watch[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Mb5E4xmIw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Mb5E4xmIw[/url] <-- That's mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 [quote name='mcgraham' timestamp='1329910537' post='1549409'] I can vouch for Martamp, now operating as MJW Amplification. I ordered and bought his Bantam model, which is ... IIRC ... the same architecture as his Roadstar models, but with far less tone shaping circuitry. So similar sound, but philosophically a bit different. The sound is EPIC. Cannot recommend them highly enough. Check out the youtube channel. [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/mjwamps07?feature=watch"]http://www.youtube.c...7?feature=watch[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8Mb5E4xmIw[/media] <-- That's mine [/quote] Thanks matey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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