WITHDRAWN Martamp Roadstar TT Guitar Combo (18W) Handmade British

[andydye]

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

[andydye]

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.

[andydye]

The circuit is based on the 50's Watkins Dominator and puts out a loud 18w of valve loveliness

[andydye]

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!

[Ancient Mariner]

Bump for a great amp. I used to know Martin through 18watt.com too - great bloke as well as a good builder.

[andydye]

[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.
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Thanks matey, Martin's a great chap indeed! makes a lovely brew and has a very exciting garage!

[alansanderson]

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

[andydye]

[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
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Good luck matey!

[mcgraham]

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

[andydye]

[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!