umph Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I have to many amps so i thought some people might like to buy some. All amps for sale have been fully serviced. All pots / bases sprayed, out of spec components replaced and valves checked for life etc. First up is a Orange sl120 slave amp. This is essentially the back end of a OR120. It's high quality with big transformers and sounds very nice with a good preamp in front of it. (i've used my own preamp / distortion with it) It does about 120watts and is currently valved up with shuguang valves and i can't remember what pre amp valves. At some point in it's life someone decided to spray it black and try and make it look like a fender amp, i've started to remove some of the paint of the box on the back but didn't have the patience to finish it off. The paint will come off and you can show off the nice orange tolex again. It's missing the handle and feet also. It does 120watts into 4 / 8 and 16ohms with 4Xel34's after 350OBO + postage for this Next up is a carlsbro 50watt 4 channel pa with reverb. Quite fond of these old carlsbro amps as they have a nice sound of their own and break up quite nicely. This one is in pretty good nick apart from missing the Some knobs and the logo has fallen off (logo will be supplied with amp) Does 60watts into 4 / 8 or 16ohms from a pair of el34s Isn't valved up currently but i can do this for you for a price. After 150OBO for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Next up is a Watkins Dominator 25. This is a more guitar based amp, can still be used for bass if you so wish though. I've had this one completely apart and replaced lots of bits as it was very poorly when i got it. Sounds great now and does the business. Great amp to have set on full and get some nice lead tones. Has a 80's celestion medium size magnet speaker in it. Does about 15watts and will be loud enough for most guitar gigs. Has mix of mullard and JJ pre valves and a pair of JJ el84's in the output after around 300 OBO for this. Edited July 16, 2012 by umph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 This stuff will strip off the black paint: http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=255907482&sc_cmp=pcp_GSF_57833661 Spray on, clingfilm it to stop it drying up/making a mess, then scrub off with soap and water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Next up is a 50 watt Roost Head. This is one of the leeds era ones as opposed to the earlier ones and thus has a pcb (not a bad thing). Still has big iron and quality bits in it. Sound wise i'd say this head is similar to a Hiwatt (it has some similarities in the circuit) and sounds pretty huge when overdriven, never had a problem gigging with this. This amp is in good nick and has had most of the essential parts replaced and has also had the output transformer rewound by john at champ electronics (probably better than the original) It's 50watts from a pair of el34's into 4 8 or 16 ohms After 300 OBO for this. [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0167.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0168.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0165.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0166.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0160.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Is the slave like a valve power amp then? I'd sound monsterous cranked surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Next up is a Fender twin amp. It's one of the newer ones and does everything you expect from a fender twin. Big clean sounds etc. I've got an older one which sounds absolutely magic so i don't really need this one. This amp works pretty good for bass aswell as guitar. This one has lots of bells and whistles like reverb, vibrato, valve buffered effects loop. 100w / 25w switch, external bias pots and tilt back casters. This one is in absolutely MINT condition and comes with a cover. Does 100watts from a quad of 6l6s after around 500OBO for this [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0170.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0173.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0174.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0175.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Last one for today is a Selmer Sv100 PA. This is one of the 4 channel ones. They sound great and sound similar to a marshall. They have big iron and are full of nice mullard mustard caps etc. This ones had all the work done to it you'd expect. It's in OK condition for it's age i.e with a few nicks to the tolex and the handle is missing. Can sell this one unvalved or valved as it currently isn't valved up at this moment in time. Does 120watts into 4 / 8 / 16ohms from a quad of el34s After £160 for this without valves or £220 with [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0056.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0060.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0058.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b96/stubbyrulz/DSC_0057.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote name='rapscallion' timestamp='1342456175' post='1735416'] Is the slave like a valve power amp then? I'd sound monsterous cranked surely? [/quote] aye a slave amp is a power amp, It does sound pretty huge when you've got it cranked all the way up. Actually prefered it to my or120 which was a bit thin sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 So in theory it could be driven with a preamp pedal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote name='rapscallion' timestamp='1342457298' post='1735450'] So in theory it could be driven with a preamp pedal?[/quote] Heh, that's what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote name='rapscallion' timestamp='1342457298' post='1735450'] So in theory it could be driven with a preamp pedal? [/quote] aye it's what i've done in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 i used to have a selmer pa amp as my bass amp! left it in our rehearsal room many years ago after band split doh! used to sound pretty good through my old ampeg cab though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brabasam Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Where you based dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 [quote name='stu_g' timestamp='1342463775' post='1735650'] i used to have a selmer pa amp as my bass amp! left it in our rehearsal room many years ago after band split doh! used to sound pretty good through my old ampeg cab though [/quote] Use one of the t&b 50's for recording with, they're mean sounding amps! based in sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 [quote name='umph' timestamp='1342455813' post='1735399'] Next up is a 50 watt Roost Head. This is one of the leeds era ones as opposed to the earlier ones and thus has a pcb (not a bad thing). Still has big iron and quality bits in it. Sound wise i'd say this head is similar to a Hiwatt (it has some similarities in the circuit) and sounds pretty huge when overdriven, never had a problem gigging with this. This amp is in good nick and has had most of the essential parts replaced and has also had the output transformer rewound by john at champ electronics (probably better than the original) It's 50watts from a pair of el34's into 4 8 or 16 ohms After 300 OBO for this. [/quote]I had the 100 watt version of this up until recently. It does have a distinct sound mine was fitted with 6L6s and it di have a hiwatt feel more than marshall or Fender (which is what I was expecting when I bought it) skez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) [quote name='rapscallion' timestamp='1342457298' post='1735450'] So in theory it could be driven with a preamp pedal?[/quote] OK valve geeks... if you use a pre-amp with a valve power amp, does it make any difference to the sound compared to a SS power amp? What I mean is, can you tell it's a valve power amp, or will you largely get the sound of the pre-amp, in which case your choice of power amp would then be down to reliability, size, weight, cost, and so on? I thank you. Edited July 17, 2012 by discreet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 But name me one SS power amp that looks THAT cool!? None of this 1U nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 [quote name='rapscallion' timestamp='1342517990' post='1736321'] But name me one SS power amp that looks THAT cool!? None of this 1U nonsense[/quote] I agree totally, but I need more than looks to justify busting my ass hauling a valve amp! Having said that, my 2U SS power amp weighs in at 20kg, so... what I really want to know is whether a valve power gives you that valve sound! I'm guessing it doesn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 it definately doesn't, you wouldnt want this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matybigfro Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 power tube valves are the real deal for valve sound put another way how many classic guitars sounds come from Overdrive Pedals through loud (clean/or not) valve amps (ie soild state drive going through valve gain stages before valve power) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Personally i think the nice distortion comes from the back end but the best distortion comes from a nice combination of the two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) [quote name='umph' timestamp='1342519574' post='1736366'] Personally i think the nice distortion comes from the back end but the best distortion comes from a nice combination of the two![/quote] So... you [i]would [/i]get audible creamy valve distortion from a power valve amp, using a SansAmp (for example) as a pre? Just to be clear? Edited July 17, 2012 by discreet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1342519754' post='1736369'] So... you [i]would [/i]get audible creamy valve distortion from a power valve amp, using a SansAmp (for example) as a pre? Just to be clear? [/quote] yep if you crank it up and it has enough juice to push it hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Bump, bunch more amps to come to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 You got the Simms Watts PA head up and running yet Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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