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Posted: 5/8/2016 1:37:45 AM EDT

So Thursday at work we take a break and I'm looking at the Craigslist app on my phone. I see an ad for a "Marshall cabinet and GK 250ML $200". Not too horrible a price if it were a decent cab, so I shoot the guy and email and think nothing about it. Never heard back from him.

So today I'm looking at CL again and I search out his ad. It is still there so I text him to see if he has any pix of the amp and cab. He responds with pix. It is a 4x12 1960a. Hmmm. $200 and you get a GK 250ML and a 1960A? Hmm. So the guys says "Are you interested?", and I tell him yes. He calls my # and gives me directions to his house. I ask about the cab. He says it's a JCM 800 cab...and that he has the head too, if I want that but it needs a bit of work. Oh. He also says he'd sell that for $100 more. Okay....

So 20 minutes later I have this...

Not a Rosemary...but a Karen...

So she came on, but was running way hot so I shut her down immediately. Off to the tech on Monday I reckon. So for about the price of a used cab I got a combo and a JCM 800 head. Not pretty, but at least the cab sounds fantastic....we will see about the head...

Posted: 5/8/2016 8:04:16 AM EDT

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SCORE!!!

Posted: 5/8/2016 9:24:37 AM EDT

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I had a similar score not too long ago for a 1960A and a JCM900 4100 Dual Reverb... My head runs fine out of the gate. I'd have rather it been a JCM800 vert input in need of some work though.

Posted: 5/8/2016 6:02:49 PM EDT

[#3]

wow all that gear for $300
nice score!

Posted: 5/8/2016 7:30:14 PM EDT

[#4]

Probably hot merchandise.

Posted: 5/8/2016 9:06:41 PM EDT

[#5]

Nice score!

Posted: 5/9/2016 11:38:34 PM EDT

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She was recapped today, had input jacks replaced and rewired, and had some resistors replaced. Also got a switch from 6550 to EL34 and a rebias.

Verdict..holy crap. Amaze balls. Great amp.

Im in love...

She's an '82

Posted: 5/10/2016 3:53:22 PM EDT

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She was recapped today, had input jacks replaced and rewired, and had some resistors replaced. Also got a switch from 6550 to EL34 and a rebias.

Verdict..holy crap. Amaze balls. Great amp.

Im in love...
http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r636/brianmeyer/Mobile%20Uploads/20160509_220634_zpsgvcswvkv.jpg

She's an '82

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I ... friggin ... hate... you ... right ...now. *sigh*. Damned nice score. repairs run about 150?

Posted: 5/10/2016 7:51:08 PM EDT

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With tubes, just under 200

Posted: 5/10/2016 9:34:17 PM EDT

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Ya should've kept the 6550s, IMHO.

Posted: 5/10/2016 11:27:04 PM EDT

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Naa... Marshalls are ment to be running EL34s (or KT-66s if a JTM 45).

Posted: 5/11/2016 12:16:40 AM EDT

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Naa... Marshalls are ment to be running EL34s (or KT-66s if a JTM 45).

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Ya should've kept the 6550s, IMHO.

Naa... Marshalls are ment to be running EL34s (or KT-66s if a JTM 45).

Many Marshalls came with 6550/KT88 power sections from the factory. And those power sections powered alot more classic rock songs than you think.

Posted: 5/11/2016 10:52:02 AM EDT

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Many Marshalls came with 6550/KT88 power sections from the factory. And those power sections powered alot more classic rock songs than you think.

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Ya should've kept the 6550s, IMHO.

Naa... Marshalls are ment to be running EL34s (or KT-66s if a JTM 45).

Many Marshalls came with 6550/KT88 power sections from the factory. And those power sections powered alot more classic rock songs than you think.

Alright, KT-88s are acceptable in the Pig and the Major. EL-84s are acceptable in the 18 & 20 Watt and ECL-86s in the 10 watt Popular. But 6550's just ain't right.

Yeah I know... By default the 6550 tubes shipped in Marshalls destined for N. America ended up on a lot of famous recordings but that still doesn't make them the correct choice.

The reality is I doubt I could tell the difference between the two in anything but an A/B side by side test. On a recording forget it.

Posted: 5/11/2016 12:11:03 PM EDT

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Gone_Shootin, I left the 6550s in my '82 if you need closure.

Posted: 5/11/2016 12:43:37 PM EDT

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If it makes you feel any better, I've got 6550's in my VL503. :-)

Posted: 5/11/2016 12:54:23 PM EDT

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Alright, KT-88s are acceptable in the Pig and the Major. EL-84s are acceptable in the 18 & 20 Watt and ECL-86s in the 10 watt Popular. But 6550's just ain't right.

Yeah I know... By default the 6550 tubes shipped in Marshalls destined for N. America ended up on a lot of famous recordings but that still doesn't make them the correct choice.

The reality is I doubt I could tell the difference between the two in anything but an A/B side by side test. On a recording forget it.

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Alright, KT-88s are acceptable in the Pig and the Major. EL-84s are acceptable in the 18 & 20 Watt and ECL-86s in the 10 watt Popular. But 6550's just ain't right.

Yeah I know... By default the 6550 tubes shipped in Marshalls destined for N. America ended up on a lot of famous recordings but that still doesn't make them the correct choice.

The reality is I doubt I could tell the difference between the two in anything but an A/B side by side test. On a recording forget it.

You may have a point on recordings, but I have A/B'd my JVM with the stock EL-34s and some extra KT88s I have I tried in that same amp, and running the JVM's preamp through my Splawn's poweramp with 6550s. There is a noticeable difference.

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Gone_Shootin, I left the 6550s in my '82 if you need closure.

No need for closure, I have my Splawn with big bottles to scratch that itch.

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If it makes you feel any better, I've got 6550's in my VL503. :-)

Right on!

Posted: 5/11/2016 2:23:25 PM EDT

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You may have a point on recordings, but I have A/B'd my JVM with the stock EL-34s and some extra KT88s I have I tried in that same amp, and running the JVM's preamp through my Splawn's poweramp with 6550s. There is a noticeable difference.

No need for closure, I have my Splawn with big bottles to scratch that itch.

Right on!

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Alright, KT-88s are acceptable in the Pig and the Major. EL-84s are acceptable in the 18 & 20 Watt and ECL-86s in the 10 watt Popular. But 6550's just ain't right.

Yeah I know... By default the 6550 tubes shipped in Marshalls destined for N. America ended up on a lot of famous recordings but that still doesn't make them the correct choice.

The reality is I doubt I could tell the difference between the two in anything but an A/B side by side test. On a recording forget it.

You may have a point on recordings, but I have A/B'd my JVM with the stock EL-34s and some extra KT88s I have I tried in that same amp, and running the JVM's preamp through my Splawn's poweramp with 6550s. There is a noticeable difference.

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Gone_Shootin, I left the 6550s in my '82 if you need closure.

No need for closure, I have my Splawn with big bottles to scratch that itch.

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If it makes you feel any better, I've got 6550's in my VL503. :-)

Right on!

I can't embed, but here's a link to an A/B test by one of my favorite vintage Marshall demo guys: 6550 vs. EL34

There is no wrong answer.