prepare to meet thy doom.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:24 pm

So, a couple of days ago we were in the studio doing some recording, and I fired up an old Selmer amp that was lying around and stuck it through an Orange 4x10. The guitar channel was fairly normal, not a million miles away from a fender twin but with no mid control. The bass channel was absolutely brutal, teeth-shatteringly loud.

Cut a long story short, I found a similar one on eBay (no built in reverb but has an effects loop marked 'echo'), snagged it for Â£101(!) and asked Fran to collect it since it was quite near him (and it was collection only). Fran's been a total gent about it and I can't thank him enough. He's had a play about with it and seems satisfied. It has teh Mullardz!

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:29 pm

Shit what a steal, at that price I might have to keep an eye out? Looks great and bet it sounds the nuts

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:31 pm

DO AN DEMOZ

Post by **Hurb** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:32 pm

Looks NASTY!!!!(in a good way)

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:22 pm

Syd Barrett amps, as I'm sure you already know. Very nice.

wwrrss · Post by **wwrrss** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:26 pm

That's an awesome price. My mate got the 100 watt version and a 2x12 cab in a local guitar shop recently for 200 quid.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:11 am

wwrrss wrote:That's an awesome price. My mate got the 100 watt version and a 2x12 cab in a local guitar shop recently for 200 quid.

fuck.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:38 am

May i add at this point..
The guy that sold Stewart this has cherished it, i chatted to him about the amp. All original parts, serviced regularly, the thing is fucking awesome. I plugged it into my 4x12 on the bass channel and it shook the foundations of my house. Really loud!
All the tone is there, no bullshit, just a HUGE clean blank canvas to do what you want.
Really good score and im pleased i could help!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:13 am

Sorry to waffle on but im as excited as Stewart about this.
For those that dont know, old Valve amps have a character, they fill a room with a smell and give out a lot of heat. They command respect, there is a frightening level of power from them, they hum, they glow. In modern language 50w means 100w, they are loud fuckers and you cant reach a 'break up' stage without a pedal.
These amps were built when they 'meant it'. There is no fannying around here with boost channels and onboard delay, its just all brutal tone! LOVE IT!

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:21 am

I'd not really heard of this company before this thread but now thanks to Fran I want one!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:04 pm

for 100 quid you can't really go wrong. unless you want it to break up. there are 20 watt version kicking around too though.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:49 pm

Just read my post from last night, i think i got a bit misty eyed on the wine

Its all ready to go Stew, just need your contact deets..

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:57 pm

hahaha, ok, will email them.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:04 pm

so awesome.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:10 pm

I'm too embarrassed to tell what prices they go here for. Quite a lot higher that a puny 100Â£. Do want one.

brandon. · Post by **brandon.** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:12 pm

that looks like a serious piece of gear.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:15 pm

Viljami wrote:I'm too embarrassed to tell what prices they go here for. Quite a lot higher that a puny 100Â£. Do want one.

quite a lot more here (US) too, I think.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:05 pm

yeah, trying to find a selmer in the US for under a grand is a tough task.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:20 am

portugalwillie wrote:yeah, trying to find a selmer in the US for under a grand is a tough task.

Really? Crivvens. Still, you get all those $300 silverface bassmans to soften the blow somewhat!

thefullbrain · Post by **thefullbrain** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:10 pm

As I said elsewhere, the fact that it does both treble N bass is a real plus.

Looks like a fucking beaut. I expect to see this in full effect when I see you in April.