NAD.... New Amp Day!

[Simon Barden]

Mine was a transistor 30W 2x12" Marshal Lead Combo like this one.



I used my Ibanez TS808 on a low volume to provide the rhythm setting and then turned it off for lead, in order to get a decent volume boost. For a 30W tranny amp, it was pretty loud, and for a mid-late '70s tranny amp, didn't sound that bad. And it wasn't too heavy, which was good, as I sometimes had to carry it about 1/2 mile to rehearsals when I was at Uni, on a pretty hilly campus.

[Dedman]

I sometimes had to carry it about 1/2 mile to rehearsals when I was at Uni, on a pretty hilly campus.

Thats nothing I used to have to carry a full Marshall stack 5 miles up a mountain, fight the drop bears, play one song then be back home before 9pm, you tell that to the young people today and they won't believe you.

(apologies to Simon and Monty Python)

[wazkelly]

many years ago I had a Brisbane made bass combo who's name escapes me, had plastic gutter guard type mesh on the front LOL.

Hi Dedman, was it a CMG as from your description they were very common in the 1980's and had a carpeted finish all over instead of tolex.

My 1st combo was probably this 50w Marshall 2x12 which I hated. Only bought it as I was fed up with lugging the 100w marshall head and quad box everywhere and figured this would sound as good but not as loud. Only upside was weight factor and 1 piece to lug otherwise it had a thinner sound and lacked the balls of a quad box and was moved on after only 6 months of ownership.

Next combo purchased was a Vox VT40+ a few years ago followed shortly thereafter with a Vox VT80+ which look similar except the 40 has a 10" and the 80 has a 12" therefore cab sizes are slightly different in height & width. Then about a year ago I bought a decent bass combo, a Hartke HD75 which has a 12" speaker. Sounds great and seriously loud for the size of it.

Youngest Son recently took the VT80+ and as I have always wanted an all tube combo bought one of these a month ago. Bugera V5 Infinium Vintage 5W Tube Guitar Amplifier Combo 8-Inch Speaker. Mainly headphone use only at this stage and waiting for a day when nobody is home to give a full on workout.

[Simon Barden]

Thats nothing I used to have to carry a full Marshall stack 5 miles up a mountain, fight the drop bears, play one song then be back home before 9pm, you tell that to the young people today and they won't believe you.

(apologies to Simon and Monty Python)

Ha!

Can I just ask what you did for power? Small genny?

[OliSam]

Thats nothing I used to have to carry a full Marshall stack 5 miles up a mountain, fight the drop bears, play one song then be back home before 9pm, you tell that to the young people today and they won't believe you.

(apologies to Simon and Monty Python)

"Luxury"!!!!!!


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[Dedman]

this came up just down the road from me, no scratches or marks at all, just needs strings and setting up a bit. God save me from the interwebs!

[Simon Barden]

Nice find, Dedman!

[DrNomis_44]

Very cool Dedman.

[Chuck]

And in black!!! I love mine, hope you dig it.

[Chuck]

Btw, there's a couple of really good set-up sets of instructions that are easy to find online - let me know if you have any issues and I'll see if I've got any of the info at home.