formula73 Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 I have an 80/81 2203 and as you can see, the original knobs have been replaced with these stupid chickenheads. I'm looking to sell it soon and the original style would probably work a lot better than these ugly things. Are these the right ones? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Original-Marshall-...1QQcmdZViewItem I plan on taking it to the local guru and getting a freshening up (new power tubes, rebias, etc) for a clean bill of health. What are the best EL34s to go for a bone-stock tone?
kurtsstuff Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 No....wrong ones....you need the set screw type, SED winged C's will do nicley but that amp came originally w/6550's...
formula73 Posted April 20, 2008 Author Posted April 20, 2008 Thanks! What's a good set of 6550s?and these knobs?http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-gold-capped-a...1QQcmdZViewItem
kurtsstuff Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 Thanks! What's a good set of 6550s? and these knobs? http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-gold-capped-a...1QQcmdZViewItem Yes...those knobs.....If the amp is sporting EL34's....might as well leave it that way as the Bias resistor (s) had to be changed in order to accomodate the EL34's.... Did ya get that one from me???......How much ya want for it???
formula73 Posted April 20, 2008 Author Posted April 20, 2008 Thanks! What's a good set of 6550s? and these knobs? http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-gold-capped-a...1QQcmdZViewItem Yes...those knobs.....If the amp is sporting EL34's....might as well leave it that way as the Bias resistor (s) had to be changed in order to accomodate the EL34's.... Did ya get that one from me???......How much ya want for it??? Well, I think I bought it from you for 850. It still sounds just like it did, but now the preamp pot is all fuckered up, probably from extremely limited use. It only seems to work when it's dimed. Neither of my Marshalls get any use anymore since I got my Framuses, so I want to let them both go. Let's pm about it dude...if we talk much more here, it should probably get moved to the FS section :angry:
seeker Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 It still sounds just like it did, but now the preamp pot is all fuckered up, probably from extremely limited use. It only seems to work when it's dimed. Aren't all Marshalls supposed to be dimed anyway? So what's the prob? LOL.
formula73 Posted April 20, 2008 Author Posted April 20, 2008 After I take it in for a good freshening, I'll see how I feel about it.
Brewmaster Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 After I take it in for a good freshening, I'll see how I feel about it. FYI....I put a set of Penta KT-88 in my Master Vol Marshall. If sticking with the EL34's I'll recommend JJ E34l for current production. The Svets are good but I prefer the JJ. If you are a high gain guy which I suspect you are you won't like it unless you have a a high gain mod like a Voodoo mod done to it. Don't know if they have one for your model though. Talk to your tech and see what he can do.
formula73 Posted April 20, 2008 Author Posted April 20, 2008 After I take it in for a good freshening, I'll see how I feel about it. FYI....I put a set of Penta KT-88 in my Master Vol Marshall. If sticking with the EL34's I'll recommend JJ E34l for current production. The Svets are good but I prefer the JJ. If you are a high gain guy which I suspect you are you won't like it unless you have a a high gain mod like a Voodoo mod done to it. Don't know if they have one for your model though. Talk to your tech and see what he can do.Were I to play it often, I'd want it to be pretty much bone stock. Sometimes I'm a high gain guy, and sometimes I'm not. When we're doing covers of AC/DC and The Cult, the amount of gain I get out of this thing is pretty much all I need. The kicker for the Framus heads was the 2nd master. A real, honest to God LEVEL boost, unlike running an OD into the front of a Marshall which (and I don't care what anybody says) only gives a gain boost and no additional volume. JJs, huh?Again, I'm not really sure what condition it's really in, but I noticed the bottom end is flabby as hell. Any particular tubes could change that?
Brewmaster Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 After I take it in for a good freshening, I'll see how I feel about it. FYI....I put a set of Penta KT-88 in my Master Vol Marshall. If sticking with the EL34's I'll recommend JJ E34l for current production. The Svets are good but I prefer the JJ. If you are a high gain guy which I suspect you are you won't like it unless you have a a high gain mod like a Voodoo mod done to it. Don't know if they have one for your model though. Talk to your tech and see what he can do.Again, I'm not really sure what condition it's really in, but I noticed the bottom end is flabby as hell. Any particular tubes could change that?The JJ E34L has a nice tight bottom. I was really happy with the change it made to the 79 I had. I think I also had them in the Valvetech I sold to MC Chris. For current production they are hard to beat. You may also want to try a Tung Sol RI 12ax7 in v1. If you need one let me know.
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