WTB WTB: JTM-45 style amp head

[S100]

After that Bluesbreakers/Cream tone.

Lower wattage preferred. Maybe 18 watts or so.

 

[mavuser]

You could probably get something made. My friend recently had a custom job done by Frugal Amps. I think they are in upstate NY. He's very happy with it.

edit: Frugal Amps is in Vermont

 

[S100]

Thanks for the reply. Do you know if it has the Kt66's?

 

[mavuser]

Is that a type of tube? My buddy's Frugal build was not a Marshall clone, it was a 2 channel fender clone, one channel blackface and one channel brown face, or something like that. I don't know much more about it. Although it certainly looks awesome! There is a Marshall JCM-800 half stack on CL near me as well. Although I imagine that is something completely different.

 

[mavuser]

I actually just went to Frugal Amps facebook page and in an amazing and unlikely coincidence, saw a picture of a JCM-800 converted to a JTM-45

http://imageshack.com/

 

[mavuser]

Here's the one near me:

http://longisland.craigslist.org/msg/5197455337.html

 

[Default]

Thanks for the reply. Do you know if it has the Kt66's?

18 watts generally means el84s. KT66s are a 6l6 varient, 35+ watts.

 

[S100]

Yeah, I'd love the kt66 "milkshake" tone, but I just don't need that much power.

 

[S100]

Thanks, mav. I might see what the frugal amp guy can come up with.

 

[gilded]

What's your budget?

What kind of guitars and pickups will you be using?

Combo cab, 1x12, 2x12?

Speaker Cabs? Single, double, 4x12?

What kind of overdrive family pedals do you have? Other pedals?

How loud/quiet do you want to play? Bedroom, Living room? Jam? Gig?

There are 18 watt marshall/clones, 20 watters.

JTM 45s are, I forget, 28-30 watts? 3 different power tube versions, right? KT-66, EL 34, 6L6? Did I forget one?

You have to consider that the cool amp you start with now may not be the one you wind up with in a year or two. When you buy name brand amps, or well respected boutique amps, you pay more up front, but you get more back when you sell it to buy something else. And you will sell it to buy something else, yes you will!

Ask me where the '69 Plexi 50 watt and the full stack went! Or the 3 Hiwatt 50 watters with the Full Stack!
Ask me why I have a Princeton Reverb and Deluxe Reverb for gigs, nowadays!

My fave band sound ever was an early-mid '70's 100 watter Marshall changed over from 6550s to EL34s, 4x12 sealed-back slant-cab with Celestion G12-65 speakers, THD Hot Plate attenuator set on 25 watts, ash-bodied, maple-neck Strat with 'vintage plus 5%' pickups and either a Klon, TS9 or custom clean boost pedals. I had a wonderful sound at what I thought was at low volume. The rig was sitting next to my drummer but pointed away from him, towards the audience/front of stage.

We played a Petty song, maybe, big chords, big leads, pretty anthemic, with 2 guitars, bass and drums. I remember thinking, 'this is my best sound ever!' I looked at my drummer, he had this totally startled look. We were in our 50's then and I thought he was having heart attack, honest.

'Mike, are you... okay?'

Hesitantly, he said, 'I feel like I've been baked!'

'What?'

'Your amp, I feel like......I've.....been baked!'

So much for the best sound ever...


HH

 

[S100]

I'm looking for $1000 or less. (I know that's very limited)

I was just playing around on my '96 S100 with the Line 6 m13. I just swapped the tubes in my Fender Super Champ XD w/ Tung Sol's last night. It goes into an Orange 112 w/ a Celestion Vintage 30. I'm getting some pretty good tones out of that rig.

I might just hold out for the right Rockytop, Ceriatone, or Metropoulos clone.

 

[mavuser]

if u want a nasty boutique amp that takes pedals incredibly well, has super clean tones, super lush tremolo and reverb...and is incredibly rare...there is a Guild Maverick 2x10 on ebay right now for $499 shipped. it has been recently serviced and has original tubes and speakers, but mine sounds real sweet with reissue tubes as well (and reissue speakers). mine did have orignal tubes and speakers at first and that of course sounded unreal. since then ive had it serviced and replaced tubes and speakers (and reverb tank). it still sounds unreal, and takes pedals exceptionally well.

the one on ebay, is at a store in New Hampshire. I am familiar with it through facebook as the prior owner was trying to sell it on facebook a while ago on a Guild amp page.

$499 serviced and shipped for this is a steal in my opinion, but I am unassociated with this particular Maverick, and never seen or heard it.

very happy with mine however.

I describe the mav as similar to the Fender Vibrolux Reverb...somewhere between the blackface and silverface. it has more crunch or punch than a Fender VR, or something, but they are similar. tones are closer to 6L6 than 6V6, maybe somewhere in the middle but pretty clean. its creamy with the reverb though. really a unique amp. they dont pop up too often, and im surprised this one hasnt sold yet. any 2 button footswitch should work.

just another suggestion

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gui...91-Serviced-/201416602342?hash=item2ee55d72e6

 

[Bill Ashton]

"KT" equals "Kinkless Tetrode" which is what the first Marshalls used instead of the American 5881. While not exactly the same, the 18 Watt "Mini-Bluesbreaker" will get you into that territory pretty much...a friend has the hand wired reissue and it is very awesome...you weren't looking for loud-and-clean though, right?

 

[S100]

Not too loud. I don't get to crank it up too often.

 

[jp]

I know that this isn't a head, but have you considered one of the old Traynor Guitar Mates? Check out the Beano tone this guy gets out of his YGM-3. I've seen them locally on CL from 450-650. Ebay sellers are always asking to much, but I think there's one on Reverb for about 500. I also think Traynor reissued a handwired version of this amp at one point, but it's not currently on their site.

For a decent JTM 45 clone, I've heard great things about the Winfields. He makes an 18 watt version (rather than 30 watts) in a head for just under 1000.

 

[S100]

I'd love to have a Guild amp, but I don't really have room for one right now.