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by astro8585
Fri Aug 17, 2018 5:50 am
Forum: Technical Discussion
Topic: Modifying/rebuilding a Marshall 1987x
Replies: 8
Views: 1386

Re: Modifying/rebuilding a Marshall 1987x

Haven't had time to digest all your individual issues but just by memory it's all in the first 2 or 3 preamp stages. I have a 79 pre jcm 800 2204 50w which I changed, years ago, to plexi type specs-apparently the opposite of what you're doing. The main thing is that the old circuit is the inputs in ...
by astro8585
Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:04 am
Forum: Trainwreck Discussion
Topic: Trainwreck wattage
Replies: 8
Views: 1754

Re: Trainwreck wattage

@rooster Yeah that's a good point. Wanna get back to you on that.
by astro8585
Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:43 pm
Forum: Trainwreck Discussion
Topic: Trainwreck wattage
Replies: 8
Views: 1754

Re: Trainwreck wattage

Yeah I'd forgotten about The Trainwreck Pages sorta because I remembered that as being overall more as amps in general and not so Trainwreck specific. Seems like there was something there about the bias on the Express and something when he was addressing classes of operation. I think I still have th...
by astro8585
Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:47 pm
Forum: Trainwreck Discussion
Topic: Trainwreck wattage
Replies: 8
Views: 1754

Trainwreck wattage

So I've seen a number of examples where the power output of Trainwrecks are given as 35w for a Liverpool and 50w for an Express. As I recall from a spec sheet Ken sent me with a letter when I first started asking about his amps (1988 probably, eventually got a Liverpool Greta in 92. Had it until 98)...
by astro8585
Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:30 pm
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: Monterey pop festival
Replies: 3
Views: 801

Re: Monterey pop festival

Just asking. I'm interested in this time period. If there's nothing to be known then OK.
by astro8585
Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:40 am
Forum: Garage Talk
Topic: Allan Holdsworth RIP
Replies: 16
Views: 2194

Re: Allan Holdsworth RIP

Was fortunate to see him live ONE time. Very grateful for that. Only Allan Holdsworth could play like Allan Holdsworth. Always wondered what amps he was using with Soft Machine and Bruford.
by astro8585
Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:33 am
Forum: Fender Discussion
Topic: Monterey pop festival
Replies: 3
Views: 801

Monterey pop festival

Anyone know something about all those Showman amps at the Monterey Pop Festival. Rented I suppose and used by virtually all the performers including J M Hendrix.