Marshall Modified by Ken F on eBay

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Marshall Modified by Ken F on eBay

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Just saw this on eBay. Seller claims this Marshall was modified by Ken F for Dave Sabo of Skid Row. Scroll down for gut shots. Legitimate?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-MARSHALL-S ... 0865191341
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Re: Marshall Modified by Ken F on eBay

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OH MY GOD!!

I....must....have......Skid Row...tone......







Here's another picture I grabbed from an ebay auction, way, way back that was purported to be a Ken Fischer modified Marshall. This one did not go for big money. I want to say, it sold for $800 or so.

[img:400:300]http://theinside.net/twreck/KF%20Marshall%20Mod.jpg[/img]
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Lots of pictures there. Anyone able to reverse engineer the "trainwreck mod"
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Re: Marshall Modified by Ken F on eBay

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wsaraceni wrote:Lots of pictures there. Anyone able to reverse engineer the "trainwreck mod"
There is no "trainwreck mod" in this amp

Check this tread http://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21753
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Re: Marshall Modified by Ken F on eBay

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Funny. Anyone know what typed of mods he did to fenders and Marshall's? I hear some of them were amazing
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torg wrote:
wsaraceni wrote:Lots of pictures there. Anyone able to reverse engineer the "trainwreck mod"
There is no "trainwreck mod" in this amp

Check this tread http://ampgarage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21753

Not only is there no Trainwreck mod in that amp, the handwriting and signature aren't even remotely similar to Ken's.
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Re: Marshall Modified by Ken F on eBay

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I was thinking of asking you about that
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Whoever touched it last let some sloppy work slide by.

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Jackie Treehorn wrote:OH MY GOD!!

I....must....have......Skid Row...tone......


Here's another picture I grabbed from an ebay auction, way, way back that was purported to be a Ken Fischer modified Marshall. This one did not go for big money. I want to say, it sold for $800 or so.

[img:400:300]http://theinside.net/twreck/KF%20Marshall%20Mod.jpg[/img]

That is a Wreck. The other thing looks like Mark C got it for a day or two a bit latersz. The story chimes of false provenance to me, but I know Dave had Ken stuff too. I think it was remodded by more than one other guy. Wonder why no goop. :)

In other news, I am so effing doing that to one of these Majors, and soon. Feels like the right thing to do if nobody jumps at it with some money. hah

Let's speculate on what the repurposed polarity switch is doing.
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I seriously doubt the work on that amp on ebay was done by Ken. He tended to be quite neat with his work, especially for the time.
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Yeah someone scribbled over his painting at best. I have a messy bassman with three guys on top of each other in there. Similar deal.
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