2) Wallace x3500 mk3 *
3) Selmer Treble and Bass 50 *
4) Selmer Vanguard +^
5) Fender Dual Showman with 6 x 10 cab +
6) Linear 30W *
7) Marshall 100 MV !
Thor 50/100 +9) Nolan 50W !
10) Gibson Mercury ó
* got those
+ tried those, missed the chance to buy
^ got the parts to make one
! the burglars got those
ó a friend has that one
To explain the more obscure items -
Teddy Wallace made the original boutique amps in his central London workshop. His main customers were session bass players, John Paul Jones and Herbie Flowers being "notable", but he occasionally made guitar amps.
I remember asking myself in 1974 why anyone would pay £120 for a 50W Wallace when they could get a 100W Marshall for £110. Now I know why.
Linear made cheap amps in Leeds - a lot were "cage" amps, just a metal cage over the top of the chassis. Mine has a case!
Thor was a short-lived british amp company which made superb amps. Jim Marshall's son was a director. Go listen to "Chevrolet" by Stray Dog on YouTube to hear the power of Thor.
Nolan made amps that were more plexi than a plexi, after Marshall stopped making plexis. Company died of a surfeit of Guinness.
