Normally, I would not post here about my own gear and deals but I figure this is special so I’ll make an exception this time.

For several years, I have been wanting a nice old Marshall cab.  I know from playing some that they sound killer but they are hard to get.  Couple years back, I found a nice ‘78 cab in decent shape but somebody snagged it right in front of my nose.  FFWD to last week when I saw an online add for a 1973 Marshall cab.  Tjere were pics of the speakers which clearly showed 4 nice G12M Greenbacks and the date code told me they were 1973.  They have the bass cones but that’s no issue, they sound killer for guitar.  So I contacted the seller to meet up.

I then discovered that this guy was also selling a 1973 50w JMP in what seemed to be great shape.  I knew that this combination would not last long on the market so I contacted him again to meet up PRONTO!  Went to his place to check everything out and the set was in excellent condition.  Tested it for about 30mins and just HAD to get it.  Although I was only interested in the cab, being born in 1973, I figured I HAD to keep this set together.

The cab is in great condition and sounds amazing.  Huge, fat and smooth, there’s no harshness at all.  It sounds big.  I think it is easily the best cab I have ever played. The head has some minor issues.  The power transformer has been replaced many years ago with a bigger one.  I’m not to worried about this, it slightly lowers the value of the amp but I’m not in it for the money.  Other than that just some little things that need to be fixed like the input that has fallen into the chassis.  I opened the amp to discover it is PTP so I lucked out.  It was build in January 1973 and Marshall started using PCB later that year.

I will take the amp to my tech in a couple of weeks for a full checkup.  I’ll probably need to pick up a hotplate or so to run this puppy as it will be FRIGGING LOUD!!