New Amp Day: 2204

[budda]

So I thought I was going to be trading my 70s fsr avri for a 1977 hiwatt DR105. Turns out its consignment (so I’ll lowball on it next year, already been there for 6!).

I was already negotiating with the seller of a 1985 jcm800 2204 50w, Canadian model. We came to an agreement after I found out no Hiwatt and I made the 3hr run to try it and pick it up. He also has a 1982B with G12H-100s that I tried with the amp, but I didnt have the cash or trunk space to add it upon arrival. May sell my jcm900 slant and pick it up later though.

Gonna recap it and retube (pending tech tube check), source proper knobs for it as well. No rush on that though . Currently sporting all mesa glass.

Test run:



And glamour shots

 

[Bearitone]

Looks good! Any plans to retolex it? Running your Fractal in the loop for effects?

 

[budda]

Looks good! Any plans to retolex it? Running your Fractal in the loop for effects?

This is OG not reissue, no loop. None of my amps have a loop, actually (now that 5150 is gone).

I have owned 6 amps since buying the axefx (sold 3) and have yet to plug it into any of them. No real plans to change that but the option is there .

Not gonna bother retolexing, may wipe it down with a cloth to clean it up a little. 100% putting the regular gold/black knobs on it.

Probably drop it off for a checkup early august.

 

[Moongrum]

Cool!
Were the rocker switches replaced with toggles? Or were toggles specific to that year? Not sure I've ever seen a marshall without rocker switches, not that I'm any expert, though.

 

[budda]

Cool!
Were the rocker switches replaced with toggles? Or were toggles specific to that year? Not sure I've ever seen a marshall without rocker switches, not that I'm any expert, though.

All the Canadian import models have metal toggles its also how you can spot a reissue 2203x from a kilometre away (reissue has rockers)

 

[TheWarAgainstTime]

Congrats on the find, and keep us posted on getting a clean bill of health and glass for it

Obviously you can't go wrong with standard Marshall knobs, but I think the existing ones actually look pretty sick in this case

 

[budda]

Congrats on the find, and keep us posted on getting a clean bill of health and glass for it

Obviously you can't go wrong with standard Marshall knobs, but I think the existing ones actually look pretty sick in this case

Yeah its less that its awful, more that I like the original look.

 

[gunch]

Be a freak and put recto knobs on it

 

[budda]

Be a freak and put recto knobs on it

Was gonna maybe do model T flying saucer style if they came in gold but they dont.

Sicko mode is fender knobs

 

[MatrixClaw]

Was gonna maybe do model T flying saucer style if they came in gold but they dont.

Sicko mode is fender knobs

Forney makes fender guitar knobs in brass. I bet they'd make you a set without words on them: https://reverb.com/item/12062866-fo...-top-hat-knob-set-with-switch-tip-solid-brass