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1bassleft
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 Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:21 am Post subject: |
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Very nice. Cholula. Serial # is very close to mine (not surprising; '76-'77 is about the only time the amps were made). Point-2-point and turret board construction (contemporaneous Marshalls were now using PCBs), plus the Drake transformers.
Don't let that one sell under £500, whatever you do. Apart from being great amps, avid Marshall collectors do like to get hold of the better CMIs, just to complete the set. |
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cholula
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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Location: switzerland
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Hi,
Thanks for the note. It is a great amp, and it would take an act of God to get me to sell it. This one is a keeper and GBP 500 would not even come close to what I would consider accepting were I to sell it.
The turret board construction and PTP wiring are phenominal and it is this type of work that leads me to believe that it will be giving me another 30 years of service down the road... |
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1bassleft
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I'm the same, Cholula. I don't think my CMI head can be taken off me without using a crowbar on my dead fingers. The best thing is to use it regularly; even for a quick playing session. I left mine unused for a few months and at least one of the filter capacitors has started to break down. They last much longer if played regularly. OK, it's easy enough to replace them, but some people seem to think that replaced caps is a bad thing and value the amp less for that reason(  ) |
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cholula
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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Yes the capacitors can be a problem. I had a couple of custom built heads made for me and the builder told me that if I am not playing one or the other regularly to turn the power switch and stand by on when noit plugged in and it will release a charge held in the system to take care of this problem too. I am not sure if this works or not, but I do it.
I am waiting patiently for my 50 watt head to come back right now, and then playing it soon. I know they are known for the brilliant distortion, but the cleans are great too! |
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1bassleft
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joemac
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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I came across this forum doing a search on google, and thought I'd add my guitar to the list!
I bought this on ebay about a year-ish ago, it's a CMI Artist Model Telecaster, the same as the one on the other page of this thread. It's a bit battered, but it's got character! The pickups have been changed to Fender Texas Specials, and the electronics have all been upgraded, and it plays very nicely!
I'm thinking of selling it on soon too, but I hope somebody will pursuade me not too! |
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