Byron Dickens Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Yesterday, I made a pilgrimage to Southpaw Guitars. For a long time I had been back and forth about wanting a hollow or semi-hollow body guitar and I finally decided to pull the trigger. The same day, I got a call that the repair on my amp was complete. It was a happy day. Yes, I plugged that guitar into that amp. Yes, I am using a power attenuator. Time to bust out some Ted Nugent riffs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Nice score. Like that "weathered" look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 "She's A Beauty" ~Fee Waybill & The Tubes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Gregy Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 "One in a million." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Everyone loves New Gear Day! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Dickens Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share Posted November 5, 2022 The amp is the necromancy part. I bought it a looooooong time ago at a pawn shop for something like $350. This was back before ebay and back when you could still haggle with them. I think it had problems back then; I was disappointed because it didn't quite sound right. It didn't have that high gain JCM 800 roar I was thinking of. I thought I had the wrong Marshall. Life happened, I joined the Army and the amp just got stored. Fast forward and my Line 6 pedalboard takes a crap, will cost more to fix than it is worth and I decide to go back to real amps. As I am also in the process of clearing out stuff I don't use I thought I would sell the head. But when I pulled it out and tried it, it was dead. I decided to see if I could fix it. In the course of researching it, I found out what this amp really is! The JMP MK II Master Lead is the same circuit as the early JCM 800! I found a dead output transformer and so I replaced it and the missing impedance selector. Now I got sound out of it but the output was extremely low. Like I could dime it out and still talk over it . Still encouraging though because now there were signs of life. I replaced the tubes and the 40 year old capacitors because if nothing else, they needed to be done anyway and hoped for the best. Not much changed. By this time I knew I needed professional help. Even though I was really good with electrical and electronics in my former life as a mechanic, in the automotive field we treat everything as a black box. So, off to the repair shop where they ended up having to replace some resistors on the board. In the meantime, I found a 1x12 with a Celestion Vintage 30 on Craigslist for $100! It was a sign from God. I called and went to pick it up the next day. I also ordered the power attenuator. I am currently in Tone Heaven. Too bad I have to pause occasionally for interruptions like eating, sleeping and work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Dickens Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share Posted November 10, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 5:42 PM, Grem said: Nice score. Like that "weathered" look. It is really just a plain satin finish. It seems like Ibanez put most of the effort into making a solid, functional instrument rather than dressing them up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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