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[b]DON'T POWER IT UP !!!!!!![/b] Give it to a proper tech......it needs tlc.......... I'd contact Steve Rowse in Axminster, he's a Marshall approved fixer and knows what he's doing...pm me for contact........

Aah - the back pic wasn't around when I replied - it's early, no doubt..... [color=#333333]The very first Marshall® amp, made back in 1962, was the JTM45. It was an instant hit and launched a whole new generation of groundbreaking guitar players and sounds. Since then, connoisseurs of tone have sought out rare original JTM45s from the ’60s. [/color] [color=#333333](from the Marshall website)[/color] [color=#333333] [/color][color=#333333] [/color]

Yup it's a Marshall - looks like an early JTM45 - need care here, they did a re-issue. If it's original, it's worth loads of pennies.............

I wasn't looking for sympathy - I bought it, I'm a big boy and I dealt with it how I thought best - bearing in mind that I wasn't going to demand a refund, or return the thing to the tender care of whoever had serviced it before the sale & take the chance of 'damage in transit'. I have no issues with anyone who runs a business and aims for a profit (I do this every day). Caveat Emptor is, I believe, appropriate here - next time (?) I'll drive & look at something 'in the flesh'....my fault.....

I didn't bother, just sighed and got the thing (properly) sorted...... when I buy something as clean & serviced, I've got used to 'not being the whole story' and I have better things to do.... it's my blood pressure, after all. I think the t&cs at the bottom of their current advertising (which have had a seismic workover since I dealt with them) probably say it all...............

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After an exchange of pms, I'll offer this.......I bought an amp off this firm a year or so ago. It was described as serviced (as are all their stock)....it was somewhat overpriced, but it was a model that I really wanted, so I bit the bullet (gas)......... It arrived, filthy, inside and out...I mean like it had been stored by the side of the.M6 for a few years I put it straight to my tech (details available, pm me), who did recap work, commented that the output valves looked 'recent', and cleaned the thing properly before a pat test. So I paid about 50% more for a serviced amp, which was filthy and had not been properly 'benched' and then had to be professionally sorted........... This is not a rant...merely a statement of fact. (no, I didn't bother shouting at them, I've been in 'no win' situations before)

I think the 'problem' seems to lie in the 'serviced' part of their advertising (on every ad) - customers seem to hope that the object has actually been on a bench - lately..........from the Les Paul forum it would look unlikely..........if I buy off fleabay I tend to expect the object to be somewhat less than described - I also don't expect to pay top dollar for anything else......... http://www.vintageamps.com/plexiboard/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=112283 might shed a little more light.......?

What it says really, you make your own call........... http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?202917-Do-not-buy-gear-from-The-Music-Locker-in-the-UK

Thanks Downdown - I should have made that clear(er) - my bad.

With written stuff it used to be that you sent it to yourself by registered post and DIDN'T OPEN IT unless it was needed by a court/solicitor. I'm musing that you could probably send a cd registered in the same way?

Solicitor, with a 'cease & desist' notice - won't cost much, but gives you solid ammunition if you need to get they guy sanctioned.

.........^ ^ ......... I think you have to be SERIOUSLY bad before the crowd starts noticing (!)

And if you get stuck across that rip in the cloth - it's your round...........

There is a school of thought that suggests that men 'of a certain age' who continually reference sex in 'conversations' ....ain't getting it.......

.............be reasonable, do it my way............

I've got a couple of 'specials' built for me by Matamp (both rated in the 300watt area) - they are awesome..........

............[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]They're essentially Orange amps aren't they? ............[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Don't let anyone near Meltham hear you say that (!)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Matamp are pure rock 'n' roll (and their wattage is what they say it is).[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]

My mum assembled airplanes (but it was in 1940) - I've never worked for the Beeb I agree with Skank.......... (sigh)

Class D ? Look at Crown Drivecore XLS - I've got one, and I can carry it in one hand- loads of grunt and looks to be (fairly) indestructible...... (said he, a confirmed fanboi of Matamp valves.........)

I've forgotten the last time that I bought at the end of an Ebay auction........... most sellers are quite sensible & happy to negotiate.

Another vote for the 'buy it now' road- if I want something, I want it........ all this pratting about with losing auctions (which have likely been won using software trickery) is just too much cr*p..........

I think 'quit while you're ahead' sums it up - never known (musical) life without her.........

I was chatting with Jeff (Matamp) Lewis a while back & he 'priced' my original Partridge transformer sets (300 watts) at well over £1200. - Add in a sturdy metal chassis (around 100+), and that's before you've added the bits & bottles. Edit - Worth a visit to the new Matamp website - it's all gone a bit thing up t'north..........

My (predictable) fourpenneth - buy a bluddy great Matamp & chuck the sound through a Gen3 Barefaced cab.........!