Marshall VBA400 with Marshall Jubilee 410 and 115 Cabs. 100% British Built Monster! £1250
£1250
Wickford, Essex

binky_bass · 2025-10-01T09:31:15Z

Hi all,

So, the time has come to potentially move on this British built monster... This is a bit of a tentative sale as I need to raise a few quid for some house works we want to crack on with.

Most of us are familiar with these amps, the classic and somewhat revered Marshall VBA400. This beast has 8 6550 Power Valves, 3 ECC83 Valves and 1 ECC82 Valve. So two more power valves than the Ashdown CTM300, and the same number and the Mesa Strategy 8:88 - though the latter has KT88 valve, but you get the comparison!

I've owned this for a few years now, used it only in my rehearsal space at home and it hasn't missed a beat. Being honest, I don't know how old the current valves are, but the amp show no tell-tell signs of valve fatigue. You're of course very welcome to come give it a go to satisfy any concerns you might have.

The cabs are fairly rare beasts, made in 1987 (my YOB!), both have plenty of signs of wear, but both work great! When I bought them, the 4 carry handles were brittle and were turning to dust, so Marshall kindly sent me out 4 replacements a little while ago which make them now 100% safe to carry vs the old crumbling ones!

Together, the VBA400 and these two Jubilee cabs sound incredible... I had a Mesa 8:88 head with two Mesa 410 Power House cabs a few years back, and this rig sounds every bit as good. There is genuinely something special about the VBA400 - there's some magic in those amps!

£1250 is the price, I'm fairly firm on that as I do believe it is a very fair price. Happy to include the required cables to power it and connect the cabs. Viewing is welcome, I'm in Wickford, Essex. I am travelling around the country a fair bit over the coming weeks, so I might be able to meet of an evening at my various overnight stops.

Any questions, let me know. Thanks, Russ.