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poeman33 · 06-08-2008, 07:30 AM

Now it's time to cringe when I see what they go for on eBay...
My first amp was a 70's something Fender Twin. Everyone had them in those days so they were cheap used. I think I paid $600.00 for it in 77. I rarely had the chance to turn it up loud enough to make it sound good, so I traded it in on a new Gibson L5. (and got ripped off I'm sure) Another rare gem that goes for a fortune on eBay now. It sounded okay, but wasn't quite what I wanted. I was into high gain then and traded that in...for practically nothing...and got a Hi-Watt 50 head and a 4x12. That was a great sounding amp. I added a Marshall JCM 800 a little while later. Those were the days of spending all my money on equipment. Sadly I had to sell of of it later on.

06-08-2008, 07:30 AM	#18 (permalink)
poeman33 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 162	Re: The "My First Amp Story" Thread Now it's time to cringe when I see what they go for on eBay... My first amp was a 70's something Fender Twin. Everyone had them in those days so they were cheap used. I think I paid $600.00 for it in 77. I rarely had the chance to turn it up loud enough to make it sound good, so I traded it in on a new Gibson L5. (and got ripped off I'm sure) Another rare gem that goes for a fortune on eBay now. It sounded okay, but wasn't quite what I wanted. I was into high gain then and traded that in...for practically nothing...and got a Hi-Watt 50 head and a 4x12. That was a great sounding amp. I added a Marshall JCM 800 a little while later. Those were the days of spending all my money on equipment. Sadly I had to sell of of it later on. __________________ --------------- Marshall JCM2000 DSL50 Avatar Vintage 4x12 cab Fender American Deluxe HSS Strat Ash body