Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981...

Geetarpicker · 11-08-2008, 03:12 AM

This is my first post here on the Marshall forum, just joined up. I recently rediscovered some old video footage of me back when we were all only 18-21 year old kids, I had really long hair, and a very FAT sounding 1970 model 50 watt "small box" 50 stack. Uh, a '59 Les Paul too. Here is the link and the old videos say "1981 live with RAVEN"...

YouTube - GlenKuykendall's Channel

I've been digging the tone so much in these old videos I've been putting out the word I'd love to buy this exact small box 50 back! I guess it's also the sentimental side of it as it's been 25 years since I owned it! (whoa) The amp is SN# 5297A, and it actually passed through EBAY within the last year or so but I sadly missed it! Someone also over the years put an aftermarket plexi panel on the front, but it's still metal on the back. A somewhat rare rotary ohms selector. It had a fan hole at one point, but has now been restored and recovered on one end.

If anyone hears where this amp is please contact me through Youtube!!!

All that said I hope you dig the tone of my '59 burst through the stack in these videos. Those were the days. GK

doubletalkinjive · 11-08-2008, 08:54 AM

WOW! Holy sh**!!! This is so cool! You played a real burst through a fullstack back when you were a teen! That is mean rock n' roll man and probably every guitarplayers dream!

poeman33 · 11-08-2008, 09:47 AM

Wish I had video like this of my old days. Very cool. You hair is as big as your Marshall stack too! Gotta love the eighties.

jtm-series player · 11-08-2008, 12:34 PM

and I'd like to double that:

Robertf · 11-08-2008, 04:07 PM

Hey Glen!

Great vids and playing. Thanks for posting them. I hope you get your amp back!

Rob

Geetarpicker · 11-09-2008, 02:09 AM

UPDATE on the amp. I just talked with the last known seller. Even though we haven't turned up info on the next buyer he told me he had restored the cabinet. It still had a fan cut into the side back in '04, but he says he filled the hole in with plywood and recovered that end before he sold it. So, that identifier is now hidden a bit.

It still has the somewhat rare rotary ohms selector, and is definately serial # 5297A so folks check the back of your small box 50s!!!

DragonSarc · 11-11-2008, 02:31 AM

sweet vids man you play wicked specially with the 59lp and trainwrek amp with can you hear it ring SWEET ive been playing it in loop and never get tired wow I wish i can play like that LOVE the sweet vintage fat sound

rock on Glen

Wally Dow · 11-11-2008, 07:19 PM

Glen .... I am impressed, and I have seen most of the great guitarists live and or jammed with many of them.

You kick proverbial ass.

crunchdaddy · 11-13-2008, 02:44 PM

Great Videos!!! Love the tone of those small box 50's...have one myself circa 69 / 70. Good luck on your search.

crunchdaddy · 11-13-2008, 07:15 PM

I have sent you a private message.

Sir Punk · 11-20-2008, 12:07 PM

please don't tell me that you sold that LP.

right now it must be worth $$$$$$$$$

jrm · 11-22-2008, 04:37 PM

great vids. in the live stuff what were you using for pedals? great tone and playing.

Geetarpicker · 11-23-2008, 02:11 PM

Thanks!

Back then I had 4 pedals and a homemade power supply for them. MXR micro chorus, BIG JAM flanger, Cry Baby wah, and an on/off switch to change guitars. I didn't use any boosts or overdrives. The amp was set on: volume & bass 10, treble and presence 6, mids 4 and I'm pretty sure I was using a Scholz attenuator maybe a couple clicks back but still I was playing pretty loud since it was two cabs with 30 watters.

crunchdaddy · 11-28-2008, 11:26 PM

So what is up with the SLP? I'm sure that it is not just a decoration...what role was it playing on the videos? Were we hearing it along with the 50? Would kick it in for solos? None the less...great tone and videos.

psphill27 · 11-29-2008, 09:23 PM

Awesome stuff Glen...takes me back to the rock days. I was 18 in 1986, so you got a couple years on me. Funny thing is...I was playing magic man with my 10 year old daughter in the basement today. She's getting pretty killer on the drums (plays guitar and flute also).

And as for your questions Sir Punk...looks like he still has the '59 LP from some other postings I saw on his site.

Keep rockin' man. You're only as old as you feel.

Pete

wareagle · 12-05-2008, 04:38 PM

omfg ban this guy.

crunchdaddy · 12-06-2008, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crunchdaddy

So what is up with the SLP? I'm sure that it is not just a decoration...what role was it playing on the videos? Were we hearing it along with the 50? Would kick it in for solos? None the less...great tone and videos.

I'm still wondering about that 100 watt SLP (Super Lead). Do you still have that jewell or did you sell it too? Again, I love the vids. I was 23 when those were filmed...brings back a lot of great memories of the same era.

Anyway, Keep on Rockin!!! I still am!

Geetarpicker · 12-07-2008, 11:49 PM

The other amp under the small box was a '75 Marshall 50. I bought that one in high school for a token $150. It had a bent up front panel so the owner let it go cheap. I got most of the bend out of the panel and used the amp as a backup. I don't have that one either anymore. Currently I have a '68 Plexi superbass, and am currently building a Metroamp kit to be a replica of my '70 small box 50. Yes, thank god I kept the Les Paul!

luekemeyer · 12-25-2008, 01:06 AM

Nice... In 1981, I was 17 and we had a guy in our band with an old Les Paul and a older Marshall super lead. Neither one of us could play the guitar like you.

smb_ · 01-01-2009, 11:23 AM

Hahah sick job covering 'magic man'!! ...that kicked ass!
Good luck on the amp hunt too!

Electrix69 · 01-01-2009, 03:16 PM

Great stuff, Glen! You certainly had/have the talent to be a pro, i.e. "rock star." The only missing ingredient, I guess is luck, right? By that I mean as far as getting a major record deal, exposure on TV, etc.

Again, you rock!

Which reminds me, bring back the 80s! I'm more than sick and tired of the sorry state of what is considered "modern" rock. And for some years now! And most certainly, you don't want to hear my comments concerning cRap (so-called) music!!

All the best,

Electrix69

bosrocker51 · 04-02-2009, 09:04 AM

holy crap! I can't believe the size of that Marshall stack. I envy you - you musta had a blast back then... glad you're still around to talk about it.

tarznamps · 04-06-2009, 09:57 PM

Nice. I didn't have a clue what a Marshall and Les Paul was when I was 18 - you had it going on. I got a used Kramer and Crate G40C back in '88.

Just curious - do guys (non-collectors) with '59 LP's ever think about selling them considering what they go for now?

Vintager12 · 04-09-2009, 01:05 PM

Geetarpicker · 04-19-2009, 04:31 AM

Got a new lead on the amp. Wish me luck!

wareagle · 04-19-2009, 10:14 AM

gL!

Geetarpicker · 09-24-2009, 04:40 PM

I recently found my exact old original 50 watt Marshall in my videos. I had sold that amp in about '84 or '85. However to get it back I'll need to find a similar one to trade for it, as the current owner really likes it!
So, now looking for an "A" serial number "small box" lead (1987) spec Marshall 50 to then trade. Need NOT be perfect cosmetically (issues there actually prefered to keep it affordable) but needs to have original transformers, and be electrically stock and as original as possible.

80's Rocker · 09-24-2009, 11:42 PM

Awesome stuff, good luck on getting that amp back, I know you are probably wanting it alot right now so I hope you get it!

11-08-2008, 03:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
Geetarpicker Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... This is my first post here on the Marshall forum, just joined up. I recently rediscovered some old video footage of me back when we were all only 18-21 year old kids, I had really long hair, and a very FAT sounding 1970 model 50 watt "small box" 50 stack. Uh, a '59 Les Paul too. Here is the link and the old videos say "1981 live with RAVEN"... YouTube - GlenKuykendall's Channel I've been digging the tone so much in these old videos I've been putting out the word I'd love to buy this exact small box 50 back! I guess it's also the sentimental side of it as it's been 25 years since I owned it! (whoa) The amp is SN# 5297A, and it actually passed through EBAY within the last year or so but I sadly missed it! Someone also over the years put an aftermarket plexi panel on the front, but it's still metal on the back. A somewhat rare rotary ohms selector. It had a fan hole at one point, but has now been restored and recovered on one end. If anyone hears where this amp is please contact me through Youtube!!! All that said I hope you dig the tone of my '59 burst through the stack in these videos. Those were the days. GK Last edited by Geetarpicker; 11-09-2008 at 02:02 AM.

11-08-2008, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
doubletalkinjive Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 21	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... WOW! Holy sh**!!! This is so cool! You played a real burst through a fullstack back when you were a teen! That is mean rock n' roll man and probably every guitarplayers dream!

11-08-2008, 09:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
poeman33 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 432	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Wish I had video like this of my old days. Very cool. You hair is as big as your Marshall stack too! Gotta love the eighties. __________________ --------------- Marshall JCM2000 DSL50 Avatar Vintage 4x12 cab Fender American Deluxe HSS Strat Ash body

11-08-2008, 12:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
jtm-series player Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: europe/austria/graz Posts: 331	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... and I'd like to double that: __________________ WTB: Ibanez AD202 Analog Delay (european version) Marshall JTM622 + JTMc 220 Marshall JTM600 + JTMc 410 Marshall JTM312 + JTMc 112 Marshall 2558 (silver jubilee) for sale

11-08-2008, 04:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Robertf Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 16	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Hey Glen! Great vids and playing. Thanks for posting them. I hope you get your amp back! Rob

11-09-2008, 02:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Geetarpicker Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... UPDATE on the amp. I just talked with the last known seller. Even though we haven't turned up info on the next buyer he told me he had restored the cabinet. It still had a fan cut into the side back in '04, but he says he filled the hole in with plywood and recovered that end before he sold it. So, that identifier is now hidden a bit. It still has the somewhat rare rotary ohms selector, and is definately serial # 5297A so folks check the back of your small box 50s!!!

11-11-2008, 02:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
DragonSarc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Leandro, CA Posts: 495	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... sweet vids man you play wicked specially with the 59lp and trainwrek amp with can you hear it ring SWEET ive been playing it in loop and never get tired wow I wish i can play like that LOVE the sweet vintage fat sound rock on Glen __________________ JVM410H w/ 1960 Vintage A & 1960 Lead B Valvestate 2000 AVT 100 W/ JJ tesla Hi-Gain Preamp Gibson LP studio faded mahagony w/ Burstbuckers Pro V MIJ ESP Edwards Les Paul w/ Duncan JB and 59's Fender American Strat w/ Noiseless Vintage pups LTD EC-500 Jackson Stealth Pro MIJ

11-11-2008, 07:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wally Dow Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bartow, Florida Posts: 19	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Glen .... I am impressed, and I have seen most of the great guitarists live and or jammed with many of them. You kick proverbial ass. __________________ Wally Dow "Honey", my American Deluxe Strat - 2 tone burst - tinted V-neck in Gator G-Tour case Samson Concert IV wireless Marshall JCM601 Amp Korg DT1 Pro Tuner Roland GP8 w/FC100 w/ EV5 Furman Rack Power Empty Wallet

11-13-2008, 02:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
crunchdaddy Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 50	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Great Videos!!! Love the tone of those small box 50's...have one myself circa 69 / 70. Good luck on your search.

11-13-2008, 07:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
crunchdaddy Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 50	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... I have sent you a private message.

11-20-2008, 12:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sir Punk Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 45	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... please don't tell me that you sold that LP. right now it must be worth $$$$$$$$$ __________________ JMP '79 + Port City 2x12 Fender Fat Strat MIM Gibson LP Standard

11-22-2008, 04:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
jrm Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 21	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... great vids. in the live stuff what were you using for pedals? great tone and playing.

11-23-2008, 02:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
Geetarpicker Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Thanks! Back then I had 4 pedals and a homemade power supply for them. MXR micro chorus, BIG JAM flanger, Cry Baby wah, and an on/off switch to change guitars. I didn't use any boosts or overdrives. The amp was set on: volume & bass 10, treble and presence 6, mids 4 and I'm pretty sure I was using a Scholz attenuator maybe a couple clicks back but still I was playing pretty loud since it was two cabs with 30 watters.

11-28-2008, 11:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
crunchdaddy Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 50	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... So what is up with the SLP? I'm sure that it is not just a decoration...what role was it playing on the videos? Were we hearing it along with the 50? Would kick it in for solos? None the less...great tone and videos. Last edited by crunchdaddy; 11-29-2008 at 09:00 AM.

11-29-2008, 09:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
psphill27 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 270	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Awesome stuff Glen...takes me back to the rock days. I was 18 in 1986, so you got a couple years on me. Funny thing is...I was playing magic man with my 10 year old daughter in the basement today. She's getting pretty killer on the drums (plays guitar and flute also). And as for your questions Sir Punk...looks like he still has the '59 LP from some other postings I saw on his site. Keep rockin' man. You're only as old as you feel. Pete

12-05-2008, 04:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
wareagle Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: new york Posts: 323	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... omfg ban this guy.

12-07-2008, 11:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
Geetarpicker Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... The other amp under the small box was a '75 Marshall 50. I bought that one in high school for a token $150. It had a bent up front panel so the owner let it go cheap. I got most of the bend out of the panel and used the amp as a backup. I don't have that one either anymore. Currently I have a '68 Plexi superbass, and am currently building a Metroamp kit to be a replica of my '70 small box 50. Yes, thank god I kept the Les Paul!

12-25-2008, 01:06 AM	#19 (permalink)
luekemeyer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Calif Posts: 439	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Nice... In 1981, I was 17 and we had a guy in our band with an old Les Paul and a older Marshall super lead. Neither one of us could play the guitar like you. __________________ --------------------------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/Earnhardt12345 JCM 2000 DSL 100 & MC412 Cab Crate Blue Voodoo BV-120H and 4x12 Cab ADA 1/2 Cab POD X3 Live VOX ToneLab Tube Screamer Flanger Phase 90 Chorus Crybaby Wah Epi Les Paul Plus Top - Dimarzio Super Distortions Dean Dime Shadow ML - Dimebucker bridge Ibanez RG - Van Halen II paint job - Dimebucker Kramer Aerostar Fender Squire Strat(From Corona Plant employee sale)

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smb_ Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 13	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Hahah sick job covering 'magic man'!! ...that kicked ass! Good luck on the amp hunt too!

01-01-2009, 03:16 PM	#21 (permalink)
Electrix69 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Great stuff, Glen! You certainly had/have the talent to be a pro, i.e. "rock star." The only missing ingredient, I guess is luck, right? By that I mean as far as getting a major record deal, exposure on TV, etc. Again, you rock! Which reminds me, bring back the 80s! I'm more than sick and tired of the sorry state of what is considered "modern" rock. And for some years now! And most certainly, you don't want to hear my comments concerning cRap (so-called) music!! All the best, Electrix69

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bosrocker51 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: boston, ma USA Posts: 58	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... holy crap! I can't believe the size of that Marshall stack. I envy you - you musta had a blast back then... glad you're still around to talk about it.

04-06-2009, 09:57 PM	#23 (permalink)
tarznamps Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Music City, USA Posts: 213	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Nice. I didn't have a clue what a Marshall and Les Paul was when I was 18 - you had it going on. I got a used Kramer and Crate G40C back in '88. Just curious - do guys (non-collectors) with '59 LP's ever think about selling them considering what they go for now? __________________ Tarz-N-Amps Marshall Heads - JTM 45, Haze 15, JCM 2000 DSL 100, JCM 800 2205, JCM 900 4100, Vintage Modern 2466, 1987x Plexi Marshall Cabs - 1960BX, 1960A, 1960AV, 1965B, 425A, 1936, Haze A&B Marshall Combos - JMP 4140 Club & Country, DSL 401, JTM 615, JCM 900 4501

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04-19-2009, 04:31 AM	#25 (permalink)
Geetarpicker Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Got a new lead on the amp. Wish me luck!

04-19-2009, 10:14 AM	#26 (permalink)
wareagle Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: new york Posts: 323	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... gL!

09-24-2009, 04:40 PM	#27 (permalink)
Geetarpicker Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 6	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... I recently found my exact old original 50 watt Marshall in my videos. I had sold that amp in about '84 or '85. However to get it back I'll need to find a similar one to trade for it, as the current owner really likes it! So, now looking for an "A" serial number "small box" lead (1987) spec Marshall 50 to then trade. Need NOT be perfect cosmetically (issues there actually prefered to keep it affordable) but needs to have original transformers, and be electrically stock and as original as possible.

09-24-2009, 11:42 PM	#28 (permalink)
80's Rocker Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: stuck in the 80's! Posts: 251	Re: Marshall 50 full stack w/'59 Les Paul filmed back in 1981... Awesome stuff, good luck on getting that amp back, I know you are probably wanting it alot right now so I hope you get it! __________________ 80's Rocker Epiphone Les Paul Stantard Marshall JCM 800 2204 1960 Cab Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer Charvel Model 1 Rock On!

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