Todays tip find... for you guitar fans

legrandefromage · Jan 17, 2009

It gets better....

1946 RSA U12 valve amplifier (Selmer)

http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/selmer/early/pa.html

same amp, with the ribbon microphone and everything.

Just about the oldest thing I've found.

With the Beatles link, its up there with the MOOG keyboard I found at a car boot sale.

perry · Jan 17, 2009

is tip find euphemism for house breaking

im still amazed at the stuff you find

are you sure the tip doesnt back onto an antiques lot :?

REKIBorter · Jan 17, 2009

I thought you had found a Gibson Les Paul in sunburst, disappointed

Lysander · Jan 17, 2009

Or a pair of Jimi Hendrix's underpants...............

REKIBorter · Jan 17, 2009

Or a left handed guitar signed by Jimi Hendrix with burn marks, the quality of tip finds is going down fast these days

Lysander · Jan 17, 2009

or a couple or slightly bent engines off an airbus??............................

(awright, nowt to do with Gee-tahrz, but it is topical!!

)

legrandefromage · Jan 18, 2009

its only the same amp as given to the Quarrymen AKA the Beatles, some sort of hip beat combo from the '60s

The airbus engines were water damaged...

Lysander · Jan 18, 2009

Aye, I checked yer linky for the amp- I'm amazed that people chuck away this stuff- how long does it take to get info on the net, check selling prices on eBay.

I too have heard of these 'Beetles' you speak of, bit of a flash in the pan, wasn't they??

In all seriousness, if there's even an outside chance of that amp being in any way associated with t'Quarrymen, it's worth chasing up- my brother is into vintage Marshalls, was able to verify the Hendrix amp that's worth around a half million (but sadly not his!!)- I know he haunts a few vintage amp forums (sad, in't it- spending hours on the web talking bollocks about old bits of tat

).

Anyway, I've had a hard day's night, so I'll let it be..........

legrandefromage · Jan 22, 2009

I think I'm going to have a heart attack on Saturday, this looks like its going to go big.

25 watchers all sitting quietly, waiting to see who's going to do what...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=020

Of course, it could just sell for £4...

TheGreenRabbit · Jan 22, 2009

legrandefromage":ebuhle15 said:
I think I'm going to have a heart attack on Saturday, this looks like its going to go big.

25 watchers all sitting quietly, waiting to see who's going to do what...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :IT&ih=020

Of course, it could just sell for £4...

this amazing loft find is now over 60 years old!

ummm????

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