Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
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- roylfuchs
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Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
I just got my hands on this amp. It's a 1976 Marshall Superlead 100 watter; supposedly used by Warren Demartini in the mid 80's. It has some crazy mods on it. It looks like someone added a D.I. out and converted to a JCM800. I'm not sure what the 4 added caps are near the power section. On the cabinet it reads W.D. Ratt - S.L. (see the Ratt sticker on the side that reads "Dancing Undercover Working Personnel"). It's very faint, but you can still read "Status Quo" on the top of the cabinet. Furthermore, the dude that sold me this amp also informed me that J. Mascis barrowed this amplifier from him. I'm not sure if any of this is real, but I'm posting some pics of the amp and it's inerds to get some helpful ideas as to what mods are in it and if anyone has some possible additional info on this amp. Enjoy!
Let me know what you guy's think!
Let me know what you guy's think!
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
That's awesome! Perhaps the caps near the power section are for additional filtering? It does look like someone fused the hot lead (which is awesome for you!) and added an additional peaker to the normal 470pf on the 2203 before the gain pot (more mids by peaking lower). Great find! Play some Lay it Down!
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
Yeah...as soon as I get some time I'm going to record this amp and post some clips. The guy that sold it to me said that Status Quo owned it first, than Ratt got it next. Than this guy bought it, lent it out to J. Mascis for a time, than he sold it to me. If this amp could talk, I bet it has some greasy stories to tell. I shit you not...this amp smells like weed bad! Everytime I handle it my fingers smell like the inside of a bong!!
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
Looks like a Mod 5 to me....
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
Reverse this historic bong water relic! Cool.
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
WANT to hear it!
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
Since a mod 5 is only a 2203 with a few altered values and a PPIMV, I would say that the mod 5 looks like this, not the other way around.rgorke wrote:Looks like a Mod 5 to me....
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
Um, yeah, it was suppose to be a joke.....SteadyEddie wrote:Since a mod 5 is only a 2203 with a few altered values and a PPIMV, I would say that the mod 5 looks like this, not the other way around.rgorke wrote:Looks like a Mod 5 to me....
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
rgorke wrote:Looks like a Mod 5 to me....
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
any clips of this amp yet? how would you characterize the tone? bright? dark? gain levels? How does it compare to a stock 2203 for instance?
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
No doubt man, let's hear this thing. I love Warren and would love to have this amp.
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
I would love to see the schematic...just curious to know what was done to it.
Great find
Great find
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Re: Warren Demartini 1976 Marshall Superlead Stage Amp!!!!
Hey guys, i'm new to the board. Wondering if you still have pics of the Warren amp?