Members gardo Posted July 6, 2015 Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 Cheap gear ,I had to do it. I work every saturday so I never go to yard sales. Today I happened to drive by one so I stopped, and wouldn't you know they had a neglected electric guitar and a filthy amp for $50. I got them for $30. The guitar is an old Cort Effector ,strat style guitar with a Korean Floyd type trem,no arm.It has a locking nut and a straight neck with what looks like a micro tilt.Thetre are a bunch of on board effects but I'm not expecting much out of them ,if they evevn work The serial numer is 8601000 so I'm guessing 1986 The amp is a Marshall Valvesate VS15R made in England and probably as old as the guitar. The amp works perfecty, filthy looking but works fine. The guitar status is TBD I figure I'll clean them up and try them out. If I don't want them I should be able to get my money out of them easy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted July 6, 2015 Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 Man that's a heck of a haul for thirty simoleans, I'd be stoked. Great little practice amp and I'd absolutely love that guitar if it didn't have a Floyd gizmo on it. Big Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted July 6, 2015 Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 Congratulations. Happy New (Cheap) Gear Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pk1fan Posted July 6, 2015 Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 My kind of deal ! Never seen a Cort like that one . I worked for a Cort dealer , the one i wanted was the Matt "Guitar" Murphy model . I like those Marshall amps even if they are SS . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted July 6, 2015 Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 Cool looking guitfiddle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted July 6, 2015 Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 . . . I like those Marshall amps even if they are SS. They were actually the first hybrid amps with a tube preamp and SS power amp (http://www.guitar-and-amplifier-reviews.com/marshall-valvestate-amp.html). Marshall wanted a more tubelike sound than a typical SS amp. Looks like they were made in the late 90's so gardo's guess as to the age of the amp is off by about 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted July 6, 2015 Author Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 They were actually the first hybrid amps with a tube preamp and SS power amp (http://www.guitar-and-amplifier-reviews.com/marshall-valvestate-amp.html). Marshall wanted a more tubelike sound than a typical SS amp. Looks like they were made in the late 90's so gardo's guess as to the age of the amp is off by about 10 years. Pretty good DE. I checked the bar code and it was made in May of 1996 The two gains have me a little confused but I'll figure out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted July 6, 2015 Author Members Share Posted July 6, 2015 Got it gain one up half is clean more and it gets crunchy ,gain two is distortion so they can be combined for different effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pk1fan Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Good idea on Marshall's part to add a tube pre ! That will help warm things up . I guess tho ones i had apart are much older . Behringer has a 15 watter with a tube pre that sounds pretty good too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 I'm a little confused. You mean to say that there are preamp tubes in that thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 That was the one Cort guitar I had on my radar screen for awhile as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pk1fan Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 They were actually the first hybrid amps with a tube preamp and SS power amp (http://www.guitar-and-amplifier-reviews.com/marshall-valvestate-amp.html). Marshall wanted a more tubelike sound than a typical SS amp. Looks like they were made in the late 90's so gardo's guess as to the age of the amp is off by about 10 years. Hmm i sure would like to see inside the amp ! From the Marshall handbook for Valvestate line . "With the release of our VS15, VS15R , VS30R, VS65R, VS100R & VS102R combos and VS100H amplifier head, we have produced a range of amplification ideal for a host of different playing environments. The VS15, VS15R and VS30R are perfectly suited to home practice with clean and overdrive options, headphone sockets and on the VS15R and VS30R reverb. You will also find that with any of these models backstage warm-ups have never been so much fun or as inspiring, and in the case of the VS30R neither has jamming with your friends. The VS65R, VS100R, VS102R and VS100H will easily handle any of the above applications but also boast many additional features plus a single ECC83 valve in the pre-amp to add greater sparkle to clean and extra grind and dynamics to crunch and overdrive settings. This flexibility in addition to their increased power ratings make these amps ideal for rehearsal and full live performance" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted July 7, 2015 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hmm i sure would like to see inside the amp ! Ask and you shall receive It even has a spring reverb ,also looks like someone dropped on the power chord at some point but if it ain't broke,don't fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 well done ,good find.interesting guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Cheap gear ,I had to do it. I work every saturday so I never go to yard sales. Today I happened to drive by one so I stopped, and wouldn't you know they had a neglected electric guitar and a filthy amp for $50. I got them for $30. The guitar is an old Cort Effector ,strat style guitar with a Korean Floyd type trem,no arm.It has a locking nut and a straight neck with what looks like a micro tilt.Thetre are a bunch of on board effects but I'm not expecting much out of them ,if they evevn work The serial numer is 8601000 so I'm guessing 1986 The amp is a Marshall Valvesate VS15R made in England and probably as old as the guitar. The amp works perfecty, filthy looking but works fine. The guitar status is TBD I figure I'll clean them up and try them out. If I don't want them I should be able to get my money out of them easy enough. Is that a double locking fixed bridge on that Cort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted July 7, 2015 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Is that a double locking fixed bridge on that Cort? It's not fixed,it has two springs underneath ,other than that I don't know what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pk1fan Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thank's for opening it up ! Dang.... no valve , but they still sound good . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 ^ I was under the impression there were based on the link I posted but apparently not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hmm i sure would like to see inside the amp ! From the Marshall handbook for Valvestate line . ". . . The VS65R, VS100R, VS102R and VS100H will easily handle any of the above applications but also boast many additional features plus a single ECC83 valve in the pre-amp to add greater sparkle to clean and extra grind and dynamics to crunch and overdrive settings. . . ." Well, darn. It looks like they aren't true "hybrid" amps at all, not even the VS65R and above. More like some of the low-end amps Vox makes with a single tube in the preamp. And gardo's amp doesn't even have that. Rats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 :thu: It's not fixed,it has two springs underneath ,other than that I don't know what it is. Interesting looking bridge, thanks for the reply, Gardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan2619 Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Looks like a Kahler knock-off. The buttons and knobs are interesting. Cool deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted July 7, 2015 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Looks like a Kahler knock-off. The buttons and knobs are interesting. Cool deal. Plywood ,plastic and cheesey effects what more could I want. I actually can make it sound okay through a good amp . It's an oddball I got some of the effects working ,the buttons are really dirty but I'm working on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted July 7, 2015 Members Share Posted July 7, 2015 Nice score Gardo! Heck even if the guitar is rotten you could do a Pete Townshend bit on your next gig to close the show and scare the beejesus outta some folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted July 8, 2015 Author Members Share Posted July 8, 2015 Nice score Gardo! Heck even if the guitar is rotten you could do a Pete Townshend bit on your next gig to close the show and scare the beejesus outta some folks! That might be a little too much for the folks at church Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlamoJoe Posted July 8, 2015 Members Share Posted July 8, 2015 That might be a little too much for the folks at church Which would certainly make my suggestion, and my wording...A bit... Well.....yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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