Members NITEFLY182 Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 I want an obscure old selmer tube amp for long winded repetitive arpeggiating with tremolo and reverb. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members NITEFLY182 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Im going to a music store to look tomorrow. I know of a head and 2x12 cab by some off-brand that sounded great but it was $399 for the pair and Id rather pay less. There is something about these amps where its 100% treble and no bass that appeals to the lo-fi lover in me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vulcaniza P Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 Im going to a music store to look tomorrow. I know of a head and 2x12 cab by some off-brand that sounded great but it was $399 for the pair and Id rather pay less. There is something about these amps where its 100% treble and no bass that appeals to the lo-fi lover in me. Selmer amps are definitely NOT all treble and no bass. The few I've heard are like the bastard son of an AC-30 and an old Marshall- all the bass and grunt of the Marshall with more vicious Vox high end. Not all the models have tremolo either of course, but then you knew that I guess. Most of the time I see them on UK eBay, you can add at least another $1000 to the price your local guitar shop wants, so if it is a Selmer, and it is that price, and it's fairly original, you should be able to flip it to a collector for more money. I know that SirHC (who probably spends all his time over at Haunting Mids now) is into crusty old british amps- I swapped the non-working croc-skin Selmer head I bought from a pawnshop for my Jazzmaster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gambit Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 you might be the guy to ask then - There's a Selmer Leslie cab(/amp?) near me that i'd quite like to try out.. any idea what the model might be? or how much its worth? its about 2 foot square.. maybe i'll try and take a pic this weekend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 ^ are you sure it's Selmer, not Sharma? I know that Sharma were a british competitor to Leslie, but I haven't heard of Selmer rotary speakers before, which means next to nothing, since I'm not a Selmer expert by a long shot. There seems to be a really wide gulf between what old stuff like that will sell for on eBay (where the collectors are, and the people who know what they're selling) and what you might pick one up for from the average guitar shop or Freeads or whatever. I'd base your decision on whether or not it works and seems like a fair price rather than what it might sell for- Selmer is like most other companies that have been around a while, it has its more and less desireable/collectable periods, so tread carefully if you think you're entering into a collectors' market rather than a pawnshop score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hanglow Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 I bid a few times on some of the selmers I saw that came up on ebay - all were blue/grey ones, I think they were standards - went for between Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members english_bob Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 ^ there's those, and then there are the Selmer combos on eBay at the moment going for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hanglow Posted January 26, 2008 Members Share Posted January 26, 2008 The croc skin ones are a year or so later than that bluegray ones I think from what little research I did into them, and they are more sought after. That price is ridiculous though, I think he's a bit of a chancer asking that. I also believe the Beatles used the thunderbird which might cause the price of those amps up. now you've got me tempted by some of the T&B heads on ebay again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sirhcathome Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 Selmer, go for the later black ones for sound alone (look for 4 preamp tubes). The reverb on their amps sucks, not worth the effort, and all that I have had had reverb on the channel that did not have trem. The Trem *is* usable, so that is fun. Beyond that, the later metal faced ones are a bit lower gain from what I have had, but they all have a great Syd Barrett era Floyd grind. Very Marshall-y. English Bob, still have the croc one, lovely amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Purplexi Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 Selmer's here http://www.ampaholics.org.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psychedelic Trip Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 My band has two. Sorry not the best pics 1964 croc skin Bassmaster 50 This ones a really bad pic of the amp but that's a 1967 Selmer Treble n Bass MK III with a Selmer Goliath 100 cab I'll try upload some better pics of the amps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Psychedelic Trip Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 PLACEBO62 that's my band's Selmer in your display pic! The one in the second photo I posted above. We use it for our organ. It's easy to tell because to metal plate is missing off the front. Did you use to own it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members morpha2 Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 I was looking for a Selmer a couple years ago. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheHarakiriEnd Posted February 5, 2008 Members Share Posted February 5, 2008 I have been wanting a Magnatone too. My buddy swears by that vibrato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members devon-gtr Posted May 19, 2008 Members Share Posted May 19, 2008 I want an obscure old selmer tube amp for long winded repetitive arpeggiating with tremolo and reverb. That is all. I have an original Selmer Mark 2 ('63-'65)T&B 50 for sale in excellent working condition.Not a museum piece as crock-skin has worn off but, a great sounding pro amp in VG condition. Recently serviced by one of country's best tech. Quite loud.One channel sounds like old Marshall, the other like old Bassman. Currentlypowered by pair of KT-90s. Includes custom-made soft cover-black withgold trim. $1300 plus shipping. As I'm not good at forums, interested partiescan mail me at midnight-blu@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted May 19, 2008 Members Share Posted May 19, 2008 I have an original Selmer Mark 2 ('63-'65)T&B 50 for sale in excellent working condition.Not a museum piece as crock-skin has worn off but, a great sounding pro amp in VG condition. Recently serviced by one of country's best tech. Quite loud.One channel sounds like old Marshall, the other like old Bassman. Currentlypowered by pair of KT-90s. Includes custom-made soft cover-black withgold trim. $1300 plus shipping. As I'm not good at forums, interested partiescan mail me at midnight-blu@comcast.net i'll {censored} in your hat for a dollar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members m_Calavera Posted May 19, 2008 Members Share Posted May 19, 2008 i'll {censored} in your hat for a dollar SOLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Selmer Zodiac Posted May 20, 2008 Members Share Posted May 20, 2008 Selmer amps are definitely NOT all treble and no bass. The few I've heard are like the bastard son of an AC-30 and an old Marshall- all the bass and grunt of the Marshall with more vicious Vox high end. Not all the models have tremolo either of course, but then you knew that I guess. Most of the time I see them on UK eBay, you can add at least another $1000 to the price your local guitar shop wants, so if it is a Selmer, and it is that price, and it's fairly original, you should be able to flip it to a collector for more money. I know that SirHC (who probably spends all his time over at Haunting Mids now) is into crusty old british amps- I swapped the non-working croc-skin Selmer head I bought from a pawnshop for my Jazzmaster... Very True. My Zodiac Twin Thirty has Tons of Bass & is a cross between a ' 65 JTM-45 & ' 64 Vox AC/30 in Tone - Balls, Grind & Chime. These amps have all Patridge Transformers ( Real Heavy Iron ) Same as HIWATT. EL-34s in the power section & Mullard,Telefunken, AX-7 & EF-86 pre amp tubes. EF-86 are the magic old Vox AC-30 Tubes. Selmers were used by most of the British 60s Bands. Animals, Stones, Hollies, etc. Then Vox came and started giving their amps to bands, and subsequently cut Selmer out of the picture. These are killer amps. The Crocs & Mk 2 Heads in particular. Bands such as the Arctic Monkeys, White Stripes, are rediscovering this fact. The Grey / Blues were 1962 -1963 & Croc Skin 1963 -1965. http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/gallery/gallery3/selm.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ArrMatey Posted May 20, 2008 Members Share Posted May 20, 2008 selmer amps are awesome, there were LOADS that popped up at the beggining of the year and were going for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ScienceFriction Posted July 30, 2010 Members Share Posted July 30, 2010 I'd love to get my hands on a Selmer Zodiac Twin 30, they really are amazing amps. The normal stuff that comes along with an old tube amp aside, their sound and appearance is enough to place them among the greatest amps ever I think. I'd much rather have a Selmer Zodiac than almost any other 30 watt amp I can think of, especially any modern amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members perttiky Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 I have Selmer super zodiac 100 mk2 and it sound very loud and good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aussy Posted February 18, 2011 Members Share Posted February 18, 2011 Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinC23 Posted May 28, 2013 Members Share Posted May 28, 2013 Do you still want an old Selmer Amp? I'm selling my Selmer TnB 100 Tremolo with 1x18" cab all original and working, the only things that have been changed is the power lead to a Euro socket still on a lead though not cut into the chassis and the flying lead on the back of the cab has been changed to a jack socket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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