What rare/obscure amps have you owned?

ZEEGLER
ZEEGLER
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It's all relative of course, but I feel like I've owned some amps that aren't often seen out in the wild.

These three are super rare:
Rhino Beast 100 watt head
Randall RGT100 Head (this is the all-tube head, not the much more common SS)
Carlsbro 50 Top Evo


These are not super rare, but also not commonly seen:
Carvin Legacy
Laney AOR 6 knob
B52 AT-100
Soldano Hot Rod 100 Plus
Marshall 6100 30th Anniversary
Rivera Knucklehead II
Rivera Knucklehead Reverb KR-55
Krank Rev 1
Crate BV-150
Diamond Nitrox
 
My VVT Simo-Plex is 1 of 2

My Starfield VPA-1 tube preamp took me about 20 years to find (Could have gotten the matching power amp too but shipping cost would have been too crazy - should have done it anyway)

Amps I've owned that aren't really rare but are rarely seen in use these days would be the Fender Prosonic and Peavey Prowler (both fucking awesome, especially the Prosonic)

I also had a Carvin Legacy halfstack (my biggest gear purchase regret lol)

Had a super old Alamo combo for a while too


My solid pine Russian-made Electro-Harmonix 4x12 cab is pretty unusual as well....I'm sure there are more out there but I've never seen another one in person. Great fuckin cab too
 
1969 Sound City PA Mark 3. It's Reeves Era handwired and is schematically close to a Hiwatt CP-103. It's 100 watts and 6 channels of Hiwatt/early Sound City tones. MK4s can be found, but they're different inside. Can't find another MK3 or earlier on sale.

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uhh you know if you've spoken to me about a certain serial number and others are listed below

fortin NATAS=just get a randall satan or thrasher, fuck the bullhsit

i had no idea any of the rivera stuff i've owned was considered rare? but ok

prosonic is good shit, fender super sonic is close enough

but they're priced similarly actually the prosonic is cheaper a lot of the time

cornford mk50-built for vinne moore, should not have sold this, it was dumb dumb, friend who bought it passed sadly

dar prototypes, the forza prototype and a tuzzia that was never built like the one i had, hmmm dumb to sell, or dumb to own idk which frankly

shit i need a wizard, those are the heat fire or whatever the kids are saying these days they're that

others i can't remember and don't know if anyone cares about
 
I had a rackmount Randall tube head I wish I had kept and taken it to a tech to have the guts cleaned up a little and a tune up. I also have a Red Bear MKE120 which aren't seen too often. Also, I had a Granger Regal 35, which was his take on the Trainwreck style amps.
 
I've owned a lot of rare and obscure amps.

The ones I miss the most:

Mesa MKIII Coli no stripe. The King!

Carol-Ann OD2-100 EL34 conversion from OD1 by Alan himself. Beastly amp!

Carol-Ann Triptik II 50 watt. Probably the best sounding hard rock amp I've ever heard or used. Kick myself for selling it...
 
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I owned the very first ever Metropolous Metroplex serial number 001. The same one George does an instruction video with.

Currently own a Mesa mark III coliseum pentode converted to 180W and +/++ switchable.

I just sold a super rare Laney GH100S. Not many of those exist in the world, most are Ti models.

Currently own a 90’s Bogner Ecstasy with the class A/AB option which is super rare. Not many in the 90’s had that option.

I also own a Nick modded Marshall which outside of this forum isn’t well known. Amp sounds great.
 
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