Ceriatone Yeti for a Marshall?

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I was at my guitar tach guys house and spotted an older Marshall behind a bunch of gear and tools. I asked him about it and he said it was either a 77 or 78 Super Lead - 100 watts. Said he picked it up in a deal a while back and doesn’t use it very much. I told if he ever got rid of it to give me first shot…said he would. I know he really likes my Yeti…was thinking about floating a trade offer…always wanted either a JMP or an 800. Thinking with an SD1 in front it be killer…
 
Panhead5 said:
Grab it ! This is a no brainer.
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This.

You can always grab/order another Yeti. The Marshall will be killer....unless the caps are in need of changing ie the amp sounds thin or doesn't put out like a Wizard/HiWatt. Or, maybe the tubes are shot/needing re biasing.
I've personally never heard/played through a bad sounding 800 or JMP...that was healthy anyway. One particular 2203 from 1983 was thin/off sounding but the filter caps were leaking. Sounded so good after changing the caps, I sold the Wiz MC100 I had.
 
I have zero practical experience with changing caps on any amp…but after watching a ton of videos about it, it looks pretty straightforward to do. At least on the old Marshall and fenders anyway. Am I missing something? I know it’s dangerous but with the correct precautions should be doable. Man has to start somewhere….
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JackBootedThug said:
I have zero practical experience with changing caps on any amp…but after watching a ton of videos about it, it looks pretty straightforward to do. At least on the old Marshall and fenders anyway. Am I missing something? I know it’s dangerous but with the correct precautions should be doable. Man has to start somewhere….
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There's a proper way to discharge caps, and the 'farmer' way. This needs to be done before you change them of course. The 'farmer' way is to run the amp, play it for a minute then turn it off while playing without using standby...play it and you'll hear the sound slowly fade away. That discharges the caps almost completely; leaving about the equivalent of a 9v battery in them. Then, take a pic of how they are wired in...and change them one at a time. On an old Marshall, you can loosen up the brackets and pull them up, and change them without taking the chassis out.
The 'proper' way is out there on YouTube; look it up if you are worried about voltages or simply pay a tech to do it.
 
Guess I misread the situation. Floated the trade offer with an offer to buy and he said he’d let me when he’s ready. Guessing it’ll sit there until then. Moving on…
 
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