Public Service: HI/Low gain Jose Mod on eBay

[Anonymous]

HI/Low Gain Jose Mod

Have at it!

Steve

 

[RoidRage]

HI/Low Gain Jose Mod

Have at it!

Steve

A nice piece is it yours? The person knows what he's talking about... But pricey for sure... This person wants to finance his entire CCV purchase with the selling of this amp.

Roid RAGE

 

[parntz145]

I remember the 50 watters going for $1100 and the 100 watters $1500. I cant believe the inflated prices on them now. I have been dealing with Cameron for at least 7 years. I wish I had a bunch of amps modded then and sold them off at these prices.

 

[stephen sawall]

It is kind of crazy with all the other amps going cheaper with the economy and all.

Who knows if he keeps making them and gets caught up and then on top of it .... the big numbers may come down. I guess it could go either direction.

 

[dawnofdreamx97]

he nailed the part about the highs on marks amps... ive never heard amps that have that same smooth yet cutting high end , never fatiguing...

 

[Hollywood]

I remember the 50 watters going for $1100 and the 100 watters $1500. I cant believe the inflated prices on them now. I have been dealing with Cameron for at least 7 years. I wish I had a bunch of amps modded then and sold them off at these prices.

Yeah, you see some of these amps that you know sold for a certain price and on top of that the same exact price two, three times in a row.
Then you see these amps lately being put up for sale for a grand over those prices.
To each his own but the prices on these lately is way off the mark.
But the hope is there may be someone somewhere, that wants it bad enough to give away their money. That's their right.
Goodluck to any of these guys riding those hopes of the homerun customer.
Hell, I am going to start trying to sell stock in the fairy tale creatures.

 

[parntz145]

I agree. If someone is willing to pay these prices than hell why not ask it. I have had at least 12 Cameron mods and I have seen some I once owned sell for over $1000 what I sold them for.

 

[steve_k]

Supply = Demand....little supply, big demand. Face it, Mark's stuff is limited and likely only homegrown stuff built for the near future. And, very few of them. Those with Mark's stuff are among a small group. Mark is definitely the Dumble of 80's tone, hands down. People give him shit, but he is a genius when it comes to Marshall's and his own. Granted, he is slow as molasses in December and it is like watching paint dry waiting for your stuff. But, so worth it.

I would buy it and not hesitate at all. If I buy a brand new SLP reissue or even a used one and ship it off to an amp builder. Add on a $1000 for the full suite of mods to capture LG/HG Jose and EQ control. Same same.

Steve

 

[Hollywood]

I agree in large part with what you are saying.
But I guess since I have/ own Mark's work and I have the knowledge of what certain particular amps/pieces have the actual worth of, I have a harder time paying a whole bunch more coin for it.
If I was gonna give that money out, I would rather it be going straight to mark for the amp directly instead of one that is modded and has been passed around the world 3 times over and then pops back up for sale at a higher price.
I would rather Mark himself profit from his good work no matter what the pace it arrives at, than someone wishing on the rainbow because they have a Cameron.
But this is all the fairy tale due to delivery times and drama.

 

[steve_k]

I agree in large part with what you are saying.
But I guess since I have/ own Mark's work and I have the knowledge of what certain particular amps/pieces have the actual worth of, I have a harder time paying a whole bunch more coin for it.
If I was gonna give that money out, I would rather it be going straight to mark for the amp directly instead of one that is modded and has been passed around the world 3 times over and then pops back up for sale at a higher price.
I would rather Mark himself profit from his good work no matter what the pace it arrives at, than someone wishing on the rainbow because they have a Cameron.
But this is all the fairy tale due to delivery times and drama.

Probably a bunch of guys with big hair and spandex were having this conversation in 1980 about Jose

Steve

 

[Hollywood]

I agree in large part with what you are saying.
But I guess since I have/ own Mark's work and I have the knowledge of what certain particular amps/pieces have the actual worth of, I have a harder time paying a whole bunch more coin for it.
If I was gonna give that money out, I would rather it be going straight to mark for the amp directly instead of one that is modded and has been passed around the world 3 times over and then pops back up for sale at a higher price.
I would rather Mark himself profit from his good work no matter what the pace it arrives at, than someone wishing on the rainbow because they have a Cameron.
But this is all the fairy tale due to delivery times and drama.

Probably a bunch of guys with big hair and spandex were having this conversation in 1980 about Jose

Steve

weren't we a couple of them ?

 

[steve_k]

I agree in large part with what you are saying.
But I guess since I have/ own Mark's work and I have the knowledge of what certain particular amps/pieces have the actual worth of, I have a harder time paying a whole bunch more coin for it.
If I was gonna give that money out, I would rather it be going straight to mark for the amp directly instead of one that is modded and has been passed around the world 3 times over and then pops back up for sale at a higher price.
I would rather Mark himself profit from his good work no matter what the pace it arrives at, than someone wishing on the rainbow because they have a Cameron.
But this is all the fairy tale due to delivery times and drama.

Probably a bunch of guys with big hair and spandex were having this conversation in 1980 about Jose

Steve

weren't we a couple of them ?

aw dammit. now everyone knows......

 

[Anonymous]

HI/Low Gain Jose Mod

Have at it!

Steve

A nice piece is it yours? The person knows what he's talking about... But pricey for sure... This person wants to finance his entire CCV purchase with the selling of this amp.

Roid RAGE

Not mine - I have CCV and that's it!

Steve

 

[Anonymous]

I agree in large part with what you are saying.
But I guess since I have/ own Mark's work and I have the knowledge of what certain particular amps/pieces have the actual worth of, I have a harder time paying a whole bunch more coin for it.
If I was gonna give that money out, I would rather it be going straight to mark for the amp directly instead of one that is modded and has been passed around the world 3 times over and then pops back up for sale at a higher price.
I would rather Mark himself profit from his good work no matter what the pace it arrives at, than someone wishing on the rainbow because they have a Cameron.
But this is all the fairy tale due to delivery times and drama.

Probably a bunch of guys with big hair and spandex were having this conversation in 1980 about Jose

Steve

Not at all. I had two amps modded by Jose Arredondo back in '84 and '85 and I never waited more than a week before I got them back. I used to bring them back to be serviced by him and same thing - would get 'em back fast. He was fast and good and a funny old guy... No one paid inflated prices for his mods - you'd just bring him an amp and $250-300 and a week later, you were good to go. Both of my Jose mods sounded awesome and that is what I'm trying to re-create with my amp. Mark's amps are something different to me - way different voicing. Mids and low end that slam you in the guts... heavier. I love my CCV and I'm looking forward to my having my amp to compliment it for a little bit more traditional Jose Marshall voicing...

Steve

 

[steve_k]

I agree in large part with what you are saying.
But I guess since I have/ own Mark's work and I have the knowledge of what certain particular amps/pieces have the actual worth of, I have a harder time paying a whole bunch more coin for it.
If I was gonna give that money out, I would rather it be going straight to mark for the amp directly instead of one that is modded and has been passed around the world 3 times over and then pops back up for sale at a higher price.
I would rather Mark himself profit from his good work no matter what the pace it arrives at, than someone wishing on the rainbow because they have a Cameron.
But this is all the fairy tale due to delivery times and drama.

Probably a bunch of guys with big hair and spandex were having this conversation in 1980 about Jose

Steve

Not at all. I had two amps modded by Jose Arredondo back in '84 and '85 and I never waited more than a week before I got them back. I used to bring them back to be serviced by him and same thing - would get 'em back fast. He was fast and good and a funny old guy... No one paid inflated prices for his mods - you'd just bring him an amp and $250-300 and a week later, you were good to go. Both of my Jose mods sounded awesome and that is what I'm trying to re-create with my amp. Mark's amps are something different to me - way different voicing. Mids and low end that slam you in the guts... heavier. I love my CCV and I'm looking forward to my having my amp to compliment it for a little bit more traditional Jose Marshall voicing...

Steve

Steve,

Man, what you stated here about Jose is very cool information indeed. I am thinking you are the only person around here that knew him or had a mod done by him - in person . I think his mods are pretty much public information in the forms of scanned copies of the circuits, not that he made them public. You will have to let us know how the amp build turns out. Wouldn't it be great to have service like that again?

You have got the CCV nailed. Bottom and mid slamming you in the guts. I don't use near the available gain either. No matter how you set gain 1 and 2 though, the clarity always blows right through the mix. This is one thing I absolutely love about Mark's amps.

We still need to discuss Hollywood's fondness of hairspray and spandex

Steve

 

[Ampaddict]

Didn't Dave sell his 50 watt for $2800?

 

[Anonymous]

I agree in large part with what you are saying.
But I guess since I have/ own Mark's work and I have the knowledge of what certain particular amps/pieces have the actual worth of, I have a harder time paying a whole bunch more coin for it.
If I was gonna give that money out, I would rather it be going straight to mark for the amp directly instead of one that is modded and has been passed around the world 3 times over and then pops back up for sale at a higher price.
I would rather Mark himself profit from his good work no matter what the pace it arrives at, than someone wishing on the rainbow because they have a Cameron.
But this is all the fairy tale due to delivery times and drama.

Probably a bunch of guys with big hair and spandex were having this conversation in 1980 about Jose

Steve

Not at all. I had two amps modded by Jose Arredondo back in '84 and '85 and I never waited more than a week before I got them back. I used to bring them back to be serviced by him and same thing - would get 'em back fast. He was fast and good and a funny old guy... No one paid inflated prices for his mods - you'd just bring him an amp and $250-300 and a week later, you were good to go. Both of my Jose mods sounded awesome and that is what I'm trying to re-create with my amp. Mark's amps are something different to me - way different voicing. Mids and low end that slam you in the guts... heavier. I love my CCV and I'm looking forward to my having my amp to compliment it for a little bit more traditional Jose Marshall voicing...

Steve

Steve,

Man, what you stated here about Jose is very cool information indeed. I am thinking you are the only person around here that knew him or had a mod done by him - in person . I think his mods are pretty much public information in the forms of scanned copies of the circuits, not that he made them public. You will have to let us know how the amp build turns out. Wouldn't it be great to have service like that again?

You have got the CCV nailed. Bottom and mid slamming you in the guts. I don't use near the available gain either. No matter how you set gain 1 and 2 though, the clarity always blows right through the mix. This is one thing I absolutely love about Mark's amps.

We still need to discuss Hollywood's fondness of hairspray and spandex

Steve

I think it may be true that I'm the only guy on this board that knew him and had his work done on my amps. The guy was hilarious -full of stories about being backstage at VH shows. He'd show me stuff he was working on for EVH or Jake E. Lee... Arrco Electronics was always full of amps from a who's who of the LA players - some who'd already made, some who were on the way, and some, like me, who now work at other jobs...

Speaking of hairspray and spandex, here is me onstage in '85 or '86 at the Roxy in Hollywood. You can see my Jose modded 800 and rig on the left. Note the extra knobs and inputs cut in the amp on the right. Those were the high gain inputs...

Steve

 

[steve_k]

I agree in large part with what you are saying.
But I guess since I have/ own Mark's work and I have the knowledge of what certain particular amps/pieces have the actual worth of, I have a harder time paying a whole bunch more coin for it.
If I was gonna give that money out, I would rather it be going straight to mark for the amp directly instead of one that is modded and has been passed around the world 3 times over and then pops back up for sale at a higher price.
I would rather Mark himself profit from his good work no matter what the pace it arrives at, than someone wishing on the rainbow because they have a Cameron.
But this is all the fairy tale due to delivery times and drama.

Probably a bunch of guys with big hair and spandex were having this conversation in 1980 about Jose

Steve

Not at all. I had two amps modded by Jose Arredondo back in '84 and '85 and I never waited more than a week before I got them back. I used to bring them back to be serviced by him and same thing - would get 'em back fast. He was fast and good and a funny old guy... No one paid inflated prices for his mods - you'd just bring him an amp and $250-300 and a week later, you were good to go. Both of my Jose mods sounded awesome and that is what I'm trying to re-create with my amp. Mark's amps are something different to me - way different voicing. Mids and low end that slam you in the guts... heavier. I love my CCV and I'm looking forward to my having my amp to compliment it for a little bit more traditional Jose Marshall voicing...

Steve

Steve,

Man, what you stated here about Jose is very cool information indeed. I am thinking you are the only person around here that knew him or had a mod done by him - in person . I think his mods are pretty much public information in the forms of scanned copies of the circuits, not that he made them public. You will have to let us know how the amp build turns out. Wouldn't it be great to have service like that again?

You have got the CCV nailed. Bottom and mid slamming you in the guts. I don't use near the available gain either. No matter how you set gain 1 and 2 though, the clarity always blows right through the mix. This is one thing I absolutely love about Mark's amps.

We still need to discuss Hollywood's fondness of hairspray and spandex

Steve

I think it may be true that I'm the only guy on this board that knew him and had his work done on my amps. The guy was hilarious -full of stories about being backstage at VH shows. He'd show me stuff he was working on for EVH or Jake E. Lee... Arrco Electronics was always full of amps from a who's who of the LA players - some who'd already made, some who were on the way, and some, like me, who now work at other jobs...

Speaking of hairspray and spandex, here is me onstage in '85 or '86 at the Roxy in Hollywood. You can see my Jose modded 800 and rig on the left. Note the extra knobs and inputs cut in the amp on the right. Those were the high gain inputs...

Steve

You've got that "I see the cleavage - now show me your tits" look in your eyes Good info on Jose too mate.

Steve

 

[Jay Strange]

Killer Poodle Mullet!!

 

[Anonymous]

Killer Poodle Mullet!!

Not a mullet, but thx...

Steve