Ha! Bit of a physical impossibility. It would have to be somebody else's teeth...
Anyhow, that Tele is so heavy that I'd struggle to get it over my head. I'd probably fall over backwards - a Spinal Tap moment. Chris On 9 July 2013 14:26, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Damn cool, Chris. Congratulations! > > Have you started playing your axe behind your head with your teeth yet? ;-) > > > On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Chris Mitchell <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Well. What a lucky chap I am. Marshall Amps is based here in Milton >> Keynes. Jim Marshall (the legendary founder) died last year. He was a >> great supporter of our local cancer hospice, and he left instructions >> that a replica 1962 Bluesbreaker amp be made in the custom shop and >> handed over to Willen Hospice to be raffled. It was and I was the >> lucky winner! It is big, heavy and loud. No frills and with its 30 >> watts and twin Celestion speakers, it sounds sublime. The chassis is >> even gold plated. >> >> All of Marshall's high end valve ("tube" to those who celebrate 4th >> July) amps are made here, including the cabinets and the hand wired >> electrics, and are shipped all over the world. Even the artwork for >> the famous "it goes up to 11; it's 1 louder" amp in Spinal Tap was >> produced here. I took a trio of muso mates and we had a tour of the >> factory and a play in the on-site theatre where famous names from the >> music world come and try out the latest toys. A fantastic couple of >> hours and then back to work. >> >> Here's a picture (K7, DA* 16-50) of it with my trusty (and also very >> heavy) 1973 Tele Deluxe: >> http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/MarshallAmp/slides/_IMG4720.html >> >> For those interested in factories and some museum pieces such as the >> first amp JM ever built, there are some dodgy smartphone pictures in >> the gallery behind it all. >> >> Chris >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
