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Cornford Carrera NOW SOLD

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McTootMcToot Frets: 1977
edited November 2014 in Amps £

I've tried to be patient on this one - waiting to see if the honeymoon period with my new amp (H&K Statesman) faded and I found myself craving the glorious crunch of the Carrera.  But while I do miss the grin-making, balls out noise, the Statesman is just perfect for my current needs.  As a home noodler, having two cracking amps is too much of a luxury, so I'll put this one on the block.  It's in near mint condition and sounds just awesome when you give it a bit of humpty.  At only 5-8 watts, that's really quite do-able too.  It is currently running an EL84 (JJ - new) and a 6V6 in the switchable dual outputs. I will include a winged C KT88, that you could run in the octal position.  I never got round to trying it, but I suspect it's killer. 

Here is some blurb from the old Cornford site:

"This is a 1x12 Celestion Vintage 30 loaded combo, with a 5-8 Watt, all tube, class A amp section, perfect for home and studio applications. All point to point hand soldered wiring, no PCB's in sight and full of fantastic guitar tones. 5 to 8 watts output, depending on the output valve used. Output stage is 1x9 pin valve base suitable for an EL84/6BQ5 valve, switchable to 1x8 pin Octal valve base suitable for any of the following valves - 6V6, 6L6/588, EL34, KT66, KT77, or KT88/6550.

The Cornford Carrera comes with 1xEL84 and 1x6V6 as standard. The preamp is 3x12AX7's as standard, interchangeable with ECC81/12AT7, EC882/12AU7, ECC803 and ECC83/12AX7 in any combination."

I'm in Haywards Heath, near Gatwick, but would be happy to travel up to an hour in any direction (except due south as that would put me in France) to meet.  Not wanting to post.  I'll put it up on here at £475, but will advertise it elsewhere at more as it's worth it. 


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  • SimpleSimonSimpleSimon Frets: 1005
    Looks lovely, shame im not nearer. Were these the precursor to the Victory Baron?

     

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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    I'd have had this if I hadn't literally bought an amp last week! Gah!
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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977

    Postage to the desert would have been a ball-ache Mike. 

    @SimpleSimon - not sure about the new Victory stuff.  Same designer though, so I guess...

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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    Yeah, but I could've got my folks to pick it up and send it - they probably wouldn't mind. Anyway.. Good luck with the sale!
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  • FortheloveofguitarFortheloveofguitar Frets: 4108
    Are you around weekday day times. ?
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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977
    edited October 2014
    Fortheloveofguitar said:
    Are you around weekday day times. ?
    I am actually. I work from home on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Plus on days when I'm up in London, mrs McToot is here. Next Friday I'm off to Madge-Orka for a few days...

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  • bodhibodhi Frets: 1309
    edited October 2014
    That's a great price for a killer amp.  I paid a lot more for mine.

    Same co-designer as the Victory range of amps - Martin Kidd.

    Quite tempting, actually.  But I probably don't need two of these...or do I...?
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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977
    bodhi said:
    That's a great price for a killer amp.  I paid a lot more for mine.

    Same co-designer as the Victory range of amps - Martin Kidd.

    Quite tempting, actually.  But I probably don't need two of these...or do I...?
    Ah gowan gowan gowan! The only thing better than a Carrera is two Carreras. What a stereo rig that would be. Crunch nirvana. 

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  • tone1tone1 Frets: 4930
    Love my Carrera with a custom made teak cab
    http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/59137/tone1#latest
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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977
    edited October 2014

    You are welcome to take picture of camel - see the bump



    EDIT: I meant to say, while cash is king, I just might be swayed by trades, but not for an amp.  I'm kind of picky, but something like a Cabronita, a G&L strat type, semi-acoustic or maybe a decent acoustic...

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  • suhrtonesuhrtone Frets: 52
    great amp ! Interested in swapping for a Cole clark FL1? 
    cheers
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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977
    suhrtone said:
    great amp ! Interested in swapping for a Cole clark FL1? 
    cheers
    PM'd - thanks. 

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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977
    El bumpo (from sunny Majorca) back on Tuesday, more's the pity.

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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977

    Provisionally on hold for a (very generous) feller, who wants to buy for his (bloody lucky) grandson for Christmas. 

    The yoof of today, eh!? I ask you...

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  • gareth1973gareth1973 Frets: 9
    bloody 'ell. That's cheap - I sold mine for £800 on the music radar site about 4 years ago - superb amp,only sold it as I needed something louder!
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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977
    gareth1973 said:
    bloody 'ell. That's cheap - I sold mine for £800 on the music radar site about 4 years ago - superb amp,only sold it as I needed something louder!
    It is, but I think the demise of Cornford amps does to a certain extent dictate the prices.  To be fair I won't lose much.  I paid a very good price and then spent a bit getting it serviced and re-valved...

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  • McTootMcToot Frets: 1977
    Now sold. Thanks for the interest.

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