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eBay heads up - AXL Medway Special

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Not tried/used/owned one of these, just passing it on...


...MusicRadar liked them enough (review), and seems a good price for a 18W 1x12 combo with FX loop and spring reverb.  Think these are identical to the VHT Classic 18, just different livery.  I've spotted one on my local gumtree, so might give that one a look in the flesh.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    They're very good. The speaker is a genuine Gelestion G12M-25 Greenback too, in case anyone had doubts at that price! Probably at least partly why they sound good, although it's not actually hard to make a valve amp like that which does.

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  • ecc83ecc83 Frets: 1488
    I suppose they ARE 230volts?

    Dave.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    ecc83 said:
    I suppose they ARE 230volts?
    Yes. Legitimate UK imports through Westside Distribution.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • ecc83ecc83 Frets: 1488
    ICBM said:
    ecc83 said:
    I suppose they ARE 230volts?
    Yes. Legitimate UK imports through Westside Distribution.
    Oh! Cynical moir!

    Dave.
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    edited October 2013
    ecc83 said:
    Oh! Cynical moir!

    I don't blame you :). Especially given where they obviously come from...

    They do appear to be properly certified - although I assume you know about the 'remarkable' similarity between the "China Export" (CE) logo and the "Conformité Européenne" (CE) logo!

    I'm pretty sure they're made in the same factory as some of the recent Sound City and Hiwatt offerings, and possibly Ashdown. This doesn't bode very well for reliability, I know - the AXLs don't seem too bad though, especially not for £200 with a premium speaker. They were never worth £600 even given that.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • Dave_McDave_Mc Frets: 2022
    ICBM said:
    ecc83 said:
    Oh! Cynical moir!

    I don't blame you :). Especially given where they obviously come from...

    They do appear to be properly certified - although I assume you know about the 'remarkable' similarity between the "China Export" (CE) logo and the "Conformité Européenne" (CE) logo!

    I'm pretty sure they're made in the same factory as some of the recent Sound City and Hiwatt offerings, and possibly Ashdown. This doesn't bode very well for reliability, I know - the AXLs don't seem too bad though, especially not for £200 with a premium speaker. They were never worth £600 even given that.
    Go on, dish the dirt (assuming you can without getting into trouble) :)
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    Dave_Mc said:
    Go on, dish the dirt (assuming you can without getting into trouble) :)
    There's not much I know of. Westside took a lot and they didn't sell - not surprising given the no-name to actively-bad-name brand, the high price for what they were (even with a good speaker and ply cab), and possibly the colour. So they cleared them out at get-rid-of-it prices.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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  • Dave_McDave_Mc Frets: 2022
    Ah ok, thanks. I thought maybe there was something more sinister to it. :)) I don't need an 18 watt-type amp, but for that price it sounds like a reasonable deal (if the reliability isn't suspect, as you said it might be) considering it's ply and has a decent speaker.
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  • DarnWeightDarnWeight Frets: 2562
    edited October 2013
    Being as these are basically rebadged "modern" VHTs, I just had another thought.  Would these be wired on a turret/eyelet board a la the Special 6 or Standard 18 models?  I can find gutshots of both those, but none of the Medway/Classic 18...so my gut reaction is "no".
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  • Dave_McDave_Mc Frets: 2022
    I'd have assumed "no" as well. I think some of the "modern" VHTs are PCB, and I'm guessing this is one of them.
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