Have an opportunity to aquire an original old Marshall bottom from a friend with the impossible to find G12M 20 watters. It needs restoration, as it's covered in Ozite instead of tolex and a has a metal grill.
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Anyway the resoration doesn't scare me at all, as I have a few under my belt already. Even contemplating the stupidly expensive EC pinstripe grillcloth, depending on how the speakers date. I'm just not sure about being able to actually use it for fear of trashing the speakers!
I built a JTM45 last year which I dearly love and I play it out live alot. I'm not shy about cranking it, sounds best around to me around 8 1/2 and it doesn't have much headroom at all, squashes really quickly and isn't half as loud as my Matchless combo. I'm wondering if 4 vintage 20 watt Celestions would be safe to use? I'm one of those guys that thinks gear should be played, not put in a museum but of course I don't want to ruin them either. What do you guys think?