New (to me): Kelly 50w valve head
Posted: 11 Feb 2011, 03:38
I've been looking around for a medium-power amp head for some time. It's needed for playing at jams and I wanted it in head format so that it can be used with a relatively light Carvin 1x12 cabinet without requiring a roadie.
No luck (at a price I wanted to pay, anyway) until last week, when a SMSE member told me that a neighbour was selling a Kelly 50w valve head. I remember the brand quite well - it was something of an offshoot of Selmer (very late 60s and early 70s), owing not a little to the design of the T'n'B 50 but with a definite touch of Hiwatt about the appointments. I thought it would suit me fine. And it was at the right price - £50, complete with a large 2x12" speaker cabinet (wider than a standard 2x12 - looking like a T60 on its side). So, it's mine. And I've just had it checked over and PAT tested - with several important safety-related repairs and mods, including a mains-filter IEC connector installed - and all that for £45.
Here's a pic:
Many thanks to Dave from SMSE. I can't wait to try it out...
JN
No luck (at a price I wanted to pay, anyway) until last week, when a SMSE member told me that a neighbour was selling a Kelly 50w valve head. I remember the brand quite well - it was something of an offshoot of Selmer (very late 60s and early 70s), owing not a little to the design of the T'n'B 50 but with a definite touch of Hiwatt about the appointments. I thought it would suit me fine. And it was at the right price - £50, complete with a large 2x12" speaker cabinet (wider than a standard 2x12 - looking like a T60 on its side). So, it's mine. And I've just had it checked over and PAT tested - with several important safety-related repairs and mods, including a mains-filter IEC connector installed - and all that for £45.
Here's a pic:
Many thanks to Dave from SMSE. I can't wait to try it out...
JN