Sales (Updated - 17th Novemberber 2024)

If you are interested in contacting me on any of the below items, please phone 07846 824 826 or email me by clicking here e-mail me. This is not necessarily the most up-to-date listing so it is always worth a call just to see what is coming up. All my For Sale items will have been through my workshop (unless stated as being Spares or Repair) and can be tried out to your hearts content. I can supply interested parties images of most listings shown below.

Always open to a REASONABLE OFFER on MOSTof the below.

I also have numerous Watkins WEM Copicats, which are due to be refurbed, if you are after a particular model, be it Valve or SolidState, let me know since I will re-prioritise the work schedule.

If you have any musical instruments for sale, I am always interested in hearing about them with a possible view to purchase, even the broken ones, which I particularly like. P/X is always an option.

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brand item description
price
Watkins

 

UNIQUE Mid 1960’s Westminster Mark 2 10W Valve Amplifier

I received this as a bare cabinet with a relatively complete internal chassis and speaker.

Many hours later, I have totally rejuvenated the cabinet into one that I honestly consider far more attractive than the original. However, if you’re a collector, I doubt if this is for you, I’ve been wrong though.

The amp has had the once over and certain (Hunts and other) components have been replaced.

The valves are all superb and could well be the originals. They are ALL MULLARD YELLOW PRINT an test perfect on my tester. The list is:

2x ECL82 (these also serve as the circuits Phase Invertor)

1 x EZ80

1 x ECC83

The speaker is not original, but of the same era. It is in fact a Philips ANILCO 10” and rare, being worth far more that its ELAC original and sounds fabulous.

There is a period footswitch, which is of Watkins origin.

This is one of the most desirable amps I have had the privilege of restoring and whoever buys this will have something so unique in todays marketplace.
£465
Watkins

1960's Left-Hand Rapier 33 Guitar with Deluxe Hardcase

This has been through the mill cosmetically, since on receipt, it was hand painted and the neck varnish was cracked everywhere. The following has been done:

  1. The neck
    1. This was totally scrapped clean and sanded to a fine finish.
    2. The frets were then polished and a couple of coats of lemon oil, to feed the wood was applied. There is wear on the frets, although there appears not to distract from the playability of the guitar. I guess in an ideal world, one would have a re-fret done.
    3. What followed was an application of 4-thin coats of an expensive German product called OSMO Polyx-Oil. The satin finish is stunning, allowing great speed, up and down the neck without friction.
    4. The machine heads were cleaned and re-fitted – Note: Not the Watkins originals, but these had been fitted before and hence I chose to re-fit.
    5. A new neck truss-rod cover replaced the missing one.
  2. The body
    1. This was sanded down to a fine finish with most of the existing marks filled with
      Impa Stopper Finissage a special auto filler.
    2. 4-coats of primer were then applied leaving 1-day between full coats. This was then sanded using 1500 wet-n-dry paper.
    3. 4-coats of Double Acrylic Aerosol Car Spray Paint, Ford - Race Red was applied leaving 1-day between full coats. This was then sanded using 2200 wet-n-dry paper.
    4. A final 3-coats of Clear Lacquer was then applied, after which the body was left to allow  the paint to solidify for some 4-weeks before re-assembly of the total guitar.
  3.  The electrics
    1. Apart from giving them a detox/lub, what had been wired up, remains as-is.
    2. One of the Volume Controls has been removed, leaving a Volume and Tone pot. This could easily be re-instated by someone understanding pickup wiring regimes.
    3. In addition, there has been one added modification, which is a slider switch. From what I can make out, it is an Out-of- Phase switch.
    4. I have made up a Truth-Table, representing what each setting does with respect to the pickups. I do not guarantee it is 100% correct, but that said, it is not far out, if at all.

This particular model of the Rapier 33 is from my perspective the more rarer model, in that it has the 4-position rotary selector switch, unlike most, having the red/black toggle switch. You do not often see a “33” with a rotary switch, which is more akin to the Rapier 44 model.
There is a tremolo arm, that isn’t that good, since the chrome finish in parts has peeled off. Also for its satisfactory function, some of the spring retainers need removing, as they are currently fully loaded in the tremolo unit.
£425
Marshall

1995 JCM60 Series with 15" Speaker

This 1995 Marshall JTM615 combo tube amplifier in excellent condition and in perfect working order.
This fairly rare 60 watt combo features a 15” speaker, enabling massive glassy cleans and thick, crushing high gain heaven.
It looks as though it has been little used during its life and apart from a few very minimal nicks in the covering, everything, both internally and externally looks in pristine condition. I my books the tolex used to cover this amps cabinet is one of the most attractive that Marshalls used.

Serviced and with a full set of 100% good condition valves, this is ready to rock’n’roll
£395
Watkins / WEM Copicats

Various

These have all been through an extensive refresh, where any suspect compnents have been replaced and a 3-core earthed mains lead has been fitted. They all carry a RTB warranty of 3-months (excluding tape or head failure).

MK3/MK4 - Two of these

IC300 - Two of these

IC400 - Four of these

Custom Valve Version - One of these

Super-IC with Sound-on-Sound - One of these

IC900 (ala IC400) RARE!! - One of these

Some of these are close to mint, others have their protective cover and others bear the scares on their boxes.

Email me if you're interested in any of the above and I will furnish you with some images and price.
POA
Burns

 

 

2004 Burns 'The Marvin' 1964 Reissue White Signature Electric Guitar

 

This is one of the low serial numbers (0166 of 2004) that Burns London ‘The Marvin’ 1964 Reissue is in Shadows White finish.
This guitar is a faithful recreation of the original 1964 Burns Marvin and includes the Rez-O-Tube Tremolo with engraved Hank Marvin Signature, Burns Rez-O-Matik US Alnico Magnet Single Coils with 1964 specifications and Burns Gear-O-Matic Gearbox Truss Rod.
The body of this guitar is crafted using American Alder, and the bolt on neck crafted using Maple. This makes for a fairly lightweight feeling guitar with a resonant and bright tone. A 300mm fingerboard radius, roughly 12”, makes for a well-balanced feeling neck that suits both comfortable fretting and deep bending.
The trio of Burns Rez-O-Matik US Alnico Magnet Single Coils create a very bright and snappy tone, perfect for recreating the riffs of Marvin. This stunning guitar is a faithful recreation of an iconic guitar, and would be a fantastic addition for any collector or Marvin enthusiast.

£1,050
Dallas

1960's Rangemaster Popular 536 Valve Combo

Most associate the name Dallas Rangemaster with a Treble Booster was an effects unit made for guitarists in the 1960s.
However, The Dallas Rangemaster name was not only synonymous with this effect unit, but was also associated with the now rare combo valve amplifier named the Popular 526, which is what this auction is selling.
The amp has had the full-works done on it and every questionable component has been replaced, giving a solid, trouble free future.
Condition-wise, the images speak volumes and note that the external surfaces are “as-is” with no re-finishing having been done.
The 2-Channel valve combo comes with 2 x Volume controls and a single Tone control. It has a beautiful sounding Tremolo, whose Depth Control has been set internally and actioned via the supplied  foot-switch.
The two Goodmans Elliptical speakers produce a full and flavoursome sound via the output valves, which are a pair of ECL86s configured for both Output and Phase-Inversion; whilst ECC83-Preamp and EF68-Tremolo valves complete the full compliment.
£950
Burns

 

1963 Burns Sonic Guitar with Original Hardcase

Currently being Refurbished
POA
Watkins

1960s Westminster 10W Tremolo Amplifier

This well-known Watkins amp came in a variety of finishes and control panels. This beauty in Blue/Cream has the smaller control panel with the usual two inputs, both controlled with just a single volume  and tone control plus tremolo speed.

As usual, this Westminster was configured with 2 x ECL82 power valves, 1 x ECC83 pre-amp/tremolo valve and an EZ80 rectifier.

Note the 2 rubber bungs on the control panel – At some stage in its life someone had modded the amp to have 2-separate volume controls. I have taken these out and returned the amp back to its stock configuration. There are a few very ancient wood-worm holes in the front, with no current infestation what-so-ever.

Note that during its lifetime a new power transformer was fitted.

Still sports the original ELAC speaker, which works fine.

A side connection had been put in for an external speaker plug, this was removed and a foot-switch socket installed. The amp will be supplied with a brand new latching foot-switch for the Tremolo function.

Nice to see it still has its original Serial Number inside the mains cable recess.

£475