JiveTurkey
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Just saw this on (ewwww) FB. Supposedly legit?
I'll keep my eyes peeled for a gently used one
I'll keep my eyes peeled for a gently used one
Iconic EL34?
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JiveTurkey
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I loved my 6534+. Nowhere near as excited about my 50 watt el34 I had for a few minutes here a few years back.
JiveTurkey
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Cheap but feature rich, generally speaking. Definitely more old school 5150 sounding imo.
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FWIW I much preferred the Iconic head to the 5150III 6L6 50W I played.
I'm more of a Marshall person than a "traditional" 5150 person, though.
I'm more of a Marshall person than a "traditional" 5150 person, though.
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The Mullard xf2 ("B" code = Blackburn Mullard factory).
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Those Iconics definitely got an unfair shot when they were released. I’ve played through the combos a couple times now and like a ton of other newer gear, if those were around when I was a teen I would have had my heart set on one. Now with the heads popping up for under $800 used they’re certainly not a bad idea for a killer backup amp.
Kinda surprised to see an EL34 version, but I guess I’m not entirely sure what their target demographic is for these.
Kinda surprised to see an EL34 version, but I guess I’m not entirely sure what their target demographic is for these.
JiveTurkey
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That YTr who really went hard pretty much went away completely after that whole thing
Desertdweller
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Me. I'm their target demographic. I owned and loved the 5150 EVH el34 amp and find the El34 variant of this style of amps fits my playing better than the 6l6 variant. To see a 100w 5150 el34 at $1000 is a no-brainer purchase for me.
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Just saw this on (ewwww) FB. Supposedly legit?
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I'll keep my eyes peeled for a gently used one
I'd hit that like @Whizzinby doing aerobics at 7AM on a Thursday.
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Interesting. I have zero experience with the current Iconics. I’ve played the 50 watt EL34 5153 in store and dug it. I hear the 100 is a bit of a different animal and some like it more. My 5150 experience is limited to a 6505+ and two OG 5150s, a block letter (which was awesome) and a sig letter (which was even more awesome. That sig letter may have been the best 5150 I owned. Of course I played an absolutely AMAZING 6534+ once but it was gone within days of me playing it. Too bad really as I liked it a lot. I keep eyeing the 5150 IIIs though, especially the 50 watt amps. Maybe I should give one of these a spin when they become available. At least to try out it nothing else.
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ucnick
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Is that John Mayer?!All day
JiveTurkey
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Giving up the old wapoosh!
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Heh. Yazzuh!!
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Anybody here seen or play one in the wild? I saw Kyle Bull’s actual demo and it seems to be more in line with what I’d like out of a 5150 amp. Just curious if anyone else has tried one yet. I love my script logo amp, but EL34s are always tempting.
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I haven't, but I have played a 6L6 Iconic, and if the EL34 Iconic is just like the 6L6 but with a slightly smoothed out treble response like everybody reporting it to be, I bet it's a very, very serious amp.
If I could make any single adjustment to the 6L6 Iconic, it would be to smooth out the highs, which want to sit just a bit too prominent in that amp.
