Todays yard sale find...

[PaulS]

Thanks to a tip from friend I scooped up an old Garnet SessionMan combo. Works great just needs some new knobs. 140.00 out the door, awesome little tube combo. Will take a few pics tonight. :banana:

[traynor_garnet]

Oh man! Why can't I find deals like that!

That is a ridiculously good deal. Enjoy.

TG

[Robert1950]

Need Pics (NEEDED WORD COUNT)

[PaulS]

Here's a couple pics..

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i183/sarg_2006/gar1.jpg

2 EL34's and 4 12AX7's

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i183/sarg_2006/gar2.jpg

It has lots of balls and is very quiet for a tube amp...

[55 Jr]

Very nice!

Congrats!

Best regards,

Brian

[Ripper]

I've got two sessionman combos and I love them! One of mine has the built in "stinger" circuit and the other has a footswitchable boost. You will enjoy this amp alot.

[Ripper]

For knobs, you can get pretty much exact copies for those from abra electronics. Just look them up online.

[PaulS]

Thanks Ripper, I'll check them out. As I said before I am impressed how quiet this amp runs. It also has the sweetest onboard tremolo I've heard in an amp. I checked it out and everything is working, this thing sure has a lot of bite.. Is there a way of dating them off of the serial number ? One plus is that it is on wheels, and that is a good thing ... very heavy. Going to give it a work out and see how it performs. Stinger circuit ? that sounds interesting.. :D

[Ripper]

Dating Garnet amps is tough, serial numbers don't always work with them. Yours was made between 75 and 82. 82 was the last year the session man was made and they didn't start using the silver capped knobs until 75. The silver piping around the grill showed up around 72/73. They are a great amp, with tons of sounds. Like all garnets though, they can benefit from a biasing, as Gar tended to bias the amps a little cool when he made them. Tweak the bias up on it and see what you think.

It looks like yours has the Marsland speakers in them too. Some of the session mans came with eminence speakers in them. One of mine has them in it.

You got a great score there. :food-smiley-004:

[gerald guerrero]

OH..MY..F'in GOD!!! you fouynd that at a yard sale?? Thats kind of hard to beleive. I want that amp..no , I NEED taht amp!

[bolero]

FARK, that is a fantastic find, congrats!! :banana::banana:

I bet if you put some decent speakers in there it will really come alive...anytime I patch my garnets thru celestions, they sure kick a lot of booty

[PaulS]

Used it last night at a gig and from what I could hear the speakers in there are doing a pretty good job. Quite a difference in sound than my Ampeg... and I'm lovin' it.... :D

[shoretyus]

Used it last night at a gig and from what I could hear the speakers in there are doing a pretty good job. Quite a difference in sound than my Ampeg... and I'm lovin' it.... :D

Yup nuthin wrong with those speakers.... :rockon2:

[adamthemute]

That's awesome! Aren't those amps sort of like Fender Twin Reverb clones?

[PaulS]

Yep... a Canadian Fender.. :D It seems to break up a little nicer than a twin, could be due to the EL 34's.

[NB-SK]

Yup nuthin wrong with those speakers.... :rockon2:

Why do so many people hate the Marslands?

[Ripper]

Why do so many people hate the Marslands?

Marslands were kind of hit or miss. Some sound great, others sound like real dogs. I have owned and do own enough amps with them in it to back this up. If you like the sound of them, stay with them. If not, pack them away for the future and stick in something you like.