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Amp Auction: 1964 Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 Preamp/Power Amp US Volt NR!

Amp Auction Description: For sale is a 1964 Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 Preamp and Power Amp. It's all original except for a replaced power transformer (still has original Partridge Iron!) for US voltage (110/115/120 VAC), 4 ohm and 8 ohm output jacks for us as a head, three prong cable, and some a few faulty components replaced. The work was done by John Chambers of Champ Electronics (http://chambonino.com/), who also wound the new transformer (he his still has the original as far as I know). The original Wima caps are still in the amp and going strong, and the changes to the amp have had no effect on the tone. All of the preamp tubes are original Brimar Tubes, two EF86, two ECC83 tubes, and blinking eye tremolo tube. The power amp tubes are JJs, one ECC83, two EL34, and one GZ34. It does not include the tremolo footswitch, however I have a period correct Selmer footswitch that looks exactly the same but with a different size input jack, contact me if you're interested in that as you would just need to splice on a new jack. I also have an original perfect working 30 watt Selmer branded Goodmans 12" 30 watt Ceramic speaker that originally came with the Selmer Zodiac Twin 30, great for a 1x12 cabinet to go with the amp.Due to the high tendency of EF86 to become microphonic because of vibrations in combo amps, and the rarity of Selmer Crocodile era cabinets and Celestion G12 T731 alnico speakers, I decided to turn this amp into a head unit. This is a beautiful sounding amp, clean and powerful with slight break up at almost full volume. It's very similar to a JMI era Vox and has a beautiful chime, except it has the power of a Marshall Plexi under the hood. Put a overdrive pedal in front of the amp at full volume and you'll be in 60s distortion heaven. These rarely turn up in America, especially all ready to go, fully serviced and functional. Not to mention having a high quality power transformer running on US voltage so need to mess with a variac. Just plug this baby into your favorite cabinet and let loose! As far as I know, you can wire it for 4, 8, or 16 ohm output, so if you want to use with a Marshall cabinet you just have to move one wire. If you haven't heard this amp before, just check out Arctic Monkeys, The White Stripes, and Franz Ferdinand, who have all used this amp to create some of the coolest recent guitar tones on record. The amp will be shipped in a sturdy custom made wooden crate and securely packaged. Good luck bidding!More pictures here: http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e64/seifer_alamasy/Selmer%20Zodiac%20Twin%2030/If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask me. I will ship internationally, cost will be determined after auction close. Shipping outside of America will cost at least $100, please consider this when bidding. Not shipping to Italy, sorry.On Jan-20-11 at 14:26:47 PST, seller added the following information:Someone just asked me about the Crocodile era Selmer Zodiac 2x12 cabinet that was just listed; that is the correct cabinet for my Selmer Zodiac Twin 30 amp in case anyone wants to restore this amp into a combo. I have no affiliation with that seller, but thought you would like to know. Thanks for bidding and good luck.

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