Carlsbro Top 50

[zeegler]

There's not much info available anywhere on the net about these, so I hope I made a good call. Just pulled the trigger on this: http://cgi.ebay.com/CARLSBRO-50-TOP-...QQcmdZViewItem

There is one clip on Youtube, and it sounds pretty damn good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwvtv325THs

TOTAL IMPULSE PURCHASE!! :ROTF:

Anyone have any experience with Carlsbro stuff at all?

[DonP]

Where's that palm face icon that's so popular on HC forums?

[Larz]

Never heard of it, but if its truly similar to the other amps the seller almost mentions by name, it should be nice.

[zeegler]

Where's that palm face icon that's so popular on HC forums?

Why? :think:

[DonP]

Just seems risky to buy an amp unheard.

What about the Laney and the JCM 900?

I thought you were making a new cab head for the Laney?

[zeegler]

Just seems risky to buy an amp unheard.

What about the Laney and the JCM 900?

I thought you were making a new cab head for the Laney?

Well, the Youtube clip sounds good!

Also from what I've heard, they are supposed to sound very close to a Cornford MK50. That's definitely a good thing. Besides, if I don't like it, I don't think I'll have any trouble selling it for what I paid.

I am still going to build a new headshell for the Laney. The amp was getting repaired, and I'll be picking it up today. Apparently, the effects loop had been modded, but the mod was done incorrectly, and you couldn't use even a moderate amount of gain without it farting out and sounding EXTREMELY bad. It is now back to stock, and a couple of resistors and caps have been swapped out to smooth it out a bit.

The JCM 900 is still a keeper. I love it

[Endrik]

they are cheap rehearsal room amps over here... I guess they are ok for what they suppose to be... nothing inspiring but you can get decent sound out of them... and they aren't very loud... I usually turn the master to 10

EDIT: haven't played with the TOP 50 though... more with Fatboy and other stuff like that

[zeegler]

they are cheap rehearsal room amps over here... I guess they are ok for what they suppose to be... nothing inspiring but you can get decent sound out of them... and they aren't very loud... I usually turn the master to 10

EDIT: haven't played with the TOP 50 though... more with Fatboy and other stuff like that

Apples and oranges dude. The fatboy is a cheap Chinese made combo, which seems to be all they make anymore. The only thing similar is the brand name. British production ended in 2004, and with it the Top 50.