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02-08-2009, 01:39 PM
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What's a Marshall Mercury?
Someone's offered me a Marshall Mercury, and I'm struggling to find out what the hell one is.
He tells me it's a 20 watt EL34 combo (that sounds wrong for starters) in red, with basketweave grill cloth and a Greenback speaker. Made in 1969. From googling, it seems it might be a combo version of a 2060, but I don't know. I don't think I want it to be honest, but I suspect it might be worth more than he's asking (he offered me a swap for my JCM800). |
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02-08-2009, 02:03 PM
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As far as I know, it was a small-ish amp Marshall built in the late 60's early 70's on a mail order basis only. I think it's EL84's he means not 34's.
I'll have a look in a couple of books I have for you and let you know, Cheers Hugh
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02-08-2009, 02:08 PM
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Right here goes:
It's either orange or red in terms of vinyl covering (!), transistor preamp and 1 EL84 output valve pushing out 5 watts into a 12" speaker (no speaker maker info sorry but prob a Celestion). Mail order only from early '72 to late '73, model number 2060 Mercury. Cheers Hugh
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02-08-2009, 02:26 PM
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Sounds interesting. 2060 sounds familiar, think I've seen these on eBay before and in Music Ground when it was in Leeds.
Edit - amp names taken from Fords, or is that just a coincidence? Mercury, Capri, Popular etc.
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02-08-2009, 06:43 PM
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Weren't they budget Bluesbreakers? I was under the impression they were cheaply-made catalogue-only amps designed for people who couldn't afford the real thing...
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02-09-2009, 12:28 PM
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Had it been a Capri I'd have bitten the guy's hand off to get my hand on it.
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02-10-2009, 04:15 PM
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I had one... and was not very impressed, tbh. I sold it within a few weeks of ownership.
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