• Registered: 2006-05-12
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Topic: Anyone ever played a LEGEND 50 amp?

Just had to ask if anyone has ever played one. I know that Billy Gibbons used them to record the entire Eliminator album but I had never played one until the other day. I gigged with this one last night and it was really a nice amp. The one I played has been modded... supposedly by Cesar Diaz about 20 years ago but I have no written proof of it. But it's a great sounding amp.... 12ax7 preamp tubes in a ss amp. This one's a keeper!

  • From: N. Little Rock, AR.
  • Registered: 2007-03-02
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Re: Anyone ever played a LEGEND 50 amp?

Yeah, those are cool amps! There's some all tube amps from Legend, also. Very similar to a Boogie MK. 1.

    Was it "Oak" colored wood, with a Wicker Grill?

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3 Reply by summers (edited by summers 2009-02-15 15:25:38)

  • Registered: 2006-05-12
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Re: Anyone ever played a LEGEND 50 amp?

Red Oak cab with nice dove-tail corner construction. Model is the GH50. It's had an extra gain stage added and a treble cut/boost along with a couple extras. Trying to aquire the original mod spec sheet from the original owner/buyer. So far no luck. Don't know if email is even active. Anyway, it's very impressive! And I'm not a solid state fan... but it's supposed to be a hybrid (tube preamp and ss output). My strat really liked it !  It's not met the LP's yet.. hah! BTW: Yes, wicker (cane grill).

  • From: Florida, USA
  • Registered: 2008-06-04
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Re: Anyone ever played a LEGEND 50 amp?

Clips!!! Clips!!! Clips!!!

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  • Registered: 2006-05-12
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Re: Anyone ever played a LEGEND 50 amp?

Not set up for it currently but I'll see what I can do. Kind of limited right now,,, hospitalized not long ago. I'll see what I can do.

  • Registered: 2011-12-07
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Re: Anyone ever played a LEGEND 50 amp?

This is an old topic, but I still have my Legend 50 that I bought back in the early 80's.. it was billed as the poor mans Mesa Boogie... I was actually thinking about selling it.. its in mint condition too... anyone have any ideas what it might be worth now?
Thanks
Ed

  • From: Was NY now FL/GA line
  • Registered: 2007-12-16
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Re: Anyone ever played a LEGEND 50 amp?

If it was modded by CD, someplace on the chassis will likely be signed by him.