Ceriatone OTS (Page 2 of 3)

I don't really think it will affect the resale value too much if you DIY.  Just try to make everything clean and neat.  Most people don't open their amps up to look inside but if you need to resell the amp you could always take gut shots.  Just try and make everything as neat as possible.  A lot of times the value of the Ceriatone amps go up or stay the same for resale because of longer waiting times and the fact that they are inaccessable to most people (his shop is in Malaysia).  I would probaby go with the OTS if you already have a great Marshall, I can personally say the tones are breathtaking when you  pair the two.  However the OTS is the most compicated circuit of all the Ceriatones and could be difficult if you lack experience.  I had Nik and his team do mine with no regrets.

Congrats Spider on becoming the proud owner of a new Ceriatone OTS!  I think the Dumble/Marshall mix is a match made in heaven and Joe is a genius for figuring that one out.  Yes we all want pics, and clips if possible.  Don't worry about outdoing anyone else's rig, that's always a losing battle because there is always someone with a sicker rig.  Here's a neat trick I did with my rig to make it super versitile:  Since you have a clean/distortion channel on each amp you can actually have a stereo distortion sound AND stereo clean sound.  Take the provided Ceriatone OTS footswich and add another switch to the OTS one.  I used some old crappy Roland one but any Marshall channel switch would work fine.  Carefully remove the switch and cable from the casing (Marshall one) and drill a hole through the OTS one to add one more switch.  When you add the new switch try and put it in a slight V shape so you can change them separetely but also all at once with one collective stomp.  So pressing them all at the same time will effectively change the Marshall's AND Ceriatone's channels...phewww.  I'll try and take pics so you can see what I mean.  I just didn't want to waste the beautiful cleans of both amps so I figured a way around it.  Congrats Spider!

Non HRM 50W built late last year.

I got ahold of a newer OTS 50 watter as well and have to say I've been blown out by it - killer amp. I think the Dumble style amps get a bad rap given the overwhelming supply of elevator muzak clips out there.  This amp rocks with the best of them.  Decidely smoother than my Aiken Intruder, this tone has grown on me in the last few days.  Great warm cleans, with the footswitchable PAB and drive it kind of runs like a 3 channel amp.  The footswitch is the coolest little box I've ever seen - tolex and all.

That said - I'm going to step it up to a 100 watter for max headroom  

Anybody looking for a 50 watt OTS in basically new condtion get in touch...shipping in the U.S. only for this one.  Avoid the 8 week wait...

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Steve E

Check out the superdrive 45 if you get a chance. Sounds just like the 30, but a little more aggressive and more bottom end (that's why I switched)! Sounds good at lower volumes too...good master volume.

Absolutely. I have the 50 watt S&M Special and it has the better OD rock tone than my JCM800! Plus: it has a far better clean tone, too!

50W -- unless you play large stadions or in an obscenely loud band.

Really there is very little actual volume difference between 100 watt and 50 watt amps - something like 12db ??? its not doubled as the wattage would imply.  What is doubled is the girth and the available clean headroom - undeniable bigger sound.  The 50 will hit the sweet spot sooner though.  Either way you won't be dissapointed.