Anyone want this old amp?

[d1dsj]

Wow................. I'll have 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220604793162&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[Philly Q]

Wow, Ken Bran himself!  I wonder if it'll sell?

[Twinfan]

£300,000??????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There's no way it's worth that price.  No way in hell.

[d1dsj]

Does that mean you've bought it Dave?  :lol:

[Dmoney]

isn't that a later one?

I thought the earliest ones where off centre in the headshell so the transformers sat in the middle.
the chassis was moved to the centre later when players complained and thought it would look better.
maybe im wrong.

I want to suggest its fake but then i feel like i may not have realised this whole thread as sarcastic.

[Frank]

he's had an offer already, anyone going to fess up? Wasn't me ...

[FELINEGUITARS]

Wow  £300,000

Wonder what my old 1965 JTM45 is worth these days

[Matt77]

I've asked him if he still has the original receipt

[FELINEGUITARS]

Claims to be Ken Bran himself - he must be getting on a bit himself if you think that he was working for Jim Marshall back in 1960 as a repairman

[Twinfan]

isn't that a later one?

I thought the earliest ones where off centre in the headshell so the transformers sat in the middle.
the chassis was moved to the centre later when players complained and thought it would look better.
maybe im wrong.

I would imagine it was chassis number 2, and used as a development/testing bed.  In that role, it wouldn't have had a head box straight away.  As time passed, and the development done, I'll bet it was added into the current head box style - this centre chassis coffin logo one  ;)

[Dmoney]

you're not convincing me.

[Dmoney]

however,
I did just find this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-rudBI9Y9A&feature=related

at 3:16 there is a chassis with no tubes and a similar looking output transformer to the one on ebay.
though the 'number 1' amp is in that vid two and doesn't look like the 'number 2' amp on ebay.
though i guess the number 2 would be like Triggers Broom.

[Matt77]

To be fair to the guy, he has responded to my boozy facetious comment. If I was an amp builder on this forum I would be asking him loads about it and his work

[shobet]

Interesting, the photo looks like him standing next to Jim Marshall and if he is Mr Bran than those with a little bit of knowledge of Marshall history will be aware of his central role in the Marshall world. Marshall even produced some amps badged with Narb (Bran backwards) so that they could be sold by Soundcity without pissing off Rose Morris.

If I had £300,000 I'd buy that once the provenance could be proven. 

[Matt77]

Ken is a good bloke.
I mentioned this forum and he has kindly provided some info

To answer a few of the questions on the board.
Im a 73 years young (DOB 19/9/36)
I was still managing bands in 1960, i became Jims service engineer in 1962
The offset chassis was an experiment i tried later on.
There are many things to give the dating away. From the box design and materials, how the chassis was cut, importantly what compnents were used. But the most common way is from the serial numbers. As from 1963 i started numbering them starting from 1000.
Hence this one having no serial numbers predates them all. As also stated the number one chassis in the factorty even has a serial number of one. And this has been valued far far greater than what i am asking for this.
This price has been suggested by Marshalls themselves today at the factory.
If anyone has any general questions i will be happy to answer where i can
kind regards

Ken