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« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2006, 06:34:50 PM »
I hadnt read that. Last interview i read that included anything about cornford was just after the release of sbm and when he had  his first 100w cornford head.

When was that from?? Im a satch fan and i like to know these things hehe.

Im not suprised he uses that at home alot. I bet a carrera might take its place tho.

Im always so suprised he ended up going with peavy for a live rig when he has talked about useing so many amps in the studio and during the sbm recordings said many times he used cornfords more than anything else.
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« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2006, 07:11:37 PM »
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When was that from?? Im a satch fan and i like to know these things hehe.

Im always so suprised he ended up going with peavy for a live rig when he has talked about useing so many amps in the studio and during the sbm recordings said many times he used cornfords more than anything else.


The JS quote has been used on Hurricane ads for some time.

http://www.thinkmusic.co.uk/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=309

I suppose he went with Peavey because that's where the big (endorsement) money is. The only way Cornford could gear up to produce large volumes would be to automate a lot of the assembly and drop PTP wiring etc. (a la Marshall ) Thankfully they haven't.
As BKP become more and more popular let's hope they will not have to automate assembly - there must be a limit to the number of coils you can wind by hand - perhaps Tim could train up a few Octopus to scatterwind 8 pickups at a time.
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« Reply #17 on: February 22, 2006, 07:20:46 PM »
or i could go and learn to wire pickups there! (and annoy tim and steve all day by constantly asking questions)
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« Reply #18 on: February 22, 2006, 08:07:27 PM »
Well yes of course the money must have been the reason. Which is a great pitty.

I duno realy i mean they are ok amps but live they dont seem to sound as good to my ears as the old mashall bassed rig and im no big fan of marshalls as a rule.
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« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2006, 11:53:19 PM »
I've owned a Harly for a year now its a stunning amp. I tried the mk50 at shop levels and was impressed but hated the switching system with a passion. I would not buy it for that reason. The new two channel one seems to have sorted that problem, but have recently become enamoured by the Fuchs stuff which is apparently going to be available over hear soon

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« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2006, 07:38:49 PM »
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recently become enamoured by the Fuchs stuff which is apparently going to be available over hear soon


Yes - they sound amazing from the clips I've heard. Have you seen any UK prices yet?
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« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2006, 11:12:42 PM »
No idea on the price. I emailed Fuchs and they said they were sorting out a franchise with Charlie Chandler. With US stuff I usually work on a £=$ system, unfortunately i'm rarely disappointed. If I add up what i've spent on cr@p gear that I've sold 6 months later the price doesn't seem as bad.
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« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2006, 10:45:26 AM »
If Fuchs are going in with Charlie Chandler, expect to pay big money. I wish Sounds Great or Guitar Guitar would pick up distribution of a brand like Fuchs, simply because they have the power to hold more stock, offer better prices and in my experience give much better service.

Fuchs are great amps though.
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« Reply #23 on: March 02, 2006, 06:13:10 PM »
We had a 'studio day' at BIMM today, at which most of us played either a silverface Pro Reverb or a Harlequin which stood next to it. Everybody, including myself, thought the silverface totally blew the Harly away, and we really were tweaking the latter to try and get a useable sound, both clean and overdriven.

The resident sound engineer even stated that the Cornford sounded ''unequivocally sh@t''. So there you go.

I didn't say it btw  :P
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« Reply #24 on: March 02, 2006, 08:42:08 PM »
Hehe im a huge cornford fan but i dont much like the harly myself.
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« Reply #25 on: March 03, 2006, 08:27:10 AM »
Horses for coarses I guess. I tend to look at the Harly from the point of view of how it sits in the mix, live or studio. It was meant to be a recording amp not a stand alone practice amp. I think it depends on the style as well. For me it does clean to medium distorted brilliantly but lacks the articulation to do high gain. I've played in a jazz blues situation with just the harly and my trusty BK strat (Thanks Tim) and had the guy next to me with a Boogie MkIV and a 335 checking my gear (NOT MY PLAYING THOUGH!) His reaction was
 '6watts $%&# off, how does that work then'

After owning a reissue twin for 3 years I have to say I would rather stop playing guitar then own a Fender again!!

     Sounds Great is my local shop so next time I'm in i'll pester them about it. I agree with you about Charlie Chandler but after years of buying cr@p I've promised myself the ultimate amp Money no object.
The current shortlist

1 Fuchs SO50
2 Carr Slant  6V
3 Cornford Mk50 mk2

Cheers
Sean
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« Reply #26 on: March 03, 2006, 06:15:30 PM »
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If Fuchs are going in with Charlie Chandler, expect to pay big money. I wish Sounds Great or Guitar Guitar would pick up distribution of a brand like Fuchs, simply because they have the power to hold more stock, offer better prices and in my experience give much better service.

Fuchs are great amps though.


Apparently Gillans Guitars are UK stockists. Here's the link for prices. Sound clips are available there too ('video clips' are better than the sound clips - some of them have amp on jazz settings)

http://www.gillansguitars.co.uk/75445/78318.html
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« Reply #27 on: March 03, 2006, 09:57:36 PM »
Holy cow... 3000quid for a head??? i wonder how much is the US price...3000$?
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« Reply #28 on: March 05, 2006, 09:45:36 PM »
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Holy cow... 3000quid for a head??? i wonder how much is the US price...3000$

Actually spot on about $3000 dollars for a 50watt supreme overdrive (overdraft would be a better name).

I'd buy one if it were 'The Amp'
I don't know about you guys but I just want an amp and a guitar not a collection so paying £3000 for a head doesn't seem so bad if its going to be it

Sean
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