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Lot 1039
A c1959 Watkins Westminster guitar amp with Tremolo all original vintage British Valve Amplifier with Footswitch blue covering largely intact fully working, overall good condition consistent with age and use recently checked and PAT tested. Similar to amps used during the Beatles early career. #watkins #watkinswestminster #wem
Lot 669
A 1963 Vox AC30 guitar amplifier having copper face plate, speakers being Celestion Bulldogs (one blue and one grey) History supplied by the seller - Copper face plate, beige covering. Serial number 6006N, making it one of the first to be made in 1963 and an exceedingly rare version of this iconic amp. I acquired the amp in 1980 when the Notsensibles were still going. I used it to record our last single at Cargo studios in Rochdale. Mark Fox, guitarist with the Ruts, produced the single and he advised me to couple two channels together to get a better sound. This unfortunately blew the speakers (or maybe just one) +/- other damage. Tractor music were just round the corner and coincidentally they were a Vox dealer. They sent the amp off and the speakers were replaced and the amp repaired. They’re still both Celestion Bulldogs, but one is grey and one is blue. I used the amp 10 years or so post-Notsensibles but I found it too loud! (And too heavy). I added he plastic handles and a separate speaker socket so that I could play my Fender Tremolux through the speakers. The tremolo channel stopped working shortly after I got it. I stopped using it in the 90s and apart from the odd outing to use the speakers it has sat under my desk unused and untouched since. I’ve just had a look inside, and apart from a few resistors replaced on the top tag board, it looks completely original – a restorer’s dream. I don’t have a variac, so it would be foolish to switch it on, given the age of the filter caps. There’s some melted wax around the mains transformer.
Lot 594
WW2 Dutch Resistance and legendary Jazz musician signed typed letter, 8x12 inches in size, Wout Steenhuis (23 February 1923 - 9 July 1985) was a Dutch multi-instrumentalist. Steenhuis was born in The Hague, Netherlands. As a student in occupied Holland he listened to black market jazz records - banned by the Germans as "decadent" - every day, using "illegal" equipment centred around a radio glued under a bookshelf which he used as an amplifier. He helped to found the famous Dutch Swing College Band in 1943, played his guitar at secret parties, and moved into a flat with Peter Schilperoort, the band's leader, to start on the road to becoming one of the country's top jazz musicians. He had originally planned to pursue a science degree, but, in 1940, the Germans forbade him going to university because his father was in England. He became active in the Dutch Resistance and was captured by the Germans in December 1944 and sent to a concentration camp at Amersfoort. He was among a lorry load of prisoners condemned to death when he escaped by leaping over the side, running across a minefield, and hiding in a wood. Soon he was back with the resistance near his home town. In May 1945, the day before the liberation of the Netherlands, Steenhuis's right elbow was shattered by a bullet in a battle with the Germans. He was unconscious for 4 days and awoke in a British military hospital to find that his arm had been set in such a way that he could never again play the guitar. Eventually he cajoled the busy surgeon into breaking the arm again and re-setting it so that he could return to music when he was discharged from the hospital. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 459
JOHN LENNON - John Lennon's First Ever Vox Amp - Fawn JMI Vox AC15 Twin - A 1962 Fawn JMI Vox AC15 Twin amplifier used and owned by John Lennon during his time in The Beatles. Lennon purchased this amp in 1962 and it was the first-ever Vox amp he used as part of The Fab Four. It is arguably one of the most significant Beatles and Lennon artefacts to come to market. It was the catalyst in forming the early tone and sound of one of The Beatles, considered one of the most influential bands of all time. The amp was used in many early live performances as well as the recording of The Beatles first album Please, Please Me recorded at Abbey Road studios. The history of this item was recently covered in a comprehensive article by Guitar World.When Brian Epstein became The Beatles' manager, he decided to completely overhaul their public image, including upgrading the equipment they used to perform. Lennon and Epstein visited Hessy's Music in Liverpool and hire-purchased a Fawn Vox AC15 Twin amp in July 1962 for £123, making four payments over the next few months. A scan of the original hire-purchase agreement can be seen on page 572 of the book Vox Amplifiers: The JMI Years by Jim Elyea. On the agreement, the amp's serial number was incorrectly noted as "1583" when, at that time, the serial numbers would have been in the 4000 range, so it was actually "4583". George Harrison also acquired a Vox Fawn AC30 Twin amp around the same time. Lennon can be seen using the amplifier extensively during the early days of The Beatles' rise to fame, including the only known film footage of them performing at the world famous Cavern Club, Liverpool on August 22 1962, four days after their newly appointed drummer, Ringo Starr had joined the band. This was the birth of what we now know as the legendary Fab Four. As well as many early live performances, the amp can be seen at the Abbey Road studios during the recording of the album Please Please Me in which Lennon's distinct Vox guitar tone can be heard on such tracks as "Love Me Do", "Please, Please Me", "How Do You Do It?" and P.S. I Love You". Photographs taken by Bill Connell and Les Chadwick on 22 August 1962 document The Beatles rehearsing at the Cavern Club and show the Vox amp being used by Lennon. As Starr officially joined the group four days earlier on 18 August, these may be some of the first images to feature him as part of the band. The amp can also be seen in photos taken during the Please Please Me recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios in Studio 2 which took place in September 1962. In these images, Lennon's Vox AC15 is equipped with chrome stand, as opposed to George Harrison's Vox AC30, which has no stand. As the band's popularity grew and their touring schedule increased, in early 1963 Brian Epstein secured an endorsement deal with Vox for their exclusive use of the brand and in return Vox would supply the band with amplifiers. Recent research shows the original Beatles Fawn amplifiers can be seen being used as late as November 1963 and possibly beyond and were used in conjunction with the new Black amplifiers due to the band's extensive schedules. Notable later performances where these amps can be seen in 1963 include January 31st at Birkenhead, March 7th at Harrogate and November 1963 in Ireland.The amp comprises a pine cabinet with a fawn Rexine exterior. A previous owner of the amp, unaware of its link to Lennon and The Beatles, decided to paint its exterior matt black. This coat of paint has been meticulously removed to expose the amplifiers original Fawn covering, this along with period correct brown diamond-patterned grille-cloth and Goodman Alnico Speakers has restored the amplifier to its original 1962 Lennon, Beatles format. The top side features three leather handles and various controls, including six black pointer knobs and a voltage selector switch. A Vox Amplifier plaque on the back displays the model number "AC15" and the serial number "4358", as mentioned in Vox Amplifiers: The JMI Years. It is powered by an attached UK plug and cable and comes with a single-button Vox foot switch. The lot also includes a contemporary wheeled flight case and a metal tubular stand. The amp's exterior exhibits signs of age, including general scuffing. Some of the Rexine has peeled away, revealing the pine underneath, and there are small holes in the grille-cloth cover. However, the lot remains in remarkable overall condition, considering its age and history. This is an exceptionally rare opportunity to own a key piece of vintage equipment that established the sound of the Beatles. This lot is accompanied by a printed still.Dimensions (amp): 26.5 cm x 69.5 cm x 51 cm (10.5" x 27.25" x 20"); (displayed on stand): 35 cm x 91 cm x 94 cm (13.75" x 35.75" x 37")Special shipping required: see special shipping notice in the Buyer's Guide.Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's Guide.Estimate: £100,000 - 200,000 M Bidding for this lot will end on Friday, November 15th. The auction will begin at 3:00 PM GMT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 14th, Saturday, November 16th or Sunday, November 17th.
Lot 775
RADIOHEAD - Thom Yorke's '65 Reissue Fender Twin Reverb Amp, Flight Case and Band-Autographed Photograph - A '65 Reissue Fender Twin Reverb amplifier used by Thom Yorke, and its matching tour flight case. Yorke extensively used '65 Reissue Fender Twin Reverb amplifiers during the late 1990s while performing with Radiohead, and for the recording of OK Computer. For most live performances during the '90s, two Twin Reverb Amplifiers were set up, one on either side of drummer Philip Selway, and were most notably seen while the band performed "My Iron Lung" at the Rock Am Ring festival in 1994, on Later.. With Jools Holland in 1997, and during their headline set at Glastonbury Festival in 1997. This amp was originally sold by one of Radiohead's technicians in 2007 and was purchased directly from them by the previous owner. The amp is constructed from plywood with a black Tolex exterior. It features various control knobs and switches, the serial number "AC 09861", and a tape strip along the top edge bearing numbers in Yorke's handwriting that refer to his preferred live settings. Two small green stickers were also adhered to the front for Yorke, and "T1" is stencilled in white on the back. The previous owner has added a handle on the top and a reverb unit. Also included in the lot is the amplifier's original purple metal wheeled flight case, which features "Radiohead" and "34" stencilled in white on the lid, and multiple freight stickers applied to the exterior. There is some general wear to the amp's exterior and the settings tape strip. Signs of corrosion are present on the case's metal components, and scuffing and marks from use are visible on its exterior. The lot is accompanied by an original invoice from Radiohead's company, a printed copy of the original listing, printed emails between the previous owner and a technician, and a black-and-white promotional photo of Radiohead autographed by Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway. Dimensions (amplifier): 25 cm x 67 cm x 57 cm (9.75" x 26.25" x 22.5"); (case): 76 cm x 38 cm x 75 cm (30" x 15" x 29.5")Special shipping required: see special shipping notice in the Buyer's Guide.Contains electronics; see electronics notice in the Buyer's Guide.The autographs in this lot have been professionally authenticated by expert Garry King; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.Estimate: £5,000 - 10,000 M Bidding for this lot will end on Friday, November 15th. The auction will begin at 3:00 PM GMT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 14th, Saturday, November 16th or Sunday, November 17th.
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