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Marshall Capri (5 watts), 2060 Mercury (5 watts), 1930 Popular (10 watts)

Please write Marshall and ask them to reissue these or a 5 watt rack mount tube power amp.

[found no Harmony Central comments for any of these 3 amps]

Mercury

Transistor preamp. EL84 power tube. [*This* is the way to make a hybrid amp.]
5 watts.
12" speaker.
For mail order catalogs, early 1972 to late 1973.
Offered in orange vinyl and red vinyl coverings.
Power switch
Square red indicator
Footsw jack, Speed, and Intensity - for tremolo
Tone control
Volume control
lo and hi inputs
Black "Marshall" script lettering on full-width brass plate
Black handle, sort of strap, sort of stiff
Made in 1972.

 

History of Marshall book - page 104, a beautiful color picture, in red vinyl. Page 66, description. Would someone please send me a scanned, cropped JPEG capture from this book?

Capri

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Photo sent to Amptone by Melvile.

Red vinyl covering.
Power switch
Red indicator light
Tone control
Volume control
2 inputs (not differentiated)
Black plastic-strap handle.
Only about 100 of them made, in 1967.

Would someone please send me a scanned, cropped JPEG capture?

This is the cutest, prettiest amp ever made. A colorful little toy.

History of Marshall book - page 104, a beautiful color picture, in red vinyl. History of Marshall book - page 67, description.

Designed for mail order.
5 watts
8" speaker
combo
small 6" logo
"white" speaker cloth
EL84, ECC83

1930 [model] Popular - 10 watt 1x12 tube combo

2 channels. Each has 2 in's and separate tone and volume controls. Tremolo on all 4 in's, with intensity and speed controls and footswitch. History of Marshall, page 65.


Photo sent to Amptone by Melvile.


Photo sent to Amptone by Melvile.


Photo sent to Amptone by Melvile.


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