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100%.
We've not needed 100watters since the 90s and the advent of decent PAs in venues. But it isn't about need. Big amps are a culture too.
I sometimes wonder if the doom / sludge revival in the 2010s was partially down to the fact that big old amps suddenly became super cheap. I know loads of mindbendingly heavy bands who wouldn't have a sound if they weren't able to pick up cheap old Laneys for chips prices.
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You’re probably right - these things are cyclic and there are plenty of stories about people picking up gear for pennies when it’s out of fashion and then years later finding it’s now very desirable.
A quick look on eBay shows a wide range of asking and sold prices for 1960a cabs - probably speaker dependent tbf.Either way it has got me looking for a cheap silver jubilee half stack... Should have bought the one I saw in about 2000 for £500
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the experience of Marshall stack on 10
Alas, I can barely get the pot above zero before having the police show up! I don't need to sell in the slightest and it certainly has sentimental value having had it for 20 years, but the reality is that I haven't used it for the last 5 other than to check it still works! I almost sold it 10 years ago as it happens, but sold a Mesa Rectoverb 1x12 combo I had instead. I got a great price for the Mesa, but I think if I'd kept that and sold the Marshall at least it would've got played.
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You can absolutely list stuff as collection only on Reverb.
I do think the "people don't want big amps anymore" is a bit overplayed as an excuse for offering a pittance for decent quality gear. Sure there are more practical solutions for most of us, and digital tech has come a long way, but the experience of Marshall stack on 10 will always be the foundation of a whole swathe of music history that can be approximated but not recreated without the real thing.
I wonder how long it will be before industry infuencers start bemoaning the feel and depth of frequency that was lost in the big amp cull of the oughties and the prices start coming up again. I'd hang on to it if I were you.