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   From: phil_a@tpg.com.au   
      
      
    "Phil Allison"   
      
   > But the reality is, the vast majority of Marshall stacks are sitting in   
   > the   
   > bed rooms and garages of wannabes and near geriatric weekend warriors.   
   >   
   Aside from Dumble clones even the "boutique" builders are going with   
   6V6 or EL84 based amps more and more.   
      
      
   ** So called "boutique" amp makers sell almost entirely to bedroom wankers.   
      
   95% of all electric guitars are sold to novices and teenage boys.   
      
   SS amps massively outsell tube models in terms of numbers.   
      
   Vox tube amps are all made in China and Marshall now have 50W and 100 W tube   
   heads assembled in Vietnam.   
      
   There is a vast second hand market in tube amps and electric guitars - way   
   bigger than the new market.   
      
   Working musicians tend to play ( and collect) old guitars and old tube   
   mps  - cos they think it looks cool.   
      
   There is little sanity in any of this.   
      
      
      
   ...  Phil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)