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Chopped Combo

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Steve Kennedy (admin)
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Registered: 03-2002
Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 11:55 am:   

I received the following via e-mail from Karl-Heinz Hoffmeister in Germany:
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Hi Steve,
I found the attached photo below on ebay here in Germany:

Chopped Combo

I believe the world never has seen such invention before. The guy cut off the bottom of the combo to use the rest as top for his Marshall box. You can see the halfmoon-like speaker cutouts through the front. I think this example is worthy to be part of the photo collection on the Music Man forum. As I currently don't have access, could you please add the photo to the collection.

Best Regards
Karl (owner of a HD212 one thirty and a 112RP sixty five, both in excellent condition)
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I think it is interesting to note the model badge and logo placement... the lack of wood in the lower right-hand corner prevents the model plate from being mounted in its traditional place.

Also of interest is that this used to be a 212HD-150 (also born out by the two 12" cutouts in the grill board). I wonder if this amp was water damaged in its lower extremeties and this was the reason for the amputation?

Steve
Ken Morgan (wireline)
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Registered: 06-2007
Posted on Sunday, June 24, 2007 - 09:19 am:   

Ouch...

Saw a BBC Crown Jewels program the other day featuring Hall and Oates (remember them?) in which both guitarists were running MM combos on top of Marshall cabs...perhaps this is where the 'idea' came from...