Randall RG80/100ES QUESTION

[Loudthud]

From a collector/dealer point of view what are the models to look for and what are the ones to avoid?

[DrGonz78]

Well some of the early 90's amps were still great but by mid to late 90's are the models that are not collectors pieces of the future. However, some will swear by the 1969-1980 era of Randalls since they were not pushing for a distortion driven preamp, still I love the 80's series too. Randall commander iv Model is RG90-4 is pretty cool model that I have yet to come across at a lower price. I only buy these amps, or any amp for that matter when the price is right. I got a 1986 RG80 112sc combo for $50 and I paid $40 for a 1981 RG30 112 combo amp. Both of these amps are in great condition too and the RG30 is silent making it great for recording. The early eighties the strip that has the logo is a darker grey color and lighter later into the eighties. The 1969-80 years mostly had that off orange-red color where the logo was as in the commander type series. The bass amp that we had in middle school/High school band was Commander series bass amp from the 70's era. That amp was really nice and reminded me of the tone of Chris Squire from Yes. I miss that bass amp... <3)



Also, I am not sure about this amp really, but it looks like a winner!! Tube though on ssguitar site sorry. This is a modern version of Randall that looks appealing at least.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Randall-MTS-RM20RP-Tube-Guitar-Amp-Amplifier-Combo-w-3-MTS-Modules-/330799939363?_trksid=p4340.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D7%26meid%3D2499981840776463939%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1004%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D140858665691%26

or this solid state gem...>

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RANDALL-HARDROCK-RG-150-GUITAR-AMP-150-WATTS-1-2-PRICE-SHIPPING-VIA-INSTANT-REFU-/251114785839?_trksid=p4340.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555001%26algo%3DPW.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D7%26meid%3D2499981840776463939%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D1004%26rk%3D3%26sd%3D140858665691%26

[Marshall Man]

My cinch jones connectors came in the mail today, thanks again!  I'll probably install the connector in one of my heads today.

[JHow]

Just for the record for future people searching for randall, mouser carries the jones connectors and sockets too...

http://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=jones+connector

My favorite amp amp is 1983 Randall RG80/112SC - btw.