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Title: RELIABILTY! Post by: THE RISING FORCE on November 12, 2009, 04:06:38 AM hi there Im new here...Im currenlty in search for a dumble and plexi replicas. a few friends of mine told me that ceriatone is the way to go..How ever Im still very In doubt of the quality and realiability of ceriatone amps.
Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: hywelg on November 13, 2009, 11:41:30 AM Don't be. Niks build quality is excellent.
Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: alwalt on November 13, 2009, 08:10:00 PM hi there Im new here...Im currenlty in search for a dumble and plexi replicas. a few friends of mine told me that ceriatone is the way to go..How ever Im still very In doubt of the quality and realiability of ceriatone amps. You can buy the kits and do it yourself. If you are good at it, you should not have any problem. Or, buy the amp already assembled from Nik. A little expensier in terms of price and shipping, but you will find a perfect work on the inside. Every amp is tested before leaving. If you do that, when you get it and take a look inside, you'll know what we mean... Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: THE RISING FORCE on November 16, 2009, 11:15:08 PM ok so the build quality is good. how about the materials used?were they made in USA?
Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: cmoore on November 17, 2009, 02:28:33 AM ok so the build quality is good. how about the materials used?were they made in USA? Dude - Nik's business is in Malaysia. Don't you think it would be completely cost prohibitive for him to have his Transformers, Chassis, Tube Sockets, Face Plates, Pots, E-Caps, and all the other parts/components made in the "good old USA" and shipped over seas to his shop for assembly????? Maybe you should be looking at Weber, Metro, Mission, etc. etc. etc. Good Luck Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: hywelg on November 17, 2009, 09:55:44 AM ok so the build quality is good. how about the materials used?were they made in USA? Good is not an exclusively USA thing y'know.... ;) Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: THE RISING FORCE on November 17, 2009, 10:43:06 PM ok so the build quality is good. how about the materials used?were they made in USA? Good is not an exclusively USA thing y'know.... ;) Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: hywelg on November 18, 2009, 02:31:43 PM ...so you havent encountered some issues yet with your ceriatone amps... Nope, nothing but good. Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: Jennings on December 23, 2009, 10:29:40 AM I own a couple of Ceriatone amps (18 watter and a JTM 45), and both I tend to run flat out, for home and gigging use. Absolutely no problems what so ever, although i did once blow the output tranny in the 18 watter. My fault though there, as that was an amp that was kit built, so probably dodgy wiring there! Haha!!! I fixed that no problems though, and have found Nik's customer service to literally the be best I've ever encountered in any walk of life, and the most reliable amps to boot. Certainly no less reliable than the Fender, Marshall, Vox and others that I've owned...and a million miles better than all the Crate, Peavey etc that I've tried. Oh, and I NEVER go by country of origin for determining reliability or quality...I reserve judgement until I inspect the thing myself. I've got to say, Nik's amps are a work of art inside, and neater than almost all I've seen. In fact some of the worst birds nest and cheap component amps I've ever seen have been Fender, Peavey and Crate, to name a few. For quality, service, reliability, tone and value for money, Ceriatone has it...I actually sold off my vintage Fender Bassman (1967...blackfaced), Marshall JMP 50 (1973, point to point, very clean), Selmer Treble n Bass (please make one of these Nik!!!) and Marshall 18 watt head as I prefered the Ceriatone 18 watt and JTM 45 that I have. Kept the 1962 Vox AC30 I have though, as Nik won't make an AC30 clone (hint, hint!).
Title: Re: RELIABILTY! Post by: brickcues on December 24, 2009, 04:20:53 AM I believe Nik has completed the schematics for the AC30 clone. You might want to shot him an email and see if he will build and what the cost is. He has stated in this forum that he has been working on the AC30 but is is complex and might cause his people to mutiny if they have to build.
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