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a visit to THD and Andy Marshall

7/11/2003 1:57 AM
Greg Simon	a visit to THD and Andy Marshall Hello everyone. I had the opportunity yesterday to stop by THD Electronics in Seattle. (i.e. the makers of the Univalve in case you didn't know) I know a guy who knows Andy Marshall and so we went down there. I was VERY impressed by everyone there, and also by the product. The Univalve and Bivalve are made very well, using top notch components and methods of construction including steel plates inside the chassis isolating the various sections from each other as in Mil-spec stuff. We got a chance to listen to (and play) both amps in a test room with Ed Degenaro handling the guitar. (he's a fabulous player by the way) Very versitle amps, and they sound very nice too. I especially liked them with the KT66's. Andy Marshall was obviously very busy, but took a couple minutes to take a look at my project amp and offered some useful advice. I can't say enough about how gracious and knowledgeable he is. He lives and breathes amps from what I can tell! All in all, a very worthwhile trip, though if anyone else is planning one, I would be sure to call ahead as we did as they seem to be permanently very busy! Greg

7/11/2003 1:57 AM

Greg Simon

a visit to THD and Andy Marshall

Hello everyone. I had the opportunity yesterday to stop by THD Electronics in Seattle. (i.e. the makers of the Univalve in case you didn't know) I know a guy who knows Andy Marshall and so we went down there. I was VERY impressed by everyone there, and also by the product. The Univalve and Bivalve are made very well, using top notch components and methods of construction including steel plates inside the chassis isolating the various sections from each other as in Mil-spec stuff. We got a chance to listen to (and play) both amps in a test room with Ed Degenaro handling the guitar. (he's a fabulous player by the way) Very versitle amps, and they sound very nice too. I especially liked them with the KT66's.
Andy Marshall was obviously very busy, but took a couple minutes to take a look at my project amp and offered some useful advice. I can't say enough about how gracious and knowledgeable he is. He lives and breathes amps from what I can tell! All in all, a very worthwhile trip, though if anyone else is planning one, I would be sure to call ahead as we did as they seem to be permanently very busy!
Greg

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Chris ( CMW amps ) Hi GregThat's a cool story ... -- 7/11/2003 8:02 AM
Sleebo_The_Beebo Cool man! Andy Marshall is one of ... -- 7/11/2003 6:09 PM