Andy Abbot (Galliard)

Listed for sale secondhand via The Music Locker on November 2, 2023.

A very special piece of history right here. I bought this from Andy Abbott, bassist and vocalist in the 1960s/1970s Birmingham band ‘Galliard‘. Galliard played on the same bills as Black Sabbath, and had various members who went on to play in some pretty famous bands. He bought this local to him in Birmingham back in the early 1970s, and had it throughout his career. It was taken on the road many times, but upon retiring sat in his house unused. It’s now time to find a new home for it!

The amplifier is incredibly original, including the 1969 dated Partridge transformers and the 1969 dated ‘mustard caps’. Someone later on has written a date to the back of ‘1971’ which has probably been decided from the Erie caps dating to 1971. However, most parts are 1969! This one is in good used condition as you can see, with quite a few scuffs and scrapes from years of gigging. The three original transformers come alongside a quad of replacement EL34s, and 3x ECC83s (2x original Brimar and 1x replacement JJ), giving this amplifier a real special sound.