Legend Rock n Roll 50 Vintage Guitar Combo Amp 50 Watt 112

[robfs52]

Thanks for the response. I've experimented with the patch cord, but not recently. Took me a while to discover the backside volume knobs! Maybe I'll try the patch cord again. I think those backside vol controls are key. One question - what exactly do you mean by "the preamp set dirty?"

Mine also hums. I've got the Celestion speaker. The issue is getting that incredible crunch from the amp without all that volume. We'll be playing some small bars and venues where volume will be a real issue.

[robfs52]

I have this exact amp - bought it on eBay for $250 last year! I'm looking for recommendations on how to set it up and get good tone at reasonable volume. There are actually several volume controls - Master & Pre-amp on the front, plus Color Gain and Presence controls, THEN, there are two vol controls on the back. Any suggestions for setting all of these for some good distortion and bite without losing your hearing? Thanks!

[vlmcentral]

@robfs52

I didn't own this amp long enough to get to know it workings inside and out like many do.

One trick that I did try was getting a maximum saturation tone with the preamp set dirty and then running a patch cord from the preamp "send" to the power amp "return" and then cranking the volume knob (on the back of the amp) all the way up. Legend's SS power amp section responds very much like a typical tube power amp. Just another great and unique thing about this wonderful combo amp. :)

[afterthoughtsmusic]

say man does your legend amp always humm or is that the recording? i ask because my legend amp humms like a son of a bitch.

[moucon]

An R/R 50 was my 6-nights a week gigging amp in the '80s.... played all over upstate NYS (they were made in Syracuse) and could parrot any sound on the radio easily. Great amp. Still have it and it still works, albeit the pots are a little noisy. Mine has the better speaker (Celestion?) . Totally reliable, no problems. The reason they went belly-up they did not know how to price their wares. They competed with Mesa and others which cost 4x as much. Cheers.

[acpeeps]

I have one myself, loaded it with Mesa tubes..........it's like sex, with distortion

[djr5027]

I have this Amp but it's just the head not the combo, I use it as a practice amp in my bands space, it's sick. I'm running a gfs brownie classic distortion through it, sounds great.

[nyallright]

"Thirty days, lord and thirty nights

I'm comin home on an airplane flight...."

[JGPorcello]

I bought one of these new in 1981 and I've been using it steadly since. Mine is the Super Lead 50. I've only had to have it serviced once. People used to tell me to get rid of it, but these days they tell me they love the sound. For 50 watts it's incredibly loud and I usually never play gigs with the master volume over 2.5-3.

[TYX91101]

I owned one also. The transformers burned up twice. It developed a bad hum after the second repair. But it gave the most stunningly saturated tone I've ever played. Three volume controls. Solid oak cabinet. I let it go cheap. Regret it to this day... :(

[vlmcentral]

Thanks for the comments, guys. Yes. The Legend amp series is one of the most unique (if not mystifying) guitar amps I've ever used. I find it difficult to get a tone that I like if the amp is at low level. Fortunately, this amp just loves being LOUD! It really is a diiferent beast when tured up to "concert level". What tone! The most controllable feedback ever produced! A real treasure, for sure.

[TYX91101]

Please give us another video or two when you have time. Some pictures of the back of the amp would be nice also. I haven't seen mine in twenty years.

[vlmcentral]

I sold it on Ebay a while back to help pay for an "old lost treasure" I came across. You won't believe it...... a 1959 Fender Super!!!!!!! The amp was in terrible shape but I'm having it totally over hauled. You know, the '59 Fender Super is the "holy grail" of Fender Tweed Tone.

[TYX91101]

Dang! Wish I'd known about it. Would have loved to place a bid.

Currently awaiting my 15W Blistertone EL84 combo from Doug Sewell in Dallas. Hopefully it'll make me forget about the Legend. Thanks for your replies and good luck with the Super.

[Seanbridge72]

I've got one that I was thinking of getting rid of, it's the 2x12, maybe I'll try to post a video of it here soon.

[loskochios]

Yeah, a really great amp. I had one back in the 80-ies and am still sorry to let it go by trading it in for a (full) tube amp.

Greetings LosKochios The Netherlands