Legend Guitar Amplifiers

I'll probably be the only person in this club, but here goes.

I've got a Legend Super Lead 50. It's been my main amp since about 1989. It sounds, well, different. Not really sure what the guy who designed it was going for. It's my secret weapon in my quest to not sound like anyone else. Legends were made in Syracuse, NY and were very expensive for their time. When I bought mine they could be had for a song because nobody wanted to sound like that in 1989. I was sick of not being able to hear myself because I had this crappy 20 watt practice amp. So I walked into Lark Street music and asked the owner what the loudest amp he had was. He pointed this baby out to me. It's really really loud for a 50 watter. It's got a tube preamp powered by three 12AX7s and a solid state power amp. It's got a groovy Celestion speaker, finger joined oak cabinet, cane grill, effects loop, channel switching and reverb and about a billion knobs, some of which don't appear to do anything. It's built like a tank. It looks like it belongs in a fern bar. You can see a picture of it along with a page from the manual in my photos. Endorsed by Billy Jones from the Outlaws!

Anybody else own one of these monsters?
-Mr. N.

My neighbor has a 50 watt Legend and their 4x12 cab.
My tech was involved with the company years ago.
NOT my sound but yes they are LOUD !

JJ

I used to own one. I had a 30 watt with a matching speaker so it looked like a stack. It was pretty awesome... and loud. I started getting into vintage Fender stuff and sold it. Wish I had it back now!

I have a 50 watt, 1x12 combo, original owner. Serial number 00121, which I found out means it's the 21st one built. It's true that it doesn't sound like anything else, which is not to say that it sounds bad. It's also true that its as loud as they come. I've loved it and have never had any trouble outside of regular maintenance...dirty pots, etc..

i used a 50 watt combo on the road for about 5 years and really liked it.

in fact..... i don't remember what happened to it.

That's one of the funny things about my 50 watt combo. If I play it alone it sounds kind of obnoxious. Like somebody bashing you in the ear with a ball-peen hammer. But loud, in a band setting, it sits really well in a mix and can punch through when needed. And actually sounds really good on recordings I have of old bands. Weird.
-Mr. N.

Not looking to revive an old thread but . . . . . . .
I just picked up one of these (50w 1x12 combo) last month. I traded some horrible sounding Marshall SS head and a Peavey windsor cabinet for it and feel like I definitely got the better end of the deal.

Yeah - it sounds different from other amps but it works perfectly for me for a blues sound. It doesn't seem to have a lot of bass response but I can correct that with the Boss eq pedal.

It's so loud I only keep in on 1 in the condo. I find I need to push it to 2 to get a fuller sound. Most of the time I use my Fender Ultra-Chorus around the house but the Legend will give me all the power I need if I play in public.

There's a local guy here who has one, I've seen him play a hundred times, excellent amp. Really great tone, and the only effect he uses is an old OD-1 to push his solos a little farther.