NAD - Wem Dominator MK III

HarrySeven

Just picked this up today...sounds lush...

richardhomer

Yep they do - my first 'proper' amp was one of those - pushed a bit, it sounded great. Can't remember the exact details but isn't the Dominator essentially a copy of an 18 watt Marshall - or is it the other way round?

If you ever get bored of it, I'd imagine @Gassage would buy the grill cloth off you....

benmurray85

I did a gig with a band the other week and their guitarist was using a WEM, it sounded incredible. Had a chat with him after and apparently it was a bass amp but it sounded immense. Nice score pal

ICBM

richardhomer said:

Yep they do - my first 'proper' amp was one of those - pushed a bit, it sounded great. Can't remember the exact details but isn't the Dominator essentially a copy of an 18 watt Marshall - or is it the other way round?

Other way round - the Marshall 18W is a Dominator copy... but not this Dominator, the earlier 'angle front' type. The marshall uses different transformers and better speakers, so it doesn't sound that similar. This one is quite a different circuit again, so although it sounds broadly like a 'British 2-EL84' amp when pushed, it's not really the same sound as the Marshall at all.

merlin

I had a Dominator III with a 15" speaker that I sold to my brother and kind of regret. They're amazing things. Well done! 

usedtobe

Fiver?

impmann

Fab amps - sounds bigger than the wattage suggests.

Dave_Vader

benmurray85 said:

I did a gig with a band the other week and their guitarist was using a WEM, it sounded incredible. Had a chat with him after and apparently it was a bass amp but it sounded immense. Nice score pal

I did not know we were gigging together.

I use a 15" bass WEM dominator as my main gigging amp.
It is brilliant for guitar, utter shit for bass though.

McToot

What do clean examples of these go for these days?

impmann

McToot said:

What do clean examples of these go for these days?

You'll see plenty advertised for £400+... they rarely sell for that. Halve it and add a little if its really mint and you'll be about right.

Modulus_Amps

I have one of those here for a service and sell on, when I get round to it...

HarrySeven

Well, I paid £50 this and am very pleased. Great sounding amp.

Bygone_Tones

That is a steal. WEM parts have always done well for me on ebay. There seems to be a good demand for the various bits and bobs - grill material, piping, feet etc.