155 - Brian Ranks (Collecting Loud History)

155 - Brian Ranks (Collecting Loud History) In episode 155 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host, James Patrick Regan speaks with Author, guitar tech, Marshall amplifier collector and guitarist Brian Ranks. In their conversation Brian tells us about his new project, a book documenting his and his business partner Peter Margolis collection of vintage Marshall amplifiers titled “Collecting Loud History”. Brian also tells us about when he started his business restoring vintage Marshall’s in the early ’80’s and how he became an authorized repair person from Jim Marshall. Brian talks about growing up in Western New York working for bands and what brought him to LA. Brian talks about doing tech work on the road with (Carmine Appice’s) King Cobra, Richard Marx and REO Speedwagon and his experiences with Gary Richrath and Dave Amato and how he got Dave hooked on vintage gear. He also tells us about working for David Lee Roth. Brian describes his collection of guitars and amps and his rental business renting Marshall’s for studio work and Marshall prop gear for music videos and tv shows. Brian tells us about who he uses to service the electronic parts of his Marshall’s, Bob Bradshaw, Roy Blankenship and Doug Anderson. Brian describes the Marshall amp he’s still looking for… and he also describes the Marshall serial number code and how that relates to the age of the amp. Brian tells us about the copious notes he took along the way that helps him identify the true age and whether or not the amp has been tampered with. Brian discusses the tribulations with reconing old Celestion speakers. Brian tells us about how he ended up with a bunch of celebrity owned Marshalls. And Brian talks about his favorite case companies. R and R cases and Encore cases and where people go wrong when buying cases. Brian tells us about his other passion, drag racing and why he misses spending his time on a tour bus. To find out about how to get the book you can go to the books website: collectingloudhistory.com Please subscribe, like, comment, share and review this podcast! #VintageGuitarMagazine #BrianRanks #CollectingLoudHistory #MarshallAmps #Marshall #MarshallAmplifiers #KingCobra #REOSpeedwagon #DavidLeeRoth #RichardMarx #theDeadlies #haveguitarwilltravelpodcast #hgwt #HGWT . . Please like, comment, and share this podcast! Download Link