@wolf_garcia
Fender Bandmaster must be pretty good guitar amplifier.
Marantz tube receiver also had a good reputation.
Fender Bandmaster must be pretty good guitar amplifier.
Marantz tube receiver also had a good reputation.
My first Tube Amplifier
Early (pre "CBS") blonde Bandmasters and Showman amps were great...I used that amp head for live shows with various speakers here and there for a long time...worked great with a Marshall 412 cabinet. I moved on to smaller amps eventually, now preferring a single ended "class A" 18 watt Burriss amp, and a Reverend Goblin 5/15, and both of those are astonishing tone monsters...I have an Eden combo bass amp that’s magical, and a new-ish Ampeg "Portaflex" class D thing with a 400 watt 15 that is nothing if not cute. That Marantz was way underpowered, but if used with efficient speakers might have been great. |
@wolf_garcia It strikes me that you might appreciate this- the guitarist in my band uses a Marshall Major. I don't think he ever runs it past '2'. My first tube amp was a Knight KA-95. EL34, 35w/channel integrated amp. |