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Topic: Magnatone Amps are back |
Dennis Smith
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Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 26 Jan 2013 2:31 pm |
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New co building the old Magnatone amps. Made in the US and are point-to-point tube amps. A little bit of info in a NAMM video and about a minute of playing. Sounded good, I like the vibrato with foot switch. But that video is all I can find on them. Has anybody found other info yet?
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Jay Ganz
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Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 27 Jan 2013 4:15 pm
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Well, ZZ top is using them...so you'll have to
ask Billy Gibbons.  |
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Dennis Smith
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Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2013 7:36 pm
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In searching the web for info on the new Magnatones I ran across articals on Neil Young's Mag amp. I got a flash back to the 60's. In 1966 I worked for Conn Music in Atl. We were the wholesale for all kinks of musical accessorys as well as band insturments and other insturments. We had a stack of 4 or 5 giant box's with Magnatone on the side and we had stacks of the fiberglass Supros and Nationals. Now I wonder where they all went. I left in 1970. Back then I played a Gretsch Double Anv. $250 with hard case through a Fender Super Reverb that I got new for $300. with cover and I made $90. a week.
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Marc Jenkins
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 28 Jan 2013 10:16 pm
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| I played one at the NAMM show aft chatting with Larry Cragg (Neil Young's tech,) who co-designed some models. It sounded INSANE. Stereo vibrato! |
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Jay Ganz
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Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 29 Jan 2013 5:52 am
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2013 7:47 am
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Designed and built right here in St. Louis, MO by my friend Obeid Khan. Obeid is well known around these parts. Amp tweaker for the pros, was chief tube amp designer for Ampeg/Crate, and more recently chief designer for Reason Amps and the new Magnatone line. These new Magnatones are pretty awesome tone machines.
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Tim Marcus
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 29 Jan 2013 8:08 am
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Brad - maybe you can answer the question I have about them:
Did they re-create the varistor used in the vibrato or did they work around it?
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Marc Jenkins
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 29 Jan 2013 8:22 am
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| Tim, I was told they are using the varistor. |
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2013 6:41 am
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Yes, they did source some real and proper silicon cabide varistors. Then they test and grade them before installation.
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Bruce Derr
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Lee, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2013 10:28 am
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| With that "V" badge, they'd look good paired with an Emmons.. |
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 30 Jan 2013 10:29 am
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Two words:
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Dennis Smith
From:
Covington, Georgia, USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2013 3:11 pm
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I saw Lonnie in the summer of 1965 in a tean club in the penthouse of the Mony building at Peachtree and 85N in Atlanta. I was 18 and tean clubs were something new. No one over 21 and no alc. A night club for tean with live bands. He was great. All the garage band's played his version of Memphis.
I wonder why Magnatone dosen't have a web site yet and release date for the amps?
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Brad Sarno
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St. Louis, MO USA
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 8:18 am Neil Young's Magnatone Cabinet
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2013 1:15 pm
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| Brad Sarno wrote: |
| Designed and built right here in St. Louis, MO by my friend Obeid Khan. |
Mr. Khan is responsible for the awesomeness of my late '90s CRATE Vintage Club 30, he's got the goods, great to see him as the one behind these!
Too bad I don't need a new Maggie, I've got a few 60s vintage killers out of Torrence, CA. But those do look nice, and the happy well known faces they are attracting...
Never got to see Lonnie Mack, but I'll bet he remembers getting a call decades ago from Hawaii during a gig break at Antone's! |
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