Here is a very clean 1980s Music Man MM 112 RD50 amplifier.
Leo Fender sold his namesake company to CBS Musical Instruments in 1965.
In 1971, he quietly formed a new company named Tri-Sonics Inc. with Tom Walker and Forrest White.
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Here’s a 2009 Koch Powertone 2 amplifier head in great condition. Koch has been building amps in Holland for 25 years. Well known in Europe, these amps are recognised for their power, tone and reliability. The Powertone is oriented towards blues, rock and metal players.
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This is a 2005 Fender Deluxe VM amp. It’s based on the 40 watt (2 6L6 power tubes), single 12 inch speaker design of the Deluxe, but it has extra features added – hence the VM or Vintage Modified designation.
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Here’s a very nice Blackface 1965 Fender Super Reverb Amplifier.
The term ‘Blackface’ refers to the black panel with white script lettering, used on Fender amplifiers between 1964 and 1967. They were preceded by ‘Brownface’ models and followed by ‘Silverface’. During the ‘Blackface’ period – in 1965 – CBS purchased Fender, but the new management made no changes to the amps until 1967, and those changes are seen in the ‘Silverface’ amps.
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And here is a 1955 Tweed Fender Deluxe Amplifier!
Leo Fender built these amplifiers based on the 5E3 push-pull circuit. and they have become a basic reference standard for guitar amplifier design. Many ’boutique’ and small-builder amplifiers are based closely on these 1950’s Fender amps.
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The return of the Half Stack – a 1979 Hiwatt Custom 100 head and 1975 Hiwatt SE4123 cabinet!
Hiwatt has always been known for high quality construction and clean amplification – with full attention to the ‘Loud’ part of amplification!
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