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Tech Talk - Magnatone 415 Clio Bass-Amp (1962)

The 415 has a 6EU7 for the preamp and tone circuits. After 1st preamp section, a 12AU7 for the phase inverter,and twin 6973 miniature beam power tubes. The rectifier tube is a 6CA4. Powerful 5 tube unit with 4 large custom built 8" extended range speakers (AlNiCo #...

Tech Talk - Custom Kraft "Electra Bass Amp" (1964)

35WattRMS, 1xC15N Jensen speakerCustom Kraft (Lectrolab) Amplifiers are cheaply made tube amps from the 1950s and 1960s. They were made by Sound Projects Co. Cicero, Ill., which might suggest that they had something to do with Valco. Once source tells me that Sound...

Tech Talk - Harper Amplifiers "Alligator" (2007)

# 30 Watt RMSTubes: GZ34, 4 x EL84, 1 x 12AX7A, 1 x 12AT716 "Accutronics spring reverb6 x 8 "Ceramic Speaker C8R JensenBlonde Tolex cabinet fabric"Oxblood" Speaker referenceBias (fixed/Cathode) Switchable bias (fixed / cathode) Speaker phase switchChicken Head...

Tech Talk - Marble Harpmaster (2006)

Harpmaster 6x8The Marble Harpmaster is our top of the line Harp amp. It is tuned for true harp power and fat blues tone with no compromise.* bullet & low-Z inputs, input-switch, input-volume, input-tone, treble, middle, bass, master-volume & master-presence*...

Tech Talk - Silvertone 1481 (1966)

The 1471 & 1481 amps were the 'Champs' of the Silvertone line for a number of years. 5 watts of power into an 8" speaker. The 1471/81 was a sweet little amp, with simple volume and tone controls and two inputs.Introduced:Fall/Winter 1961 at $37.95as the...