Amps
1979 Guyatone EX1 Guitar Amp
The rare 1979 Guyatone EX1 is a solid-state analog guitar amp with 20 watts power, a 12″ speaker, overdrive and reverb.
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Music Man 110 RD Fifty
The Music Man 110 RD Fifty is an outstanding hybrid tube/solid-state guitar amp built in the 1980’s with a reputation for great tone.
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Brand New 1967 Teisco EP-7, Checkmate Amp
Drop dead, new old stock guitar, amp and accessories. A guitar time capsule discovery. While out trolling the flea marts, pawn and antique shops today, Jon and I ran into this absolutely beautiful 1967 Tesico EP-7. It came with its original matching Checkmate 12 amp, guitar strap and cables. It Read more…
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Kay 704 Vanguard Reviewed
As a follow-up to a previous post, we just posted a new review for a 1965 Kay Vanguard 704 amplifier. Check it out here! Kay 704 Vanguard with Vibrato
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Kay Vanguard 704 with Vibrato
“A Briefcase Full of Blues” – The World’s First All Solid-State Guitar Amp Quick Info Summary: 1965 5-watt solid-state combo amp with built-in vibrato effect; 8-inch Alnico speaker; seven Germanium transistors and five Germanium diodes. Point-to-point hand soldered. Perfect little amp for practice or recording. Pros: Vintage 60′s tone. Extremely compact Read more…
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Kalamazoo Model 1 Solid State Guitar Amp
A great little solid-state analog-powered practice amp for electric guitars. Around 5 to 10 watts of power into a vintage 10″ American speaker voiced with Alnico magnet.
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Video: Kalamazoo Model 1 Combo
New video posted… 1971 Kalamazoo Model 1. Not a bad sounding 5-watt practice amp with a nice 10″ Alnico speaker. This is as simple as pure analog can sound back in the 70′s.
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Univox UB-250 Bass Amp Video
The UB-250 is a late 60′s solid-state piggy-back (aka mini-stack) bass amp built by Univox in Westbury, New York. These were continuously made through the mid-1970′s, but this is the original design and build from 1969. Although it’s not the loudest of bass amps, it is a vintage cool analog Read more…
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1960′s Vintage Ads for Kay Electric Guitars & Amps
Kay Musical Instruments of Chicago was the first company in 1962 to manufacture guitar amps that were 100% solid-state electronics. Here are some vintage advertisements from that time period. The first ad, Transistorized Amplifiers, I found as a JPEG somewhere on the Internet years ago. Unfortunately I can’t remember where Read more…
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Kay 704 Photos Posted
Finally had a chance to upload some photos of the 1965 Kay 704 Vanguard amp we acquired last month! The photos are posted here: Gallery Photos – Kay 704.