Archive for the 'Amplifiers' Category

McIntosh Power Amp

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

A dinosaur. Tom has had this amp since the mid 70′s; two hundred watts of excellent sound quality (in it’s heyday). This industrial grade McIntosh two channel amp still has the ooomph to make it worth hauling around to gigs. It powers two of the stage monitors. It appears to be bridged in this photo. [...]

Peavey Ultra 112

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

I have pretty much accepted the fact that I will always be behind the times. Musically speaking, I’ve finally moved out of the sixties and into the seventies. Where gear is concerned, thank goodness I’m not quite so lost in the past. Peavey quit producing the Ultra 112 Combo amp a few years back, and [...]

Mesa Boogie Studio 22

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

How do you measure versatility? It seems to me this little 1 x 12″ combo almost defines versatility where small amps are concerned (within the realm of mild to mid level overdrive). Loud enough for most small to medium sized indoor gigs, and in some rooms you’d swear you were listening to a larger cabinet. [...]