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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Tube, Dual rectifier, 35 watt Class A
1×12, 2×12, 4×10 spkrs.
The Maverick is one of Mesa’s more versatile amps. Fishing is required for just the right sound because small adjustments make big changes. Your patience is rewarded with a wide variety of shrieks. Clean enough for country pickin’ and dirty enough for most everything else. Sounds [...]
What is it about the big Marshall amps that turns everyone on? Maybe it’s because the lows slug you in the chest hard enough to make your heart pump backwards. Or possibly because the highs and mids are right there, almost completely isolated from the lows. It seems like you’re playing through [...]