fdesalvo
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I have never in my life and experience with vintage classics come across something so fresh and clean. It is a museum piece dating back to December of 1964 - one of Leo's last. Transformers date to 50th week of 1964. He sold the Company to CBS the very next month this one rolled out of the factory.
This one needs only a recone. I have been enjoying this through a 1x12 extension cab and it's in perfect shape. No noises, buzzes, clicks; no noisy pots. Everything is just perfect and it just floors me. The trem is a bias-wiggle type and it's very smooth and quiet. It sounds like a smaller version of the 66 super I had, except it's very portable. My pedals sound wicked through it, as well. It *almost* sounds as good as my 57 Bandmaster scratch-build, but then again, it's got it's own thing going. There's no denying a fat and sparkly Blackface tone.
This amp was acquired from an elderly couple who bought it for their son in 1964. I never asked why he didn't take it. I had the sense he might have shipped out for Vietnam, never coming back home. Enjoy!
This one needs only a recone. I have been enjoying this through a 1x12 extension cab and it's in perfect shape. No noises, buzzes, clicks; no noisy pots. Everything is just perfect and it just floors me. The trem is a bias-wiggle type and it's very smooth and quiet. It sounds like a smaller version of the 66 super I had, except it's very portable. My pedals sound wicked through it, as well. It *almost* sounds as good as my 57 Bandmaster scratch-build, but then again, it's got it's own thing going. There's no denying a fat and sparkly Blackface tone.
This amp was acquired from an elderly couple who bought it for their son in 1964. I never asked why he didn't take it. I had the sense he might have shipped out for Vietnam, never coming back home. Enjoy!




























