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[66Atlas]

I'm a sucker for little combo amps, especially Marshalls so I could pass this one up.



Its a '76.  50W with a single 12.  I expected the speaker to be a Celestion but when I opened it up found an alnico eminence.  I assume it has been replaced, but found it surprising that the speaker was made in '76 as well.

Anybody here ever own one?

[rahock]

A guy I jam with sometimes had a 50 watt combo until about two years ago. It was from about the same era but was white and I don't recall the Park emblem. I will say it was an absolute killer amp. It was pretty heavy and those 50 watts were extremely large . That amp was a little powerhouse .
Rick

[gearHed289]

Tubes?

[66Atlas]

Tubes?

Yes, it is essentially the same circuit as the Marshall 50W super bass head in a combo amp.  12AX7 pre, EL34 in the power amp.  Great sounding little amp and perfect for studio stuff.

[rahock]

Studio stuff?? Hell, the one my buddy had could out power just about anything four times it's size! It was great on stage .
He also has a nice home studio and did do some tracks with it, but usually he used a  Fender Deluxe Reverb for recording.
You are using it for guitar, right?
Rick

[gearHed289]

Very cool!

[66Atlas]

It will end up "living" in my studio and will get used for bass and guitar. One of my go-to studio amps for bass the last few years has been a slightly modified Marshall Bluesbreaker and I'm hoping that this little guy will get used as much.  The eminence speaker will get replaced with something a little bit better and I have a set of NOS Mullards that will replace the modern JJs it has now. Hopefully I'll get a little time to work on it this weekend.