New products of interest to steel guitarists
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Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 18 Aug 2014 10:23 am
I am really excited to finally announce this amplifier! I have been working on this project for the better part of a year, and after many many revisions I am very happy with the results.
Basic specs:
300W Class D power amplifier
Video added - just a quick demo of myself showing a few different sounds the amp can make, and just how much depth and sustain 300W with a tube front end is capable of. (pardon the scratchy Goodrich pedal)
http://youtu.be/1hpOzMGioo4
I will be taking preorders for october/november delivery via email (please use the contact form at
www.milkmansound.com )
*Because of the high demand for this amp, I am not offering custom tolex and grill cloth covering. I am going to try and keep the lead time short on this one. All of the 100% tube amplifiers will continue to have the option of custom cabinets.
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b0b
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Post by b0b 18 Aug 2014 12:35 pm
Just placed my order (I think).
Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 18 Aug 2014 12:40 pm
300W at 4ohms
150W at 8 ohms
however the combo ships stock with a 4ohm Telonics speaker, so I am calling it 300W
Brad Sarno
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Post by Brad Sarno 18 Aug 2014 1:17 pm
Beautiful work Tim. Inside and out.
Jim Palenscar
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Post by Jim Palenscar 20 Aug 2014 6:54 am
Nice Tim!
Roger Crawford
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Post by Roger Crawford 20 Aug 2014 12:00 pm
b0b,
b0b
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Post by b0b 20 Aug 2014 3:10 pm
Tim Marcus wrote: 300W at 4ohms
150W at 8 ohms
however the combo ships stock with a 4ohm Telonics speaker, so I am calling it 300W
Excellent!
Paul Awalt
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Post by Paul Awalt 20 Aug 2014 6:36 pm
What are the non custom cabinets coverings.
Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 20 Aug 2014 8:40 pm
Paul: It's a two tone fawn/black silverface look as pictured above. Every half and half will look like this for the time being. The pictures don't do it justice - in person it's really quite pretty!
Tony Glassman
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Post by Tony Glassman 20 Aug 2014 11:17 pm
Can't wait to hear it. If it sounds as good as it looks, you got a winner. That exterior fawn/black covering scheme is pure beautiful.
b0b
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Post by b0b 21 Aug 2014 8:24 am
Are the 15" and 12" cabinets the same height, or is the 12" shorter than the one in the pictures?
Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 21 Aug 2014 9:15 am
The 2 cabinets are identical in size
There is only a single speaker output, with a line output right next to it:
Jack Stanton
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Post by Jack Stanton 21 Aug 2014 5:41 pm
Tim,
Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 21 Aug 2014 6:23 pm
Yes! It's very easy to change the speaker baffle, and both the 12" and 15" fit the same cabinet/baffle
Scott Hay
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Post by Scott Hay 23 Aug 2014 1:47 pm
Awesome! Like the fawn and black.
Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 25 Aug 2014 10:55 am
video added:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hpOzMG ... e=youtu.be
this is just a basic video to show what the amp can do and what it sounds like.
Wayne Dahl
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Post by Wayne Dahl 26 Aug 2014 7:52 pm
Another GREAT amp Tim! For all the hard core solid state players, this is your amp! Wayne
Harry Johansen
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Post by Harry Johansen 27 Aug 2014 8:07 am
The only problem is, , it costs a fortune to ship over to EU.
Dustin Rhodes
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Post by Dustin Rhodes 27 Aug 2014 10:58 am
Sounds great!
Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 4 Sep 2014 9:47 am
Harry Johansen wrote: The only problem is, , it costs a fortune to ship over to EU.
Sending the head version overseas won't be too expensive. It's only 16 pounds!
chris ivey
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Post by chris ivey 4 Sep 2014 4:15 pm
as much as i've enjoyed giving you a hard time for the last year, i think this is a bitchin' amp!
Dustin Rhodes
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Post by Dustin Rhodes 5 Sep 2014 6:31 am
How does this amp sound for 6 string?
Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 5 Sep 2014 8:00 am
I have been using it with my Tele and it sounds great! If you are looking for distortion or compression, you will probably want to use a few pedals. For Jazz guitar, this amp will really be the ticket. Big huge clean sound and the reverb suits guitar very well.
Dustin Rhodes
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Post by Dustin Rhodes 5 Sep 2014 10:41 am
No different than using something like a twin then. Would probably go good with something like the Catalinbread foundation (amp in a box) type pedals.
Tim Marcus
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Post by Tim Marcus 16 Sep 2014 11:35 am
this model has finally been added to the Milkman website:
http://milkmansound.com/amplifiers/300w-half-and-half
