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Topic: 1975 Music Man 65 Reverb Head |
Craig Coffman
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2017 7:25 am |
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Components dated 49, 50, and 52nd week of '75. Functions as it should. A few scuffs in the tolex. New cord, re-tubed and biased, filter caps replaced. Owned since 2009 and only used in smoke free home. $425.00 plus actual shipping, send your zipcode. Thanks, Craig.
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Chris Boyd
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Leonia,N.J./Charlestown,R.I.
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Bill Moran
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2017 12:50 pm
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I have one of those I converted to a 115 combo . Rick Johnson built the cab and Ken Fox went through the chassis. Great powerful amp with a 4ohm / 8ohm switch on the back so any speaker can be used. I'm using a EVM15L now , that sounds great, and I had a K130 JBL I tried also. The JBL has the edge . lol. Forgive the mess in the photo. I had been cleaning carpet so things were a little piled up. You can't go wrong with this amp.
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Kenny Howard
From:
Salem, OR
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Posted 22 Dec 2017 8:43 pm
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Per Chris above, and other sources, I've read that these make for an excellent pedal steel amp.
Alas, I've never had the opportunity to hear one played live.
Can you describe (or compare) the tone?
Is it clean, but with a twang, like the vintage Fender amps?
Does it break up at higher volume? If so, at approx what level?
How's the reverb?
Thanks so much
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 23 Dec 2017 3:43 am Email sent
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Email sent, Chris
Thx,
Stevet |
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Harold Dye
From:
Cullman, Alabama, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2017 5:44 am
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| MM amps are great for steel. I have two bass heads I use, a 65 watt and a 150 watt. Since they are for bass I have to use an outboard reverb but they still sound great and more than enough power. I can imagine this head is very good. |
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Peter Leavenworth
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Madbury, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2017 6:12 am 1975 Music Man
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I've have several Music Man HD 130s, which have a "power-down" function in their on-off switch that cuts the power to 65 watts. Love the amps, super-clean but you can quickly get a GREAT crunch (for guitar or lap steel) by overdriving the master volume. Earlier models (up to '79?) have a 12AX7 tube in the phase-inverter stage of a solid state pre-amp section, while the power section has 2 or 4 6CA7s (or EL34s) in the MM 65 and 130 respectively. I prefer the heads because they weigh quite enough by themselves, let alone in a combo, and you can pair them with all sorts of speaker combinations. I've tried JBL, Eminence PSA-15a, and settled on a Telonics TSNEO-15-4. The other plus for these amps is that they are plentiful and affordable. Steel players would want the HD 65s/130s guitar version with reverb, rather then the bass version without. However, the reverb effect is not as "surf" deep as a Fender, I think they have a medium rather than long spring coil.
I'll never part with mine but I have to say I've replaced it as the go-to amp with a Milkman Sideman head which is all-tube with no master volume.
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2008 Zum D-10, 1996 Mullens PRP D-10, 1974 Emmons D-10, 1976 Emmons D-10, early 70s Emmons GS-10, Milkman Sideman head w/Telonics 15" speaker, 1966 Fender Super Reverb, 1970 Fender Dual Showman head, Wechter/Scheerhorn and Beard Dobros, 1962 Supro lap steels, Gibson 1939 RB-11 banjo, Gibson 1978 RB-250
banjo......and way too much more |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 23 Dec 2017 3:12 pm
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| Craig,,,I sent you a PM requesting some info. Could you please post the dimensions and weight of this amp? |
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Craig Coffman
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2017 11:30 am MM 65 Reverb
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| The amp is 25 inches x 10 inches deep x 12 inches high and weighs 35 lbs. Thanks. |
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Chris Boyd
From:
Leonia,N.J./Charlestown,R.I.
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Michael Meader
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2018 12:45 pm
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| PM sent |
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Craig Coffman
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2018 6:57 am MM 65 Reverb
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| Sold, please close . Thanks. |
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