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Jim Cooley


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The 'Ville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 10 Dec 2017 6:14 pm    
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I have a couple of preamps and need a power amp. I prefer a 1U/single space rack mount amp or something similar. If you have a fully wired ready-to-go rack, we can talk about that, too. I have 1U and 2U preamps, so a rack should probably be a 4-spacer. Thanks.

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Jim Cooley


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The 'Ville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2017 5:46 pm    
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A Jay Ganz Straight Ahead amp is an option too.
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Tom Dillon


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La Mesa, California, USA
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2017 9:08 pm    
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Jim, I have one of Jay Ganz' Straight Ahead amps. It's 300W (into 8 ohms), loud, clean, 1 lb, and tiny. It could easily be tucked inside your rack case and free up a rack position for something else. I mounted mine on an unused pedal board shelf along with reverb/delay pedals. I put that little rig inside an open back 12" speaker cabinet with a Double-T 12 and plug my fiddle preamp/EQ into that. It also sounds great with a Sarno V8 preamp and steel.

Jay suggests powering on the preamp before his amp. That may not be easy if the amp switch is inside your rack and not accessible. I forgot to do that a few times and everything worked fine. I think it is just needed to avoid a loud pop.
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Jim Cooley


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The 'Ville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2017 4:06 pm    
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Thanks, Tom. A Straight Ahead amp is tempting.
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Jim Cooley


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The 'Ville, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 16 Dec 2017 1:56 pm    
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I've had a few PMs and emails; still looking.
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