Schematics, parts list, semiconductor generic reference numbers. View and download magnatone super fiftynine user manual online. For direct support from magnatone, please fill in our magnatone tech support form and we will get back to you promptly. Cream city music is one of the worlds finest gutar shops with selections including the vintage 1963 magnatone m10 25w tube combo amp. For your consideration is this 1954 magnatone model 108 varsity amplifier. The fretboard markings were in the form of a decal on the neck, and it used old. Shop the top brands at the best prices all while receiving free shipping. They can be viewed with adobe acrobat reader 9 or above. In 1965, the m10a was introduced as a replacement of the 19631964 m10.
The early ones are the most valuable especially if they have the famous pitchshifting vibrato, but later ones like the m15 are great amps as well. So how cool is it to have the opportunity to check out buddy hollys very own 58 magnatone custom 280. See the list of programs recommended by our users below. A a premier guitars jeff bober visits the north american guitar amplifier museum in baltimore, maryland, to show us a a 1960 magnatone amps 2 troubadour while frankie g takes it through its paces. But inevitably, we turn to the more populist buddy holly, who, following a range of fender tweed amps, became a notable fan of magnatone. It was made from one piece of mahogany, with a faux, bleached white oak finish. Demonstration of a mid60s magnatone m10a amplifier.
He bought the amp from buck sulcer sometime after march of 1995. Vintage 1963 magnatone m10 25w tube combo amp cream. These amps featured kydex strong plastic lids with modernistic aesthetics and topmounted controls. Magnatone 260a service manual download, schematics. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians.
More information about the unique amplifiers made by magnatone and valco. To open downloaded files you need acrobat reader or similar pdf reader program. Rare magnatone custom v accordion amp solid state amplifier 1970 1971. The 4 bridgeable inputs and 2 volumes, bright and normal, provide wide tonal versatility. This month, ill be focusing on one underrated and rare model, while next month ill break down the 5 distinct collectible i. Zacks unofficial magnatone website is the place for information about real pitch shifting vibrato and the magnatone sound. Great deals on magnatone vintage guitar amplifiers. So you can stay up to date on future developments as we continue to pursue the original mission of magnatone, which still drives us today. Magnatone m10a custom series 2 channel combo guitar amplifier tested sweetwater.
Ive looked at the weber revibe kit, and its pretty much what im looking for except for the vibrato. Basically the magnatone guitar models of the 50s and early 60s were designed by either paul bigsbyor paul barth. While we do not yet have a description of the m10 file format and what it is normally used for, we do know which programs are known to open these files. Special thanks to stephen keller for submitting several of these schematics, jerry dragon for the aug64 m15 schematic, mark storch for the m15 3x8 schematic, and steve luckey for scanning and cleaning up. Bigsby gave the world of music the famous tremolo unit and. For the guitar player, the most significant change of the m10 to the m10a was the replacement of the oxford 8 speaker and a 3 tweeter with a single 12 speaker. Very american, very powerful, and extremely versatile. You can download the original schematic and my drawings in a single pdf at. Make offer 1962 magnatone 450 guitaraccordion amplifier. Replaced resistorreplaced broken fuse holderfound a 330k. Im using a dearmond m77t guitar plugged straight in. New non grounded ac line, pot and switch cleaned and tubes test good. This particular amplifier is magnatones example of the twocontrol knob twe. The traditional collection amplifier with features beyond compare and the legendary pitchbending.
One of the small amps that scotty keeps and uses at home for entertaining and recording is a late 50s vintage magnatone troubadour. Magnatone m10a sch service manual download, schematics. The m10 is a two channel amp each with loudness, and tone controls in a each channel has an additional contour which switches between a treble bleed circuit. In the fall of 1965, estey switched to 12 jensen c12ps ceramic speakers. Magnatone diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free.
Magnatone super fiftynine user manual pdf download. This archive is by no means meant to be a complete list of all magna electronics amps. Magnatone custom m15a the owner scored this amp for free. Magnatone released its amazing 200 series amps 2, 260 and 280 with pitch bending vibrato in 57, but these are a story in themselves. Every day thousands of users submit information to us about which programs they use to open specific types of files. I opened up two m15s a few years ago and told the owner to take them to a professional, which he did. If you do not have adobe acrobat reader it is available from. This amp is available for studio rental in detroit from.
The alltube, 1x12 combo amp features two channels, a stereo input the bridges the. The tube amp library of information click the link above for tube amp info, schematics, board building information. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. This month is the first part of a twoparter about vintage magnatone amplifiers. All guitars sold receive a 35point inspection, ensuring an incredible playing experience. Heres a page about them, though ive been warned by more knowledgable people that the site isnt always accurate. If you have a schematic for an amp and i dont, please feel free to submit it to me. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Free magnatone diagrams, schematics, service manuals. I found a lot of information about magnatone at this site. Prowess amplifiers offers resources for the guitar tube amplifier builder.
The tube amp library of information click the link above for tube amp info, schematics, board building information, projects, mods, transformer diagrams, photos, sound clips. Both these names are heralded for their contributions to guitar and amplifier design. This amplifier was manufactured by the magna electronics company, englewood, ca usa. Get the best deal for magnatone vintage guitar amplifiers from the largest online selection at. Magnatone super 59 mkii 1x12 45w combo amp super59mk2.
Your thoughts on this project and issues would be appreciated. The magnatone amp archive including estey, tonemaster, davinci, pacamp, panaramic, titano, unique and twilighter amps. So i wanted to get ideas on how to take a magnatone vibrato circuit and plug it into a reverb circuitwhether the reverb circuit is the revibes or something else doesnt matter. Higher setting the exclusive magnatone design allows for extremly slow may require less bass. Download the original schematic and my visio created schematic in a single pdf. We have a huge schematics inventory, projects section and forum.
View and download magnatone twilighter user manual online. Make offer magnatone m10a custom series 2 channel combo guitar amplifier tested sweetwater. These amps tend to come up for sale more than any other magnatone of that era. Magnatone guitar amplifiers for sale in stock ebay. With a speaker change and a preamp overhaul, the amp much more attractive to guitar players, and a much better competitor to the ampeg gemini i.
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