Tech Talk - Paul Daniel McGill MKS Custom

This wonderous beast was custom built by Paul McGill using scrumptious Cocobolo Rosewood and some 40 year old German Spruce that Paul found years ago. The Headplate, heelcap, backstrip and rosette feature rare burled Box Elder with superb figure and colors. The headstock and top are bordered with Abalone. The voice is all McGill, big, bold projection thanks to Paul's unique bracing that incorporates internal struts add strength and allow for lighter top bracing. The trebles just leap out of this guitar and the bass is resounding. This is a real room filler and it's rich and beauitiful across the spectrum. This is a very special custom McGill Guitar.

Measurements
Body Size: Medium
Scale: 25.25 in. (641 mm)
Nut Width: 1 3/4 in. (44.45 mm)
String Spacing: 2 1/4 in. (57.15 mm)
Body Length: 19 3/8 in.
Upper Bout: 11 3/8 in.
Lower Bout: 15 1/8 in.
Serial #: 7
Body Depth @Neck Heel: 3 5/8 in.
Body Depth @Tail Block: 4 in.
Frets to body: 12
Woods & Trim
Back/Sides: Cocobolo Rosewood
Top Wood: Bearclaw German Spruce, 40 years old
Fingerboard: Ebony
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Bridge: Ebony with Dual Saddles
Rosette: Burled Box Elder and Abalone
Binding: Koa
Fingerboard Bindings: Ebony
Headplate: Burled Box Elder
Headstock Bindings: Koa
Headstock Inlay: Builder Logo
Top Trim: Abalone
Back Strip: Burled Box Elder
Fret Markers: None
Tuners: Nickel open-backed Gotohs
Tuner Finish: Nickel


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Tech Talk - Alastair Greene Guitar Lessons In The Garage 1st Lesson E minor pentatonic lick

Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter Alastair Greene has been a mainstay of the Southern California music scene for over 2 decades. Alastair was born April 18th, 1971 in Santa Barbara, CA. He discovered music through his mother's piano playing at home and whose record collection included classics by The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, while his father's tastes at the time leaned toward Bach and Beethoven. Alastair was inspired to pursue music as a career by his grandfather, the late Chico Alvarez, who played trumpet as a member of the Stan Kenton Band in the '40s and '50s. Growing up, Alastair took piano lessons and played the saxophone before discovering the guitar in High School. He received a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied for two years before returning to southern California to begin playing with Blues and Rock bands
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Tech Talk - 1960 National 1210 Twin-Tone Amplifier Demo

The Valco 1210 is a simple 3 tube amp (5Y3, 6V6, 12AX7) with volume and tone controls, 3 inputs, and a pair of Rola 6" x 11" speakers. While about comparable to a Fender Champ in wattage, the Valco built amp has significantly more grit and growl thanks to a Grid leek bias design. The 4 ohm speakers are wired in series which offers a lot more power handling than you'd expect to find in a small amp. Sure, you'll need to mic it for band volumes, but if you're looking for killer small amp tone for guitar or harmonica this on is a perfect choice.
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Tech Talk - Fender Bandmaster (1965)

Model/Circuit Number: AB763

Era: Blackface
Configuration: Piggyback (reviewed with alternate speaker cabinet)
Controls: Black forward facing w/ white labels
Knobs: Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10

Faceplate

Front: Normal: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass - Vibrato: In, In, Bright Sw, Vol, Treb, Bass, Speed, Intensity - Pilot Lamp
Rear: AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (2A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack

Dimensions: Head: 8'' x 24'' x 9''
Hardware: Head: Chrome Corners, Large Chassis Straps 5 5/8'', Side Bar Clips. Cabinet: 16'' Tilt-Back Legs, Black Strap handle, Thumb screws, Thumb screw receptacles
Handle: Black strap handle
Feet: Glides
Corners: Chrome Corners with Lip
Tolex/Tweed: Black Tolex
Grill Cloth: black white silver grill cloth

Logo: Grill mounted, raised, chrome & black, script with tail
Weight: 49.5 lbs.

Effects: Tremolo
~Watts: 40 watts
Tubes
Pre amp: 2 x 7025 and 12AT7
Power: 2 x 6L6GC

Bias: Fixed bias adjustment pot
Rectifier: Solid State
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Tech Talk - Dynacord MV 15 (1957)

Difficult to find much more info on this 15 Watts

Tech Talk - Peavey Backstage Plus (1984)

Solid State about 25 Watts
10" Emenince speaker

Tech Talk - Dynacord Twen II (1974)

2x6V6 power tubes 17 Watts
12" speaker

Tech Talk - Masco MA-17N PA System (1950)

PA amps are the hidden gold of amplifiers. Old Marshall PA amps as well as Hiwatt PA amps are the steal of the century. Here we have a Masco PA and we know how I feel about Masco!
17Watts 2x6L6 Power Tubes
2x 10" Jensen speaker

Tech Talk - Fender Bassman 5E6-A (1956)

Model No: 5E6-A (55-57)

Config:
Combo

Control Panel:
Chrome top facing w/ white screened labels, controls numbered 1-12

Conrol Layout:
Ground Sw, Fuse (3A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Pilot Lamp, Presense, Bass, Treb, Vol, Vol, Normal In, Bright In


Knobs:
Black pointer

Cabinet:
Narrow panel, closed back w/ 2 ports, 23" x 22½" x 10½" (58.4 x 57.2 x 26.7 cm)

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Tech Talk - Fender Super Amp (6G4) (1960)

Model No:
6G4

Config:
Combo

Control Panel:
Brown forward facing w/ white screened labels, controls numbered 1-10

Front Conrol Layout:
6G4: Normal: In, In, Bass, Treb, Vol - Bright: In, In, Bass, Treb, Vol, Speed, Intensity - Presense - Pilot Lamp

Rear Conrol Layout:
6G4: Ground Sw, Fuse (3A), Power Sw, Standby Sw, Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack

Knobs:
Brown round

Cabinet:
18" x 24" x 10½" (45.7 x 61 x 26.7 cm)

Cab Covering:
Pinkish Brown Tolex

Cab Hardware:
Brown strap handle, 5½" chassis straps, glides

Grille:
Brown

Logo:
Grille mounted, flat, chrome & black script "Fender"

Weight:
47 lbs (21.3 Kg)

Speakers/Load:
2 x 10"/4 ohms (8 ohms each in parallel)

Speaker Model:
Jensen P10R, Jensen P10Q or Oxford 10K5

Effects:
Tremolo

Output:
40 Watts

Preamp:
Normal: 7025
Bright: 7025

Power:
6G4: 2 x 6L6GC

Bias:
Fixed Bias, nonadjustable

Rectifier:
GZ34

Phase Inverter:
7025 (long tailed)

Other:
Tremolo: 2 x 7025 (6G4) or 12AX7, ½ 12AX7, and 7025


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Tech Talk - Kinder HarpKing 4X10

70 watts of pure Blues tone
54 pounds
23 ¼" tall
3-12AX7 pre amp tubes
2-KT-88 power tubes
4-10" Eminence speakers

Color choices: Red, Purple or Blond new with matching silk-screen on faceplate. All of the HarpKings come with gold sparkle grille cloth

Tech Talk - Brunetti Singleman (2010)

Specifications:

ONE-CHANNEL PREAMP: VOLUME, BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE, REVERB controls
BRIGHT manual switch
SMOOTH, FAT TWEED manual switch
BOOST manual switch for medium frequencies
AMPLIFIER: class A 16W (6V6GT tubes) or class AB 35W (6L6WGC tubes)
POWERLIMIT®: FULL, MODERATE, QUIET manual switch which operates
on the final stage reducing power to 1/4 and 1/16
REVERB: Accutronics spring, excluded by remote switch
EFFECTS LOOP: send return suitable for rack/stomps, could be excluded by manual switch (true bypass)
LOUDSPEAKER: 12” cone Celestion V30 (16 OHM)
EXTERNAL SPEAKER: rear output, 16 Ohm for add-on speaker
TUBES: 2X 12AX7/ECC83 + 2X 6V6GT (autobias) or 2X 6L6WGC (trimmed bias)
STRUCTURE: chassis and panels iron/stainless steel laser cut
ELECTRONICS: “Red Series” MKP WIMA capacitors, sealed relays, low noise film resistors
OVERALL DIMENSIONS: L 465 mm, H 500 mm, D 270 mm - L 18,3”, H 19,7”, D 10,6”
WEIGHT: 18 Kg - 39,7 lbs
BOX CONTENT: power cable, reverb switch, owner’s manual, and waterproof cover

Tech Talk - Multivox Bass Amp #45

MODEL # 45
15 WATTS
1 12 INCH SPEAKER
TUBES ARE 1 7591 OUTPUT[GE]
1 12AX7 PREAMP [MULTIVOX]
1 6AV6 TREMELOE [MULTIVOX]
SPEAKER CODE PA-12-8,2857644
LOUDER THAN A CHAMP
CABINET SIZE 19 INCHES TALL, 19 INCHES WIDE,8.5 INCHES DEPTH

Tech Talk -Steelphon Mustang (Mid 60's)

Steelphon Mustang (mid 60's) Made in Italy
10-15 Watts 4x8" speaker

Tech Talk - Sonny Jr. 410 (2006)

# Raw explosive power, punch and volume without feedback
# Bench tested at 45 Watts
# 55 lbs.; 22.5W x 23H x 9.5D
# Unique speaker blend for a wall of tone–4x 10″
# Stock gritty, nasty tone–no need for tube subs
# Same pure tone at all volume levels
# Crystal mic hot input
# Unique paper-in-oil capacitors
# Bias pot for perfect idling of the power tubes
# Gorgeous seven-layer tint with clear coat tweed with sturdy, thick leather handle
# Available with 120V / 240V power transformer at no extra charge

Tech Talk - Victoria "Victoriette" (2007)

20 Watts of Power
Tubes: 1-5AR4, 2-6L6 or 2-EL84, 3-12AX7, 1-12AT7
Reverb and Tremolo
Speaker: 1-Jensen P12Q speaker or 2- Jensen P10R speakers
Cabinet size (HxWxD) - Two cabinet configurations: 2x10 18.5 x 22 x 10.5 and 1x12: 18.5 x 22 x 10.5

Tech Talk - Fender Princeton Reverb (1965)

Circuit:
AA1164

Config:
Combo

Control Panel:
Black, forward facing w/ white labels

Front Conrol Layout:
In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass, Reverb, Speed, Intensity - Pilot Lamp

Rear Conrol Layout:
AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (1A), Power Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack, Reverb Jack, Reverb Out, Reverb In

Knobs:
Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10

Cabinet:
20" x 16¼" x 9½" (48.9 x 41.3 x 24.1 cm)

Cab Covering:
Black Tolex

Cab Hardware:
Black strap handle, 4½" chassis straps, glides

Grille:
Silver sparkle grille cloth

Logo:
None

Weight:
28 lbs. (12.7 Kg)

Speakers/Load:
1 x 10"/8 ohms

Speaker Model:
Jensen C10R, Jensen C10N, Oxford 10L5 or Oxford 10J4

Effects:
Reverb, Tremolo

Output:
12-15 Watts

Preamp:
7025, ½ 12AX7

Power:
2 x 6V6GT

Bias:
Fixed, nonadjustable

Rectifier:
5U4GB

Phase Inverter:
½ 12AX7 (split load)

Other:
Reverb Driver: 12AT7
Reverb Recovery: ½ 12AX7
Tremolo: ½ 12AX7 (bias vary)

Tech Talk - Fender Princeton-Amp (1964)

Model:
Princeton

Circuit:
AA964

Config:
Combo

Control Panel:
Black forward facing w/ white labels

Front Conrol Layout:

AA964: In, In, Vol, Treb, Bass, Speed, Intensity - Pilot Lamp

Rear Conrol Layout:

AA964: AC Outlet, Ground Sw, Fuse (1A), Power Sw, Speaker Jack, Ex. Speaker Jack, Vibrato Jack

Knobs:
Black skirted w/ chrome center, numbered 1 - 10

Cabinet:
16" x 16" x 8½" (40.6 x 40.6 x 21.6)

Cab Covering:
Black Tolex

Cab Hardware:
Black Strap handle, 4½" chassis straps, glides

Grille:
Grey (63) or silver sparkle grille cloth

Logo:
None (64-65)



Speakers/Load:
1 x 10"/8 ohms

Speaker Model:
Jensen C10R or Oxford 10J4

Effects:
Tremolo

Output:
12 Watts

Preamp:
7025

Power:
2 x 6V6GT (push pull)

Bias:
Fixed Bias, nonadjustable

Rectifier:

AA964: GZ34

Phase Inverter:
½ 12AX7 (split load)

Other:
Tremolo: ½ 12AX7 (bias vary)

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Tech Talk - Gibson GA-90 (1956)

A "Revelation in Rythm" - the GA-90 was introduced alongside Gibson's first electric bass - the violin-shaped EB-1. Finished in dark brown "buffalo-grained" leatherette.

The amplifier features six 8 inch speakers, strangely enough it may seem. The confined throw of a speaker from that period combined with a small cone area makes it less appropriate for deep bass reproduction. Just adding more speakers won't do the job. This amp was designed by Seth Lover to rid the problem of the large single coil pick-up for the new bass guitar

that "would make a god-awful hum" when it got to close to the amplifier. Later he would try solving this problem by designing the "humbucking" pickup. Top mounted preamp with control panel and a bottom mounted chassis for the main amp. 25 watts output.
Speakers 6-8"
Inputs
(instr. + mic.) 2+2*
*hi-gain sw. 2
Channels 2
Volume Controls 2

Bass, treble
for ea. ch. No
Tubes 8
Preamp. 2-6SJ7 2-5879,
Phase splitter 6 6SL7
Output (5881)
Rect. 5V4 5Y3
Watts Output 25

Tech Talk - Danelectro Pioneer Model 15 (1954)

made in Red Bank, NJ 115 volts ac 60 cycle 50 watt input
vibrato speed strength and footswitch jack
instrument 3 inputs treble vol and bass
microphone 2 inputs tone and vol
tubes 6s5 2- 6sj7 pair of rca blackplate 6v6's
12 inch speaker codes rl-1114-14 and 274437