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Vintage 1970s Leo Fender Music Man 212 Sixty Five Amp, Serviced, All Original
Estimated price for orientation: 799 $
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Description Brand: Music Man Model: 212 Sixty-Five (Script) Exact Year: Mid 1970s Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Well-known for their great tone, reliability and use across musical genres, Music Man amplifiers have been employed by the likes of Eric Clapton, Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Waddy Wachtel, Johnny Winter, Robbie Robertson, Jeff Beck, Albert Lee, Joe Strummer, Joe Perry, Merle Travis and Alabama.This rock solid, beautiful sounding 212 Sixty-Five guitar combo is from the first line of innovative, high quality amplifiers produced by Leo Fender and other former Fender employees * and continued their quest for better cleans, clarity and headroom and evolution from the Fender Twin Reverb (FTR).While it has a similar look and controls layout to earlier blackface FTRs, it utilized a high end, state of the art hybrid design that has stood the test of time, with a tube output stage and a solid state pre-amp stage, the latter for a cleaner, more reliable signal chain.There are two 12" Alinco magnet speakers and two channels, one with a master volume switch allowing for nice gain at both low and high volumes as well as excellent on-board reverb and tremolo effects, among many other features (foot switch for reverb and tremolo is included).It has a high-low power switch which, when employed to the low setting, cuts the voltage roughly in half, however, still runs all the tubes - this runs the amplifier cooler and affords longer tube life.Since it's a pre-1977 model, it has a 12AX7 pre-amp tube that generates extra distortion in the phase inverter stage and a warmer tone than later Music Man all-solid state versions (the phase inverter stage is between the solid state pre-amp and tube output stages).Professionally serviced in August 2016 for U.S. $250 (see pictures), this amplifier is not only gig-ready but it's tone, reliability and carrying cost should be considerably better than similar vintage equipment not recently or properly serviced.Vintage blackface FTRs or a comparable new build amplifier would cost at least a few thousand U.S. dollars.I purchased it from Sam Ash New York in the 1970's (see picture with amp in background) and it has been well-preserved. If I still played, I would never sell this amp.It is like an old friend and, as such, will be well-packed, including double boxing and removing/packing the power tubes (local pickup may be an option; please send me an email through the e bay system).*Fender sold his namesake firm to the conglomerate CBS in 1965 and had to wait ten years to compete with them in the marketplace. Many feel the Fender product began to decline after the sale.
Description
| Brand: | Music Man | Model: | 212 Sixty-Five (Script) |
| Exact Year: | Mid 1970s | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
Well-known for their great tone, reliability and use across musical genres, Music Man amplifiers have been employed by the likes of Eric Clapton, Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Waddy Wachtel, Johnny Winter, Robbie Robertson, Jeff Beck, Albert Lee, Joe Strummer, Joe Perry, Merle Travis and Alabama.This rock solid, beautiful sounding 212 Sixty-Five guitar combo is from the first line of innovative, high quality amplifiers produced by Leo Fender and other former Fender employees * and continued their quest for better cleans, clarity and headroom and evolution from the Fender Twin Reverb (FTR).While it has a similar look and controls layout to earlier blackface FTRs, it utilized a high end, state of the art hybrid design that has stood the test of time, with a tube output stage and a solid state pre-amp stage, the latter for a cleaner, more reliable signal chain.There are two 12" Alinco magnet speakers and two channels, one with a master volume switch allowing for nice gain at both low and high volumes as well as excellent on-board reverb and tremolo effects, among many other features (foot switch for reverb and tremolo is included).It has a high-low power switch which, when employed to the low setting, cuts the voltage roughly in half, however, still runs all the tubes - this runs the amplifier cooler and affords longer tube life.Since it's a pre-1977 model, it has a 12AX7 pre-amp tube that generates extra distortion in the phase inverter stage and a warmer tone than later Music Man all-solid state versions (the phase inverter stage is between the solid state pre-amp and tube output stages).Professionally serviced in August 2016 for U.S. $250 (see pictures), this amplifier is not only gig-ready but it's tone, reliability and carrying cost should be considerably better than similar vintage equipment not recently or properly serviced.Vintage blackface FTRs or a comparable new build amplifier would cost at least a few thousand U.S. dollars.I purchased it from Sam Ash New York in the 1970's (see picture with amp in background) and it has been well-preserved. If I still played, I would never sell this amp.It is like an old friend and, as such, will be well-packed, including double boxing and removing/packing the power tubes (local pickup may be an option; please send me an email through the e bay system).*Fender sold his namesake firm to the conglomerate CBS in 1965 and had to wait ten years to compete with them in the marketplace. Many feel the Fender product began to decline after the sale.