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1959 MAGNATONE 260 2X12 COMBO - RARE IN UK!!! - ANDY BAXTER BASS & GUITARS LTD

Estimated price for orientation: 2 500 $

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Type: AMP Amplifier Type: Combo
Brand: Magnatone Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Model: 260


To Hear Lonnie mack in action in 1963 with his Magnatone 260 copy and paste this Youtube link - https://youtu.be/-Ta5T8cg3c0 1959 Magnatone 260 2x12 35 Watt amplifier with famous pitch shift vibrato. As used by Lonnie Mack and Stevie Ray Vaughan. This amp appears to be all original with the exception of being professionally recovered, converted to UK voltage and having a later footswitch for activating the vibrato.The 260 has two channels both featuring two inputs. The first channel offers two preset tone settings - Mellow and Normal, alongside regular volume, bass and treble controls. This vibrato effect works with this channel only. The second channel offers preset normal or bright settings and the same control layout as channel one.This amp has a great crisp tone from it's original 1959 Oxford speakers. Each stamped with the code 465-947. 465 indentifying their manufacturer as Oxford and 947 denoting the speakers were made in the 47th week of 1959. This is a superb sounding classic amplifier that is very hard to find in the UK. It has been fully set up by our technician and is in full working order.Make - Magnatone Model - 260Colour - Brown TolexCondition - Recovered -Very Good 8.25/10 
Price - £2,550