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Topic: Milkman Mini New York City |
mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2015 6:18 pm |
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My Milkman Pedal Steel Mini arrived yesterday. This is one fantastic amp! I'm really glad that I bought it... Thanks to Bob Hoffnar, who is an authorized dealer. Thanks to Tim for building this.
If any of you NYC area forumites have wanted to try one of these out, you are welcome to come by my studio to give it a test drive.
Here it is next to it's older brother from a different family.....
This Mini has the 12" Jupiter speaker.
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 30 Oct 2015 6:34 pm
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Welcome to the family, Mike. They sound better with the yellow light lit.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 31 Oct 2015 4:40 am
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I'm glad it worked out. How do you like the Jupiter speaker ?
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Brian C Peters
From:
Eagan Minnesota
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Posted 31 Oct 2015 5:16 am
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Mike, is the Jupiter speaker 4 ohm?
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2015 9:04 am
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Bob,
I like the Jupiter, it reminds me of good, old Jensens, or Oxfords. I'll know better after some break in time. I don't see myself changing it out... at some point I am going to get an extension cab with a 15" for another flavor. I got the Mini with the 12", because I almost always prefer 12" to 15" speakers.
The amp is really versatile due to the incredible set of tone controls.... I got it to sound close to the late 62 Bassman/65 Fender Reverb combo sitting next to it, got an almost identical sound to my all time favorite 64 Deluxe Reverb, and it will punch like the custom shop, hand wired, Vibroverb reissue.
Tim nailed the Fender thing.... but better.
Brian, the Jupiter is 4 ohm. |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 2 Nov 2015 10:30 am
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| Last night I plugged in several different speakers, a Sica 15", a Telonics 12", and a Tone Tubby Alnico Red. The amp had a different flavor with each of them, but they were all good..... really versatile, with lots of possibilities. Now I want a matching extension cab...... |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 3 Nov 2015 4:31 am
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| Mike...Contact Rick Johnson. He built a 15" cab to pair with my 'Mini'and the match was perfect (my amp is two tone tolex, Fender brown and tan)...Bob H..Has the Jupiter replaced the Telonics as the speaker of choice in the Milkman amps? |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2015 11:04 am
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Thanks David I'll check it out.
As to the Jupiter, I think that the Telonics has superseded the Jupiter as the speaker of choice... I have a Telonics in my Nash 112, so I was able to A/B them. I believe that I like the Jupiter a bit better, but not by much. The Telonics is well broken in, and the Jupiter is new, so we'll see in a month or so. |
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Philip Sterk
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 3 Nov 2015 4:10 pm
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Mike!
When I get back from abroad, let's hang! Glad you pulled the trigger and got the MM.
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"The method by which the fool arrives at his folly was as dear to him as the ultimate wisdom of the wise." |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2015 4:54 pm
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| Yeah.... I've been following your tour on FB. I predict a MM in your future..... |
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Bob Sehy
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2015 5:40 pm
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Ill throw in another thumbs up for the Jupiters. On Tims recommendation, I put 2 12" ceramic 50 watt jupiters into a 68 fender bandmaster 2x12 cabinet, and
I'm very impressed. I have 2 original jbl d120fs that need reconing, but now I'm not sure if I will. Great speakers. |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 4 Nov 2015 5:02 am
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| Mike..Which model Jupiter was installed in your Mini? |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2015 8:59 am
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| It is a 12 LC |
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Chris Grigsby
From:
Boulder, CO
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Posted 7 Nov 2015 9:12 pm
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Congrats on your new amp Mike!
I couldn't be happier with my Milkman 40w Mini 1x12. Thanks to this forum, I was lucky enough to buy mine with no wait from Steve Lipsey after he switched to the even lighter Half n Half. I sent it to Tim a few months ago and he brought it up to current spec and installed fresh tubes. Sounds gorgeous, even amplifying a beginner like me!
Best,
Chris
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Steve Lipsey
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2015 11:00 am
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Yup, Chris, you caught me at a weak moment - I regret selling that amp...the Half and Half is TRULY GREAT, but the Mini was AMAZING....
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Williams S10s, Milkman Pedal Steel Mini & "The Amp"
Ben Bonham Resos, 1954 Oahu Diana, 1936 Oahu Parlor |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2015 11:05 am
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| Thanks Chris... it was great to get the amp with no wait through Bob H. A beautiful amp.... and I suspect that the wait is going to get longer! |
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