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Topic: Old Oahu Amp on Craigslist |
Dustin Kleingartner
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Saint Paul MN, USA
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Paul Sutherland
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Placerville, California
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Posted 19 May 2016 8:30 pm |
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Interesting sales pitch: "Made for pedal steel." I'm pretty sure pedal steel was not around in the 40's, the reported vintage of this amp. But a cool looking amp nevertheless.
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 19 May 2016 8:49 pm
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I have a later model Oahu Tonemaster. Sounded great with guitar and lap steel, and I even did a pedal steel session with it at very low volume....then the transformer blew up. Had it replaced but lost a little mojo...
looks like this:
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 20 May 2016 7:39 am
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| That was made back in the days when the whole band plugged into one amp. |
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 20 May 2016 8:23 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| That was made back in the days when the whole band plugged into one amp. |
I think everybody STILL does that in their first garage band! |
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Ron Funk
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Ballwin, Missouri
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Posted 20 May 2016 9:24 am
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Dave Z -
I have a mint condition Oahu / Tonemaster amp identical to the one you posted picture of.
Misc trivia factoid is that when the amp is turned on, the small Tonemaster panel on front lights up. |
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 20 May 2016 9:53 am
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| Misc trivia factoid is that when the amp is turned on, the small Tonemaster panel on front lights up. |
It sure does. Must be where Matchless got the idea....or one of those boutique amp builders. 
Also you can run a jumper cable from an instrument input to the vocal input and plug a guitar into either of the other two instrument input and you get some insane overdrive....if you like that kind of thing.
I loved that amp until I blew the tranny.....
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Dave Zirbel-
Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Michael Butler
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California, USA
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Posted 20 May 2016 9:56 am
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i thought the craigslist poster was making a joke with the name of menomonie(me no money) but, it is a real city in WI! learn something new every day.
play music!
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 May 2016 10:29 am
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"Made for pedal steel" Hardly! I have a slightly later one. Fun amp if you like distortion!
Ampeg amps had a name plaque that lit up.
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