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Chris DeBarge

 

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Boston, Mass
Post  Posted 20 Sep 2000 3:56 pm    
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I got a chance to buy this amp, my questions are:

What model? is it the famed single-channel?
Are these relatively rare?
Heavy?
Opinions on sound and reasonable price welcome as well.



Oh it's sooooo tempting. Had a chance to get a Compactra(and I can't say enough nice things about the seller, he was very helpful) but that was just too big. This may fit the bill. Thanks!
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Chick Donner

 

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North Ridgeville, OH USA
Post  Posted 23 Sep 2000 7:51 am    
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I own two Single Channels, and that ain't it . . . . don't know quite what it is. Never seen one. It COULD be someone's home-made "ShoBud," or it could be one that they DID make, but I've just never seen. The wood grain almost suggests that it's something Jim Evans built, to me, but . . . . . .

Good luck. Anyway, the famed single channel, it ain't.
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Ricky Davis


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Bertram, Texas USA
Post  Posted 24 Sep 2000 9:57 pm    
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Hey Chris that does look like a Evans chasse in that cabinet which I'm not too familiar with that cabinet.
Homemade job>probably so; but man I bet it will sound great>try it out. What speaker is in it?
Have fun.
Ricky
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Chris DeBarge

 

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Boston, Mass
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2000 12:58 pm    
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JBL D-130, and all tubes, this is why I'm intrigued! But without any more information, I won't spend the money.
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Ricky Davis


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Bertram, Texas USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2000 4:26 pm    
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"All Tubes" did you say? Well then I'm stumped.
I guess just the panel of the head looks like a Evans; but you say all tubes and I am just not familiar with that. Kevin Owens would know if that is a Sho~Bud Amp in fact and probably will know what that is all together> kpearlsnap@aol.com
That is Kevin's e-mail.
Ricky
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Donny Hinson

 

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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2000 6:29 pm    
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Sure looks like somebody's homebrew to me. The chassis does look Evan's-ish, and the hardware looks to be Fender. It looks like the back-left screw that holds the chassis is not the same spacing as the others? If it's not, you can bet a factory didn't make it. They're real picky on front and top cosmetics. Speaker looks like it might be a JBL D130-F!

All in all, I think it's something somebody made out of a chassis, and an old Fender extension speaker.
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Chris DeBarge

 

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Boston, Mass
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2000 4:08 am    
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I does seem a little homemade. Here's a picture from the back, now that I look closely I don't see any preamp tubes, just the power ones, which appear to be 6550's but I can't be sure. I wish I had the time to drive up and see this thing in person, it's quite the mystery!

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Chris DeBarge

 

From:
Boston, Mass
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2000 4:09 am    
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BTW, anybody got a single channel they wanna sell?
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Tele

 

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Andy W. - Wolfenbuettel, Germany
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2000 12:06 pm    
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Could it be a Standel chassis??? Looks close to it and the fact that it is a hybrid makes me think so..?!

Andy
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