Best amp for a 67' 366/12?

Early years of Rickenbacker Guitars prior to and including 1972

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Yup, a Maggie M-10 in much worse shape than yours, Paul, just went last night for $800

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I meant the '60's Bandmaster, master!
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Ah, grasshopper, our thread is too long and slippery...I'm thinking $1250.00 to a Forum member. Plus shipping, of course. I can bring it down to LA in August if you're interested.
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Thanks for the offer. Piggyback means an amp head, right?

My problem is that shipping a "combo" amp (like a twin reverb for example) to Israel would cost around $700... I would rather search for something local first.
There is a pretty nice '64 Fender Showman for sale here. (the owner wants $1200) Any opinions about this amp head?

Thanks.
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Post by shamustwin »

How many watts is that Bandmaster....looking them up, I see 40 and 50 watts listed.

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I think they are 40 watts, nominally, but the '66 one I had that Gerald Weber massaged sounded like 100 watts!!!
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Post by cinexia2k »

As I recall, both the Bandmaster and the Bassman heads clocked in at 50 watts. I had both, but preferred the Bassman. I still remember that as being a great guitar amp, bass notwithstanding.
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Re: Best amp for a 67' 366/12?

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I prefer a higher wattage tube amp for electric 12. One that can get good clean tones without distortion at club volume. AC30's are fab amps but get too distorted and compressed past 4-5 on volume for clean 12 tones.

Ceramic speakers also help with cleaner tones.

The Roland JC120 also works well for solid state and isn't too heavy.
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