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A mid-’70s Marshall-style head at a budget-friendly price.

Have you noticed how today’s guitar amps tend to fall into two opposing price categories? In one corner: budget-conscious, mass-produced stuff, often made in Asia using modern circuit board construction. In the other corner: handmade boutique beauties, with price tags ranging from two to four grand.

Upgrading from category A to category B can flatten your wallet like a panini press. But the situation has created a growing “middle class” of amps that aim to deliver high-end performance at prices closer to $1,000. Do these amps cut corners? Duh—how could they not? But if the builder compromises intelligently (and if you know the relevant details in advance), it’s possible to have a boutique experience at a relatively reasonable price. DON’T MISS Stompboxtober 2024 Day #13: EHX Hell Melter Stompboxtober 2024 Day #13: EHX Hell Melter

In the Marshall Mode The Parson 1975HW is a fine example of this middle-tier trend. It’s a 50-watt head modeled after Marshall’s mid-1970s JMP series amps. It’s a straightforward dual-input design with bass, mid, treble, and presence controls plus master volume. It employs two EL34 power tubes, a trio of 12AX7s in the preamp section, and a solid-state rectifier. Impedance is switchable between four, eight, and 16 ohms. Removing four screws provides access to the tubes. Remove another four, and you can lift out the entire chassis. The dynamic range is superb. It’s easy to veer from beefy classic-rock crunch to sparkling, articulate clean tones.

Several 1975HW features are remarkable for the amp’s $999 price. The head cabinet is solid wood. The tube sockets are ceramic, not plastic. All pots are chassis-mounted. Most impressively, the components are handwired on turret board. The assembly work is excellent, with immaculate soldering and neatly bundled wires. The caps and resistors are solid, standard-issue stuff. Our review model is covered in attractive black tolex. (There’s also a limited-edition run of white tolex heads.)

Cut Corners? As expected, Parson makes compromises to deliver so much amp so inexpensively. While the cabinet is reassuringly solid, some detail work is rough. For example, the vent hole is crudely cut and un-sanded. You can’t tell unless you open the cabinet, and it doesn’t compromise the cab’s solidity. Sounds like a smart compromise to me! DON’T MISS Expanding Your Mind by Learning a Second Instrument Expanding Your Mind by Learning a Second Instrument Take It from a Pro: Tips on Pedalboard Assembly Take It from a Pro: Tips on Pedalboard Assembly

Other cost-cutting measures may be more of an issue. The EL34s are inexpensive Chinese Electron Tube models. While I didn’t try swapping them out, experience suggests that higher quality tubes would provide a meaningful sonic upgrade. (You can get good replacement sets for about $100.) A bigger issue is the use of cheapo Chinese transformers. These too could be upgraded, and high-quality replacements aren’t terribly pricy. But unless you’re a qualified amp hacker, it can be an expensive job. But let’s consider the amp’s stock sound, compromises and all.

Ratings

Pros: Ultra-dynamic. Fat crunch tones. Lovely clean tones. Quality handwiring. Low price.

Cons: Bargain-basement tubes and transformers.

Classic Clean and Crunch Shortcuts notwithstanding, this is a good-sounding head capable of quality vintage-flavored tones. For the demo clip, I connected to a 2x10/1x12 THD “Mickey Mouse” cabinet, miking the 12" speaker. The gain and master volume were cranked, with all tone controls at noon.

Since amps of this sort are famed for their dynamic response, I conducted my standard SOMA (“sit on my ass”) test. I plugged in a Les Paul with vintage-style, unpotted PAFs and sat 15 feet from the amp, recording the entire clip without budging from my chair. All I did was switch pickups and fiddle with the guitar’s volume. I didn’t even touch the guitar’s tone controls. Result? Wow. The dynamic range is superb. It was easy to veer from beefy classic-rock crunch to sparkling, articulate clean tones. Players who rely on touch dynamics are likely to love the way you can balance on the brink of distortion, leaning one way or the other via pick/finger pressure. The 1975HW’s gain is restrained compared to modern hard rock/metal amps, but there’s enough headroom to incinerate your tone via distortion pedals. The high-gain tones are thick and harmonically satisfying. If they lack anything, it’s the “grounded” quality that fine transformers can provide. (I lack the engineering smarts to explain the phenomenon in tech terms, but my hippie-dippy visualization is that the amp is mounted on long spikes buried deep in the earth. Note fundamentals are more stable and prominent, the better to balance the glistening highs.) The amp is a bit noisy, especially on high-gain settings when plugged into the hot input, though a tube upgrade might help remedy that. The clean tones are just lovely—a sort of deeper, darker variation on the familiar Fender sparkle.

The 1975HW is seriously loud, but not so loud that you must harm yourself to summon gratifying power-amp distortion. The head sounds its absolute best with the master volume wide open, yet tones maintain heft with the control dialed back. There’s ample oomph to cut through in a loud band and fill the room at medium-sized venues. And if you play big stages, modern sound reinforcement has you covered. The Verdict It’s great that builders like Parson offer a middle path between mass-produced amps and breathtakingly expensive boutique models. If your love of ’70s classic rock tones is greater than your budget, the 1975HW might be a fine choice, especially if you budget an extra $100 or so for replacement tubes. Yes, the low price necessitates compromises, notably in the transformer department. Still, the 1975HW provides good, solid sounds right out of the box.

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The SR Prestige series is the benchmark in terms of comfort, sophisticated design and Japanese quality workmanship. All SR Prestige models are made in Japan by skilled workers and from the best materials. The mono-rail bridge design ensures optimal vibration behavior of the strings and prevents one string from being influenced by the other. The newly developed Power Curve III EQ boosts the lows and mids. The narrow necks of the SR Prestige have been standard for the last 20 years. Since 1987, musicians all over the world have come into contact with the comfort and unique sound of the SR Bass. * from the Soundgear series * Body made of Agathis * Neck 5-piece. made of maple and rosewood "SR4" * 24 medium frets * Peal Dot inlays * Cosmo Black hardware * Neck pickup: EXF-4F * Bridge pickup: EXF-4R * Scale: 34" * Electronics: Stylesweeper 3-Band EQ Starlight Blue Factory tuning: 1G,2D,3A,4E (E standard)

The SR300 is a Soundgear series solid body electric bass model introduced by Ibanez in 2008. It was produced in Indonesia. The SR300 features a double-cutaway agathis body bolted to a maple and rosewood neck with a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with white dot position markers. Components include a pair of EXF-4 passive pickups, an EQB-IIIB Style Sweeper EQ and an Accu-cast B100 fixed bridge. For 2012 the bridge was changed to an Accu-cast B120 and the EQ was swapped to the EQB-IIID. For 2015 the body was changed to mahogany. The SR300M is a similar model with a maple fretboard. The SR305 is a five-string version. The SR300F is a fretless version. The SR300L is a left-handed version.

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KORG M01 for nintendo 3DS downloads The KORG M01D is a music workstation based on the KORG M1 the world’s first widely known music workstation. The M1 was released in 1988 by KORG Inc., one of the most famous and leading electronic musical instrument companies. The KORG M01D reproduces the M1’s unforgettable digital sounds of the 80s such as the “M1 piano”, still heard on many songs today.

With 24 voice-polyphony, over 300 sounds and an easy to operate sequencer, the KORG M01D helps you play and create your music at any place, and at any time, in a palm-size package! The song data and MIDI data can be saved to an SD card so the KORG M01D can be used as a sketchpad. You can preserve all of your musical ideas which can be later converted to your DAW system for more serious music production. In addition, anyone can exchange song data using Nintendo 3DS Wi-Fi via the Internet.

Furthermore, the KORG M01D maximizes the range of music making possibilities with the excellent functionality of the Nintendo 3DS dual screens and performs sensuous note input with the sound control mode of the touch screen. This brings the “fun” experience beyond the music workstation, for everyone from beginners to professionals.

Sold in Japan since August 2010 as a package, the KORG M01 has been highly acclaimed by creators and performers who love gadget musical instruments. Now with this download version, the KORG M01D is available worldwide. New specifications

Maximum polyphony is 24 voices, which was 12 voices. Exchange song data with other Nintendo 3DS using Nintendo local wireless communication and via the Internet The song data and MIDI data can be saved to an SD card (Number of song data depends on the quantity of SD card) 3D viewing of M01D on the 3D Screen

Specifications: 8 part multi-timbral synthesizer with 342 sounds (max 24 voices), includes all of the original sounds from the KORG M1, selected sounds from the KORG 01/w and some all new sounds developed for the M01 8 track/max 64 step sequencer for 1 scene/ up to 99 scenes Master effects: Reverb and Delay Sound browser, Mixer, Keyboard Easy input “KAOSS” mode for notes, chords and drums using the touch screen Exchange song data via the Internet

KORG M01 for nintendo 3DS downloads The KORG M01D is a music workstation based on the KORG M1 the world’s first widely known music workstation. The M1 was released in 1988 by KORG Inc., one of the most famous and leading electronic musical instrument companies. The KORG M01D reproduces the M1’s unforgettable digital sounds of the 80s such as the “M1 piano”, still heard on many songs today.

With 24 voice-polyphony, over 300 sounds and an easy to operate sequencer, the KORG M01D helps you play and create your music at any place, and at any time, in a palm-size package! The song data and MIDI data can be saved to an SD card so the KORG M01D can be used as a sketchpad. You can preserve all of your musical ideas which can be later converted to your DAW system for more serious music production. In addition, anyone can exchange song data using Nintendo 3DS Wi-Fi via the Internet.

Furthermore, the KORG M01D maximizes the range of music making possibilities with the excellent functionality of the Nintendo 3DS dual screens and performs sensuous note input with the sound control mode of the touch screen. This brings the “fun” experience beyond the music workstation, for everyone from beginners to professionals.

Sold in Japan since August 2010 as a package, the KORG M01 has been highly acclaimed by creators and performers who love gadget musical instruments. Now with this download version, the KORG M01D is available worldwide. New specifications

Maximum polyphony is 24 voices, which was 12 voices. Exchange song data with other Nintendo 3DS using Nintendo local wireless communication and via the Internet The song data and MIDI data can be saved to an SD card (Number of song data depends on the quantity of SD card) 3D viewing of M01D on the 3D Screen

Specifications: 8 part multi-timbral synthesizer with 342 sounds (max 24 voices), includes all of the original sounds from the KORG M1, selected sounds from the KORG 01/w and some all new sounds developed for the M01 8 track/max 64 step sequencer for 1 scene/ up to 99 scenes Master effects: Reverb and Delay Sound browser, Mixer, Keyboard Easy input “KAOSS” mode for notes, chords and drums using the touch screen Exchange song data via the Internet

The Roland CUBE-100 Keyboard Amp 38 cm Woofer , mid range horn and dome type tweeter 2 seperated Channel on Imputs With a Attenuator Control On Rear Penal: Fuse Holder Headphone Jack Effect Out: Main In and Pre Out Line Out

On Top Panel: 2 Imputs for Keyboard 2 Imputs -15 db for Keyboard Volume 1 and 2, Bass, Middel Power Switch Weight: 31 Kg Vynil Cover

A boutique overdrive that's inspired by the classic circuits of the '70s and '80s, without being a clone.