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Description

Product specs

Amp Type tube

Reviews

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yoshi_h

Loud AF

Lots of headroom, great for stoner rock. The active EQ is a little tricky but once you understand how it works it feels right.

Preferred Settings + Usage:

Jump channels and use a treble booster at full range

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See how Justin Trosper uses Sound City 50 Plus

Justin Trosper

Singer, Guitarist

Unwound

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In a live performance captured on YouTube, Justin Trosper is seen using a Sound City 50 Plus amp head during the concert at the Big Ears Music Festival in Knoxville, TN, March 2024.

See how Devin Yuceil uses Sound City 50 Plus

Devin Yuceil

Singer, Guitarist

Delta Sleep

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Verified via YouTube

In the YouTube video "Delta Sleep - In The Air (Live at Middle Farm Studios)," Devin Yuceil can be seen using a Sound City 50 amplifier at the 1:34 mark.

See how Cheetah Chrome uses Sound City 50 Plus

Cheetah Chrome

Guitarist

The Dead Boys

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Verified via San Antonio Express-News
See how TotorRo uses Sound City 50 Plus

TotorRo

Guitarist, Bassist

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Verified via Facebook

In a Facebook post titled "TOTORRO - DAY 5 - Guitarz!" by TOTORRO, the band is shown using a Sound City 50 Plus guitar amplifier head.

Genre Usage

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Based on how musicians on Equipboard use Sound City 50 Plus, it is most commonly used with the following gear.

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yoshi_h

yoshi_h

Gear IQ 1734

1 alternative for Sound City 50 Plus, curated by the Equipboard community.

Hiwatt DR504 Custom 50 Head

$4,700.00

Vintage or Discontinued high-end alternative

Because Its a hiwatt.... sound city amps were built with the same transformers as the hiwatts at dallas arbiter, but overall Hiwatts are a better built amp

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