Wes Montgomery
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Wes Montgomery's Amplifiers
According to Jazzguitar.be, Wes Montgomery never really found the amp that sounded the way he wanted it to. In his later years Wes Montgomery played this Standel amp : the Super Custom XV has 2 channels, a normal one and a reverb/vibrato one. The amplifier has 70 watts RMS and a JBL speaker.
On this 1965 show, you can see the panel of his amp including the Sandel logo on the left side and the right number of pots : 3 on the left and 2 on the right. Since the video is more than a hour long, go directly at 39:40. Moreover, on the official website of Standel, a short page is dedicated to Wes : http://www.standelamps.com/about_us/story/story_p10.html
from Music Radar:
"Contrary to popular belief, he was constantly looking for ways to brighten the sound. His strings were, in the words of Russell Malone, "cables!" - 0.014 to 0.058. His choice of amp fluctuated between Fender Super Reverbs and Twins, before he switched to a Standel Super Custom in the mid 60s."
from Music Radar:
"Contrary to popular belief, he was constantly looking for ways to brighten the sound. His strings were, in the words of Russell Malone, "cables!" - 0.014 to 0.058. His choice of amp fluctuated between Fender Super Reverbs and Twins, before he switched to a Standel Super Custom in the mid 60s."
There is a photo of Wes during a recording session in which an Ampeg Gemini mic'd up.
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Discography
Montgomeryland
1960
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery (Remastered 2025)
1960
So Much Guitar!
1961
Movin' Wes
1964
The NDR Hamburg Studio Recordings (Live)
1965
Bumpin' (Expanded Edition)
1965
Smokin' At The Half Note (Expanded Edition)
1965
Goin' Out Of My Head
1965
California Dreaming
1966
The Dynamic Duo
1966
Jimmy And Wes (The Dynamic Duo)
1966
Tequila (Expanded Edition)
1966