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Title: Clips of homebrew Magnatone 260 and 280 models
Post by: dinkotom on October 06, 2009, 05:04:24 am

Here are two quick and dirty clips of my 260 and 280 amps (intensity pots full up):

260:

280:
the vibrato on 280 amp is only about half as strong:

Title: Re: Clips of homebrew Magnatone 260 and 280 models
Post by: EL34 on October 06, 2009, 06:50:45 am

Cool sounding vibrato

Title: Re: Clips of homebrew Magnatone 260 and 280 models
Post by: dinkotom on October 06, 2009, 07:08:45 am

Thanks, but does it seem to you that 280 amp should have stronger vibrato?

Title: Re: Clips of homebrew Magnatone 260 and 280 models
Post by: Geezer on October 06, 2009, 11:45:48 am

I actually like the 280 better.....it seems "smoother" & more pleasing to the ear(?)

Title: Re: Clips of homebrew Magnatone 260 and 280 models
Post by: dinkotom on October 06, 2009, 03:27:35 pm

Yes, I love it too, it's definitely more polite to the ear, it's just that I somehow expected I could dial in from polite to over-the-top-mad-gurgle like I can on 260 amp. I think I'll leave it as it is, I really should not want this amp to do what it's not designed for.
I'm off to button it up and finally play it!

Title: Re: Clips of homebrew Magnatone 260 and 280 models
Post by: EL34 on October 06, 2009, 03:48:25 pm

Hard to say, it only matters what you like.