Alamo Electra 2570

I use the amp with single coil Fenders and Peavey Reactors. The best sound is with a Peavey Reactor with Bill Lawrence pickups. It is absolutely the best sounding amp I have for blues and rockabilly tone. I also play a little country chicken pickin' , and it sounds great for that. Mild distortion, but seems very responsive to volume control and pick intensity. It has a very lively sound, but distorts nicely at higher volumes. Only criticism is just a bit thin in the bass.

Never broken down for me, but like all old amps, have a good amp tech look it over.

Alamo is long out of business, so no comment here.

I've been playing for 30 years, and have owned lots of old fenders and sears silvertones. I would rate this amp equal to my old blackface fenders and Silvertone twin 12 as far as tone goes. It is different, a bit more "lively", a sort of presence that those didn't have. My old Traynor and Tremolux had a bit more complexity to their tone, but this amp is much more vibrant and lively. I would like to get another one, maybe experiment with speakers to get a bit more bass. I should add that this one has an Amperex Bugle Boy 12ax7 tube, which I think adds a lot to the sound.

Front panel says "Electra 2570" on right side / one 12x7a and two 6v6 tubes / may have a solid state pre-amp; you can see one very small circuit board from the back / 2 10" speakers / 2 channels w/volume and tone for each / tremolo on one channel with "speed" and "intensity" controls. Tremolo can be switched on and of via foot switch / The "6" rating means this amp is limited, but I wasn't looking for a lot of whistles.

I use this with a G&L F-100 (2 humbuckers that can be split w/trem bar) .... I play all kinds of stuff but not into edge of the world distortion ... more into melodies than angst/rage ..... amp gives good tone, and has a nice gritty edge when you turn it up .... wish it had reverb, but I can buy a pedal .... If anyone out there knows the wattage on this model, let me know - I'm guessing 15 to 30 watts .... love the tremolo .... If I really fall in love with it, I may have a effects loop installed ... no other changes planned besides new tubes

I really have not owned the amp long enough to make a judgement. It was purchased in good (but dusty) condition. I think two of the tubes are original!

I think they're out of business - anyone know of a source for schematics for this?

I give it an "8" so far .... I need to play out with it. As far as tone and size it's what I was looking for.