Product: Binson 15 112 Combo
Price Paid: EUR (50)
Submitted
06/29/2006
at
05:29am
by
marco
Features
:
7
Built in Italy in the middle 50.
Binson was famous in the 60/70's for their analog Echorec , delay unit , used by Pink Floyd.
This amp has two channels with separete eq ( one knob for tonal balance high/low) and volume and a tremolo that can be applied on both channels.
15watts all tube amps , not very lightweight for being that small but very indicated for recording of clean jazz sounds.
Sound Quality
:
8
Using it mainly with a late 70's american stratocaster , the clean suond is the best one ever heard ( own also Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and Marshall JTM60 and owned Rivera and others ) very dynamic and rich of details , that means you need to play quite well otherwise all your mistakes will be highlighted.
Overdrive tone are available but offcourse you need to rise the volume and this little amp is capable to be very loud.
In any case i found that the clean tones are its playground,
Quite noisy with sinlge coils guitar but with best results than with humbuckers wich tends to play to muddy.
Reliability
:
10
I believe that if after 50 years this little magic box still works you can answer by yourself.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Binson unfortunately is no longer on the market ,like many music company has closed in the middle 80's.
Overall Rating
:
8
Playing since 16years and owner of two american Fender strat and one 72 Tele Deluxe , one late 70's 335 style Ibanez and an Ampeg Dan Armstrong replica with P90)
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe , Marshall JTM 60
I rate this amp with a 8 because you can afford only clean tones , but with a highend result.
