Magnatone M-35

I HAVE HAD THIS MAGNATONE M 35 AMP SINCE ABOUT 1973. IT IS SOLID STATE, WITH 2 15 INCH SPEAKERS. I AM SUBMITTING THIS REVIEW BECAUSE I DIDNT SEE A REVIEW FOR THIS AMP. IT IS ABOUT 42 INCHES TALL AND 22 INCHES WIDE WITH A CLOSED BACK, 2 CHANNEL, WITH REVERB,DEPTH,VIBRATO,AND THE USUAL VOLUME TREBLE BASS CONTROLS . THE CONTROL KNOBS ARE LONG AND EASY TO USE WHILE STANDING SORT OF LIKE WINE GLASS STEMS. I USED THIS AMP FOR GUITAR AND FOR BASS. IT WAS ALSO USED FOR YEARS AS A PA SYSTEM IN MY FAMILY'S TAVERN. IT IS SOLID STATE. IT ISNT VERY VERY LOUD,I DONT KNOW THE WATTAGE. THE TONE OF THE 15'S IS SUPRISINGLY WARM AND FULL RANGE. I LIKE 10'S MYSELF BUT THE SPEAKERS DO A GOOD JOB OF HITTING THE HIGH'S. I ALWAYS HAD FENDER SUPER REVERBS OVER THE YEARS,AND NEVER REALLY USED THIS AMP TO PLAY OUT. I SOLD THE FENDERS AND RE-DISCOVERED THIS AMP WHEN MY FAMILY SOLD THE TAVERN . NOW, YEARS LATER,I PLUGGED INTO IT,AND THE TONE QUALITY IS GOOD. BEFORE I JUST WANTED LOUD,SO I NEVER GAVE THIS AMP A CHANCE. THE AMP IS NICELY DESIGNED. THE HEAD LOOKS SEPERATE,BUT IT IS A COMBO 1 PIECE AMP. THE CAB HAS INSERT HANDLES INSTEAD OF STRAPS,WHICH I LIKE. THE CAB HAS WOOD LIKE GRAIN COVERING,AND A BLACK GRILL CLOTH. I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF THIS AMP AS A BASS AMP,BUT IT HAS THE REVERB AND VIBRATO,SO I DONT KNOW REALLY WHAT TYPE OF GUITAR OR MAYBE A KEYBOARD IT WAS DESIGNED FOR. ALL I KNOW IS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, THIS WORKHORSE HAS BEEN USED,AND IT STILL WORKS,FINE AND SOUNDS GREAT.

THIS AMP IS VERY RICH/WARM SOUNDING. I HAVE PLAYED MY GIBSON 330 WITH P 90'S AND MY JAZZMASTER THRU IT AS WELL AS MY PRECISION BASS,AND THE AMP JUST KEEPS ON POUNDING OUT THE SOUND. THE AMP IS VERY QUIET. THE AMP DOESNT DISTORT,IT JUST DOESNT BEING A LATE 60'S OR EARLY 70'S AMP WITH DUAL 15'S. THE REVERB IS NOT BAD,AND THE VIBRATO IS BETTER THAN MOST. VERY AMPEG GEIMINI II LIKE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR EVEN HEARD OF ANYONE THAT HAD ONE OF THESE AMPS.

THIS THING HAS NEVER EVER NEEDED ME TO TOUCH ANYTHING ON IT. IT IS OVER 30 YEARS OLD,AND NOT A SNAP CRACKLE OR POP OUT OF IT,EVER

NEVER NEEDED

BEEN PLAYING SINCE 63. I STILL HAVE MY 1963 GIBSON 330TDC AND 59 FENDER JAZZMASTER THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE THE BEATLES WERE STILL TOGETHER,AND JIMI HENDRIX WAS STILL BURNING. I MADE THE MISTAKE OF STOPPING INTO THE LOCAL HOT SPOT FOR NEW GUITARS/AMPS IN 1999,AND LEFT THE STORE WITH A CRATE DX212 DIGITAL AMP. THAT AMP WAS GOOD,BUT I LIKE 10 INCH SPEAKER SOUND HAVEING HAD 2 FENDER SUPER REVERBS,AND A VIBROLUX REVERB AND A TRAYNOR WITH 12-10'S IN 2 CABINATES. NOW I AM INTO THE BEHRINGER GM110 ANALOG USING MY ROLAND GR1 AND MY YAMAHA DG STOMP PREAMP. I DONT PLAY OUT IN THE CLUBS ANYMORE(GOT TIRED OF GETTING IN AT 5 AM SMELLING LIKE AN ASHTRAY) SO I JUST PLAY AT HOME NOW,AND I AM PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH THE BEHRINGER GM110 WITH ITS 1 TEN INCH SPEAKER,I LIKE RINGING ITS LITTLE NECK. IT IS A SHAMELESS COPY OF THE TECH 21 TRADEMARK 10 MINUS THE REVERB,BUT FOR UNDER 100 BUCKS NEW, I CAN GET ALONG WITHOUT REVERB,SINCE MY DG STOMP HAS EVERY EFFECT I CAN OR CANT USE.
BUT GETTIN BACK TO THE MAGNATONE. THIS AMP SOUNDS LIKE ABOUT A 50-75 WATT AMP. I AM NOT REALLY A BASS PLAYER BUT IT DOESNT SOUND TOO TOO POWERFUL,BUT,WHEN I STOP SUDDENLY,I NOTICE ALL THE DUCTWORK IN THE HOUSE RATTLEING. I RATE THIS AMP SOUND AT ABOUT AN 8, RELIABILITY AT A DEFINATE 10+. YEARS AGO I DIDNT APPRECIATE THIS AMP,BECAUSE I WAS COMPAIRING IT TO OLD FENDER SUPERS AND TRAYNOR STACKS. THOSE AMPS BLEW THIS AMP AWAY FOR BLASTING. BUT NOW THAT I DONT BLAST ANYMORE, I HAVE REDISCOVERED THIS GOOD WARM BASIC WELL MADE AMP , AND I LOVE THE SOUND OF THOSE 15 INCH GUITAR SPEAKERS,NOW IF ONLY I PLAYED OR EVEN LIKED MUSIC THAT WAS WARM OR RICH SOUNDING. I LIKE NOISE, I LIKE MAKING NOISE, THE FASTER THE BETTER. I LIKE MY AMP TO SOUND LIKE THE FIRST 2 CORDS STRUCK IN ZEP'S GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES,(AND MY NEW BEHRINGER GM110 SOUNDS LIKE THAT,EXACTLY WHEN I SET IT UP FOR THAT). I ALWAYS HAD MY SUPER REVERB SETTINGS SET AT 10 ON TREBLE MIDDLE AND BASS,WITH THE BRIGHT ON AND THE VOLUME AT 4 OR MAYBE 5, ANY HIGHER DIDNT MAKE IT LOUDER,IT JUST MADE IT TOO DISTORTED.THIS MAGNATONE HAS THE WARM FULL TONE,I JUST DONT KNOW ANY SONGS THAT REQUIRE THAT KIND OF SOUND. I WAS BRAINWASHED YOUNG AND EARLY BY CREAM,IRON BUTTERFLY, KINKS, LED ZEP,HENDRIX, JOHNNY WINTER,STONES,AND NOW I AM BRAINWASHED BY STEVE VAI, JOE SATRAINI, YINGWEE MALMSTEEN,EDDIE VAN...
IF IT WERE STOLEN,I WOULDNT MISS IT,AND I KNOW I COULD NOT REPLACE IT,BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE ANYWHERE ELSE. I DO KNOW THEY MADE THESE AMPS WITH 2 15" SPEAKERS WITH PORTS ON THE CAB,AND THEY MADE THIS AMP WITH 1 15" SPEAKER WITH THE CABINATE SEALED BUT WITH A DRONE SPEAKER TO REFLECT THE NEGATIVE WAVES OF CABINATE PRESSURE ,IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD 2 15"S BUT IT HAD JUST 1-15" WITH THE 15" DRONE. THAT WAS AN INTERESTING DESIGN, I NEVER SAW OR HEARD OF ANYONE ELSE DOING THAT,BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. THESE AMPS WERE VERY RELIABLE,JUST NOT VERY LOUD COMPAIRED TO MARSHALL,ORANGE,KUSTOM,ACOUSTIC,TRAYNOR ECT... MAYBE THATS WHY THEY ARENT STILL ALIVE AND WELL.