Music Man 112 SixtyFive

Mine's a 1978. I think it'll work for most any style of music, maybe not thrash metal though. 2 channel, no channel switching, no effects loop, no headphone jack, only what I want - great tone and reverb. The tremolo wasn't functioning on mine, & I guess the board for that section of the pre-amp is covered in some sort of epoxy making it nearly impossible to get at. I heard there's a guy in Texas or something that will refurb these, but I think I'll just invest in a trem pedal if I feel raw about it.

Great for practice, and small gigs. This thing's pretty loud.

This amp sounds great. It's a hydrid, so tone snobs will probably claim to hear some kind of difference, but to my ears, it's wonderful. Some say it's like a Deluxe Reverb on steroids.

Sounds great with my tele, strat, and les paul. Takes pedals nicely, even the Boss OC-3 with the 2nd octave down.

This sucker is heavy. Just got it a couple weeks ago, so I hope it works well. It's nearly 30 years old, and still rockin', so I expect it to keep on functioning well.

I've been playing now for 13 years, and this is my first "vintage" amp. I'm excited about it. I play jazz, blues, rock, indie, electro-pop, etc. If it were stolen, I think I'd look for another Music Man - maybe the 4x10 or some other vintage Fender when I have more $$$$ after law school loans are payed off.

MM made in 75/76 2sylvania output tubes one 12ax7 in the preamp.2 channels one clean and the other,reverb and tremolo.I play some blues and old rock stuff,and the amp cover`s it easy.Bright/deepswitch for different sound very good to have,get many different sounds when I am playing.

I play American series strat,whit american picups, and it sounds superb true this amp,from clean,to varm round tone.The amp has not much distortion,if you want get a pedal.

The amp has never broken down for me,I just have,had it for 6 month. I just recently put orginal sylvania tubes in it.I will soon re cap this amp,it is 30 years old.

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Ihave only been playing el guitar in about one year,have played some year acoustic.I olso have a 210 65MM which is brighter in the sound.Ilike the sound of the 112MM better more open and more bottom. ilike everything about this amp,nice look and design,and I really like the sound.

Bought the amp used in 1985 for appr. 400 dollars. Has the original users manual. Don't know when its produced.
2 channels. 1 speaker. Reverb & tremolo foot-switch. (never use the tremolo)
I use the amp on stage and when rehersing. It plays very loud!!
Has sometimes, when using a lot of distortion, wished there were more and deeper bass - but it's maybe due to only one speaker.
I like it!

In the beginning I played heavy-rock (and maybe then, the distortion were not brutal eneough) and used a lot of distortion and the bright-switch, but nowadays I play channel 2 with the pre on 7 and the main on 1,5, and then using the volume control on the guitar to switch between "clear" and distorted sound, using a Marshall Jackhammer (??) pedal when I play solos.

I has never caused me any trouble.
I have never switched the tubes (?? ;-/)
It has been located in several cold and damp facilities for years, and just keeps on working.
It has been on the road numerous of times.

Never serviced.

Have been playing for 20 years - plays a Burns Artist, a Aria Pro II and a Squire Strat.
If it were stolen I think I might try with a smaller tube-amp.

this amp was made i think in 1977 it has two channels but no foot switch for it. reverb/tremlo footswitch however. it is loud as all get out i can turn it to five and play over our drummer. it would be perfect if it had an effects loop and foot swith though. i mainly play it in church worship or at home(never goes above 3)

its a very clean sounding amp with lots bass and highs and every thing in between. their is no distortion but thats ok cause i use a boss metal zone which works great with the amp i have a kramer with hotrails its an ok guitar but the amp really makes up for it. it can only do clean with a little bit of crunch with the input volume all the way up as is. it has a deep and bright switch the deep is really good for blues and so is the bright switch which ads a little more highs i turn this off though when i play along with acousic guitars in band practice but you really have to play withhit a while before you can find your sound took me almost a week(just a note im a picky player) this amp ive found has loads of bass i have it set to four and it can rumble the floor in clean. the reverb is really good to really vintage.

like it was said in a previous review just keep fedin it tubes and itl keep goin

ha what company
if your interested in finding schematics on this amp just go to ernie ball.com they have them somewhere with the discontinued products

i have ben playing for about 5 yrs i own two coustics and two practice amps this is the nicest piece of equip ive owned if it were stolen i would get a new one tubes definatly are the best bar none

I found my 112-65 in a music store, and bought it the next day. I paid $400 for it in 1999. It needed some rehab...new caps and a new speaker (I put in a Fender reissue), and I added a new grill cloth plus casters. The tolex was in great shape, but the previous owner had trashed the speaker and grill cloth (he mounted an old Celestion with 3" deck screws that poked through the cloth in the front!!!). Once rehab'd, it played great. Use it for jazz gigs, and hasn't given me an ounce of trouble being carted around. New tubes once in a while, but that's all. Has the 12AX7 preamp tube in it. Good, linear pots for tone control. "Deep" switch a little much on high volumes, but at lower settings it gives a nice boost to the lower ranges. This is actually the "pure" amp sound with the "deep" on, I learned, as the cap on the switch actually cuts out the normal bass when in the "nommal" position. Go figure. But that's what the schematic says, and my tech, too. Plenty of swat and no problem getting out in front with this little power house.

I play a Carvin DC127, Fender Am. Strat and a 335 wannabee through it, and they all sound good. I have to change the settings for hummers so it doesn't muddy up, but both humbuckers and single coils bark through it. Strictly a clean sound generator. Good edge at hight volumes for blues work, but if you want full out distortion, get a pedal. I play jazz almost exclusively.

Workhorse. Feed it some tubes once in a while, and it just keeps on keepin' on. It has a very high plate voltage in it, so good tubes are a must. Cheap ones will get toasted right away. Also, correct biasing is essential to get reasonable tube life on these amps. I use Electro Harmonix, but I've also used Ruby's, both of which sound fine to me.

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Been playing 42 years, and have used a variety of tube and SS amps. This one is by far the best sounding. In fact, I bought a 210-65 recently to back it up in case it had to go into the shop. I almost like the 210 a bit better, in that it has the SS preamp and a little tighter bass on it. It's like a mini-twin! And it roars!

I've been told by my tech that this amp is most like a 1980 or so. Two channels, non-switchable, 65W, solid state front end with EL-34 in the power section. Reverb and tremolo but no effects loop (Thank God!). One 12' EV SRO. This little box weighs a ton.

In terms of features I wish it had, there are none. I bought this amp from a friend and believe me, it was used and in need of an overhaul. I sent to my tech who replaced every used part (including caps and resistors) and put in a fresh pair of JJ/Tesla EL-34's.

This amp sounds great, period. True, there is no real tube overdrive, but I didn't buy it for that (I've ordered a Tonebone Classic pedal which has enough overdrive for my needs). This amp's clean sound is incredible. I haven't played an amp this touch-sensitive in a long time. I play a Tom Anderson Custom which sounds great through anything. Funnily enough, my Anderson has a humbucker in the back, and with this amp, the sound is reminiscent of a Tele. Very cool, since I'm really into the country and blues/rock stuff right now.

Just got it back from the shop so it's too early to tell. My tech warned me to baby it a bit, but hey, it's a tube amp. What do you expect?

They've been dead and gone for a while. Besides, I can always get it fixed.

Excellent. I've been playing for about 12 years and have gone from heads, racks and cabs to this small combo. My last rig was a Mesa/Boogie Triaxis thru a VHT 2:90:2, and I'm so fucking glad that I've finally gotten rid of it. It took me years to realize that most, if not all, rack gear isn't worth it (besides the fact that I cannot for the life of me stand high gain.... which is all Mesa/Boogie can do). I do have an extra Mesa Engineering 1x12 cabinet to run this amp into should I need it.

Two channels, non switching. 65 watts RMS, single 12" speaker, weight about 43 lb. I put casters on mine, but comes stock without them. Single 12" Eminence speaker was orig, mine has replacement with Fender reissue. Good reverb tank, 2 spring. Master volume and gain on lead channel, gain only on second channel. Plenty of swat for a compact combo. Mine has 12AX7 in preamp, later models were all solid state preamps (I have a 210-65 like this). Very clean, punchy amp with good bass...more than with the 210 model which has a tighter sound, but not as good bottom. I use the amp on most jazz gigs I do, at least once a month. It's a basis amp, but beautiful in its simplicity, ease of use and set up. What it has works fine. Strat sounds "stratty", excellent amp for clean chicken pickin' country, too.

Lots of real tube tone. THis thing is a great little tone machine. Set up right, it can make you cry.

Built!

Find one, buy it! They're starting to get recognized for what they are..better than old Fenders...and there won't be many left in any kind of condition before long!

The amp is pretty much "clean" only, which suits 80% of my music. I think this is due to it only having 1 12AX7 in the preamp stage. It has 2 channels, no channel switching. Channel 1 is very basic no "mid" tone control. Channel 2 is where I stay, this unit was built when effects loops, line out and headphone jacks were not thought of. It has a vey awesome tremolo (speed & intensity controls) but not much use for that these days, however I am working on some original music that I may use this feature is small doses. The Spring Reverb is very deep (a little harsh when turned up), I really dig the reverb, and it comes with a "deep" rocker switch (really too much) and I only use it when I want to hear the "twilight zone" side of the reverb effect. It has a "bright" rocker switch which is useful for adding necessary tonal contrast when playing slower or arppegio styles. The channel 2 has 3 EQ pots which go the full gambit of the tone spectrum, it took me a while to use them correctly because I am shy about having any knobs set on 1,2,3 or 8,9,10. 65 watts via 2 EL34's is more than I need. And believe me If you stand near this amp, when cranked you feel the "thump", the speaker (single 12") in this rascal leans to a bass response, hence the need for the "bright" switch. I wouldn't change a thing, its a working vintage tube amp and it should stay that way, a real conversation piece that still cranks out loud, deep, clean tones.

I play this amp with a G&L ASAT (tele). I guess its a good match because the amp responds well to guitar inflection and player feel. I play contemporary gospel and R&B and my original stuff is a wide variety. No the amp doesn't cover them all, just the clean stuff. This amp does get noisy at levels that I normally don't play in anyway, but I did want to check it out, definitly not for grunge or hard rock. However I use a Proco Rat for sustain and a little distortion and the amp does sound respectable with this device.

I bought the amp a few years ago for $50. I put in new tubes (only $25-30), and replaced most of the capacitors ($10). It worked great till recently, I think the tubes are shot again? Maybe some of the smaller caps? I have retired this amp to my bedroom for personal work only. I use newer gear in the church. But I am fond of the amp I play it all the time when I need a vintage "fix" and mic it for my recording work when I want clean lead guitar work.

Music Man was a Leo Fender company in the late 60's early 70's I believe. They are out of business now, but the amp is simple enough to repair. As a matter of fact I may just replace every wire and component in it one day, that would be a great winter project.

I have been playing for about 25 years, I play an 1992 Ovation Custom Legend most of the time live, a 1980 Yari Acoustic and the G&L mentioned earlier, I use a Carvin AG-100, Peavy Mixing console Cerwin Vega's for PA speakers, Peavy and Carvin Mics, Digitech Studio Quad V2 Processor, Tascam 564 MD PortaStudio, Proco Rat (new vintage model) and my old and trusty Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus (sister to the TS9 tube screamer). I am getting ready to buy a full Electro Voice (EV) PA system (mixer,amps and speakers) very soon. I bought the amp because it needed a good home. If this amp were stolen it could not be replaced. I know this sounds crazy, but I love the looks of old amps, and this one is very beautiful, like an old violin. The amp is extrmely clean and was kept in a closet by the original owner. How could anyone hate an old amp like this?