Product: Standel 50 l 15 head
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
02/11/2008
at
01:55am
by
IN THE NICK-O-TONE
Features
:
10
2008 50 watt Standel head 4 6L6GC all tube preamp single channel volume bass contour treble and accent external speaker outputs impedance switch line output and line volume effects. the 10 is because this amplifier is simply a perfect fit.
Sound Quality
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10
play custom one off Koll single coil prototype with extended scale for alternate tunings
Standel has a very clean and articulate tone for blues, country, finger slide picking, and jazz, it picks soft nuances and right hand techniques to help accent the mood of a piece. I've played and recorded through various cabinets, this amp comes through any mix without distorting, although the 50 watt can push some speakers to their limit, it rarely gets past 3. I use little to no effects, I did demo a live pedal rack and was pleasantly surprised at the results, still that's not me, I am simply listening for the most organic tube and wood tone.
Reliability
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No Opinion
this amp is one of the soundest builds I've ever seen. I have been through a lot of gear, this is a labor of love and it shows, I was stunned with the inner works it's flawless. I don't push my gear neglectfully hard and have rarely experienced the need to repair anything other than changing tubes and light maintenance. ten for attention to detail of the utmost quality.
Customer Support
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10
I have dealt with Danny McKinney since I found the company, he was extremely attentive
and really took is time to help me sort out a suitable choice for my personal playing applications. he is prompt at returning calls and at answering questions in an accurate and professional manner; as a customer I feel enlightened having discovered such a consummate
and knowledgeable builder.
Overall Rating
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10
I have been playing since age 11. I have owned an armada of gear that changed according to who I was trying to emulate at the time, Hendrix, Page, J Beck in the earlier days, to jazz fusion and McLaughlin, DiMeola, Abercrombie, to country J Donahue, Jr Brown, to classical Parkening, Segovia, boyd. now my gear is very simplified, though, I still own several guitars, I have let go of all my amps, latest having been, victoria 45410, 80212, 5112 and regal II, diezel vh4s, matchless lightning, clark beaufort and an evans fet 500, a partial list. I wish I had known Standel long ago, since this is the sound I've always listened for. I am planning to work on further projects with Danny and am presently trying to assemble the most efficient
speaker configurations.
