Product: Teisco Checkmate 100 Head
Price Paid: US $45.00 used
Submitted
01/09/2005
at
11:19am
by
Jordan Nelson
Email: Jdnphantom at charter<dot>net
Features
:
9
this was a pretty sweet dal of a amp. i bought on ebay for $45.00 and had to pick it up in chicago. has two channels plus a mic input! has spring reverb and tremolo on chanel two and the standered knobs on channel one. it has 12 tubes and 100 x 2 watts. i love it! i onlyu had to replace the fuse holder and fuse.
Sound Quality
:
10
totaly marshall on the upper volumes and like a twin reverd wien its a little quieter. the second best guitar amp iv ever played! great for clasic rock! it had a little bit of a buzz but i solved that by switching some tubes around. its also loud! i could blow out the front picture window if i wanted to. its nbot a super hi-gain amp, but that could change if you put a few pedals infront of it.
Reliability
:
10
its almost 40 years ol, and has some of its orignal tubes in it too, so i would say its a 10. it needed just a new fuse holder and fuse and i was off rocking, not too bad for being almost as old as my dad.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
yeah right! you would buy this from sears robuck and that was ages ago. but im sure if you asked around online you could find some one who would know a thing or two about these amps. plus there pretty simple inside. just point to point wiring.
Overall Rating
:
9
i would recomend this amp to anyone who sees a good price and opertunity to jump on it. its the best deal iv ever made and i absolutley love it! it sounds cool, looks cool, and is totaly retro 60's material. as for the smell it smells like warm tubes and old lumber (not rotten lumber). and i dont think i ever plan on tasting it so dont ask how it tastes. Im just some 15 year old guitarist who likes having a little fun. iv been playing bass for 2 years and picked up guitar a year ago.
