Product: Univox U1040
Price Paid: US $125 used
Submitted
01/25/2001
at
10:57pm
by
Miles
Email: meo at rru<dot>com
Features
:
8
Circa 1971. Two channels, no switching. All tube. More or less
a Fender Twin Reverb, weighing 88 punds. Built like a tank! Great
sound overall, good reverb, heap plenty loud. Great for almost
any type of music, but to get serious distortion you had to really
crank it and drive it hard. My biggest complaint was the weight.
Sound Quality
:
8
I used it with a Hagstrom with two Dimarzio SDS-1s, but a band
mate played his Gibsons (all buckers) through it as well. Quite
happy with both Strat and Gibson style pickups. Mostly played
rock, from BTO to (attempted 8^) Hendrix, with some softer stuff
as well.
Reliability
:
10
The thing was a rock!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Univox went out of business in the 80s.
Overall Rating
:
8
I bought it because the price was right - where else could
I get a 100 watt tube amp at around $1 per watt? After speakers,
it was still under $2/watt (the original speakers had been replaced
with some jive, 15 watt speakers). I wish I stil had this amp.
