![]() I'm thinking (hoping) now that it might be as simple as an issue of grit in the input. The last several times I've plugged into it, no noticeable "fizz" or volume drop. ![]() And to my surprise and great pleasure, it seems to be improving. Well, I've continued to plug into this amp, trying to see if the problem is persisting, or getting worse. ![]() If I kept playing through it when this phenomenon occurred, the volume level would come back up again, but before long might drop out again.Īs I said, I have two other 15Rs that I can gig with or plug into at home, but a problem with even one of the three is still disconcerting. And just as troubling, if not more so, was a volume drop. Here on TDPRI a lot people use that adjective to describe the character of an amp's gain "sounding fizzy." So to clarify once again, I'm referring to clean settings that have a sound reminiscent of effervescence, like an amplified carbonated beverage. ![]() I described the sound as "fizzy," but that may be misleading. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.Earlier this month I talked about one of my 3 Pathfinder 15Rs (a Vietnamese model with brown grill cloth) acting up. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. Other electric models include: HOFNER ELECTRICS: Committee, Verithin 66, Ambassador, President, Senator, Galaxie, HOFNER BASSES: Violin bass, Verithin bass, Senator bass, Professional bass GIBSON ELECTRICS: Barney Kessel, ES-330TD, ES-335TD, ES-345TD, ES-175D, ES-125CD, SG Standard, SG Junior, SG Special GIBSON BASSES: EB-0, EB-2, EB-3 - plus a LOT of acoustics branded Gibson, Hofner, Selmer and Gianniniīy the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). This catalogue saw the (re-)introduction of the late sixties Gibson Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Standard (see page 69) and the short-lived Hofner Club 70. Selmer were the exclusive United Kingdom distributors of Hofner and Gibson at the time, and this catalogue contains a total of 18 electric guitars, 7 bass guitars, 37 acoustics, and 2 Hawaiian guitars - all produced outside the UK and imported by Selmer, with UK prices included in guineas. Scan of 1968/1969 Selmer guitar catalogue (printed July 1968), showing the entire range of electric and acoustic guitars distributed by the company: guitars by Hofner, Gibson, Selmer and Giannini. (left channel) and a Shure SM57 (right channel), through a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface - highly recommended gear!ġ961 Hohner Zambesi / 1965 Vox AC4 (long version, 5m 20s) There is a much longer video of this guitar exploring more settings from this guitar / amp in the vintageguitarandbass supporting members area here. Great guitar (despite some hardware peculiarities), great amp! But despite all this, it is a very playable guitar! And it works well with this mid-sixties Vox AC4. In fact there isn't much adjustability at all - the pickup height is set, and the floating bridge requires manual placement. The neck is deep and solid - and doesn't feel like it could move much - there is no adjustable truss rod. It sounds pretty dark, with a fat woody tone - in part the result of it's solid mahogany body and set mahogany neck - far more like an early Gibson than an early Fender. This is a really interesting early British guitar, and nicely built, with electronics by Fenton Weill, and woodwork by furniture manufacturer Stuart Darkins. 1961 Hohner Zambesi / 1965 Vox AC4 (short version, 3m 19s)įind out more about these instruments here: 1961 Hohner Zambesi, 1965 Vox AC4
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