1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1×12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor

Up for sale, a 1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five in excellent, original condition and perfect working order. Launched in 1975, Music Man was founded by former Fender Plant Manager Forrest White, former Fender Sales Rep Tom Walker, and Leo Fender himself, with their very first product being an amplifier known as the “Sixty Five”. Being a hybrid affair, this amp matches a solid state preamp to an all tube power section, in this case EL-34s, providing plenty of headroom, with the warmth and fullness of a tube power section that can get as gritty as you want when the tubes are cooking! Making that easier, the amp features a Hi/Lo power switch, which actually works differently than most in that it’s not a 1/2 power switch, but rather a control for how much plate voltage the power tubes see, giving you control over the clean headroom where “Lo” is similar to a typical amp, and “Hi” sends a colder bias to the tubes. Tonally, this amp is very much in Fender territory with bold, sparkly cleans and dynamic grit. A later iteration of the Sixty-Five platform, this “RP” variant features onboard Reverb and Phasor [sic]. The three-spring Reverb is lush with a long decay, and the Phasor has a low noise floor (given where the effect is placed within the circuit) and rich, swooping textures. The amp also features Treble and Bass boost switches which adjust frequency ranges outside the Bass/Middle/Treble knobs for, as the original Music Man manual puts it, the equivalent of five-band equalization. The circuit is clean and serviced as needed, with a bevy of Sprague Orange Drops in the preamp and Schumacher transformers that date to’79. The original CTS pots date to the 12th week of 1979. The tubes are a pair of properly biased USA-made Sylvania EL-34s that have plenty of life left. The speaker is a non-original ceramic Celestion G12T-75 which handles the wattage of the amp well and voices the circuit in a pleasing way. Cosmetically, this amp is quite clean, with original smooth black tolex and silver sparkle grillcloth. Naturally, there are a few minor scuffs and light wear on the edges of the enclosure as well as patina on the hardware, but overall this is a very well-kept vintage Music Man. A modern two button footswitch is included. Check out our shop “Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar, ” and please let us know if we can answer any questions! We use double thick boxes, 1″ foam, and industrial 1/2″ bubble wrap to ensure that your amp arrives safely. International orders will be declared as merchandise, and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please. The item “1979 Music Man 112RP Sixty-Five Vintage 1×12 Tube Amp with Reverb & Phasor” is in sale since Friday, October 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “mmguitarbar” and is located in Seattle, Washington. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Number of Channels: 1
  • Number of Speakers: 1
  • Model: 112RP
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • Compatible Guitar: Electric Guitar Amplifier
  • Amplifier Type: Combo
  • Brand: Music Man
  • Suitable For: Performance

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