The unofficial Earth Sound Research web site

Just picked this baby up. Four 6L6GC in it with an accutronics long spring reverb. Its a 4x10 combo. The control panel is a dead ringer for a Fender 59 Bassman combo, but it has reverb and also a pre gain volume and master volume, and a ground polarity switch up front unlike the Bassman panel layout. (Of coarse internally its all different, but they sure had the panel look and otherwise in mind, no doubt about it.) Four input jacks, controls all go to 12, you name it, it says Bassman copy all over it. Anyone want to guess what year the Fender Bassman came out? (1954 I do believe...) So that M1954 model number isn't any coincidence I don't think... This one of mine has four Eminence tens in it and sounds just fantastic. Solid state preamp though, but no drawback that I can hear. Its a seriously GOOD sounding amp, and I have lots of Fender and Peavey tube amps here to compare it with. Its a contender hands down. But I gotta say the cabinet build is pretty poor. Dark grey carpet over cheap 7/8s inch particle board. Cheap crumbly particle board at that. No tuck and roll here dangit... I plan on making a new nice solid hardwood cabinet out of some solid one inch stock I have on hand then giving it the tweed treatment. Can't wait to hear it reborn inside that! Man this is a lost jewel as far as I'm concerned. Some people out here in tube amp la la land are dissin' on these because they don't say Fender or Marshal on them.... Yeah; well I didn't pay three stinkin' grand for it either you dingbats, so take that! Its gotta be at least 60 watts. Keeps right up with my new Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and that saying something; them suckers is LOUD... Hows 60 bucks strike you guys for a deal? heh heh; some of you boutique freaks and mental masturbators all hung up on name brand logos really should start listening with your ears instead of your eyes. I'll tell ya what; I'll take this over any Fender OR Marshal for the money I saved. Hell I can go out and buy a new Les Paul with that kind of dough! I was flat out overjoyed and still am! I'll post some pictures later and keep a record of the rebuild. Only problem I'm having right now is shutting it off long enough to start the rebuild project! All good things must wait. This is gonna be a great site I think. The few people who own these amps seem to understand that build quality aside, stolen copy design lawsuit or whatever, these are some seriously GOOD sounding amps. I would buy another in a New York second. I won't say that about a heck of a lot of vintage Fenders, deal or no deal. Ditto the overpriced Marshals and the like. Keep the posts coming folks; lets start a Revival!!!!