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Rickenbacker M-11. (Pawnshop Prize).(guitar amplifier)

Guitar Player

| March 01, 2003 | Thompson, Art | COPYRIGHT 2003 New Bay Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Although Rickenbacker is best know for its innovative 6- and 12-string electric guitars, the company also made a number of amplifiers that were designed to go toe-to-toe with the best from Fender and Gibson. For example, the M-11 featured here is so similar to an early-'50s tweed Deluxe that you'd probably flunk a blindfold listening test if you heard the two side-by-side. Like the Deluxe, the M-11 is a 1x12 combo with three inputs and top-mounted volume and tone controls. It also has almost the same tube complement: two 6SC7 dual triodes, a pair of 6V6 output tubes, and a 5V4 rectifier. The primary difference between the two circuits is that the M-11's is wired completely point-to-point, while the Fender's is laid out neatly on fiberboard.

This M-11 sports vintage (and possibly original) Tung-Sol and RCA tubes, but the baffle board is new, and the amps stock alnico speaker has been replaced with a Weber Ferromax. The solidwood cabinet is covered with brown leatherette, and the handle is stitched cowhide.

The M-11 is rich sounding and ...

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