Magnatone Guitars!
New for Fall 2013, a complete guide to Magnatone guitars and the stories behind them!
1938-1960 Steel Guitars
1956-1963 Bigsby/Barth Era
1964-1966 Starstream Era
Magnatone Amplifiers:
1937-1947 Dickerson
1947-1954 Early Magna
100 Series
Custom 200 Series (1957-61)
Early Estey Era (1961-63)
Custom Series (1963-66)
- M2 M12
- M4 M13
- M6 M13A
- M7 M14
- M8 M15
- M9 M15A
- M10 M20
- M10A
- Extension Cabinets
- Dating & Production
- Public Relations
- Repairs
Student Series (1959-66)
Estey amps (1967)
Pro Series (1965-67)
Solid State 1967-68
Estey Organs 1959-1968
The M-101 Travelorgan 1966
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Other Makes
Aloha, Ariatone,
Bronson, Da Vinci,
Harmophone, Leilani,
Lyric, Oahu, Noble,
PAC-AMP, PANaramic,
Titano, Tonemaster,
LoDuca, Twilighter
Tubes
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Magnatone MP4
| Years | late 1965-1967 |
| Series | Pro Series |
| Channels | two |
| Power | 2x 6CA7 |
| Power Bias | fixed bias |
| Preamp | 2x 7025 |
| Phase Inverter | 12AU7 |
| Speaker RS12 | 2x 12" |
| Speaker RS15 | 2x 15" |
| Rectifier | solid state |
| Output Trans | 10K:16ohm |
| Output | 38 watts |
| Weight | 36 lbs. |
| List Price MP4 | $330 |
| List Price RS12 | $220 |
| List Price RS15 | $308 |
The MP4 and MP5 were "piggy-back" style amps and cabinets (what are now called "heads" and "cabinets") and is a direct attempt to compete with Fender with a physical design which is nearly identical to the Fender Bandmaster or Bassman.
Both the MP4 and MP5 have two channels. The MP4 is a bass head, each channel has volume, treble, and bass controls. The MP5 is a guitar head with volume, treble, and bass controls for each channel, plus tremolo and reverb.
See MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, and MP5 pages for details of other Pro Series amplifiers.
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