Anyone ever heard of Milkman amps?

[Matt42]

My venture into Pedal steel has me spinning in circles, not only is the technique vastly different, but the amps required are a lot different than what I'm used to needing. I joined up on the steelguitarforum and was doing some reading there and came across Milkman amps (http://milkmansound.com/). Now I want not only the Pedal Steel amp, which is basically an 85 watt Twin voiced for pedal steel with a reverb circuit similar to the Fender 63 Reverb Head built in, but the 20 Watt Creamer amp which is similar to a Princeton mixed with a Tweed Deluxe.

Anyone ever seen or played one of these beautiful pieces of equipment.

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Anyone ever heard of Milkman amps?

I can see it for a lap/pedal/slide guitar amp, but I didn't care for the bass response with the P90 or humbuckers.

 

[Matt42]

Re: Anyone ever heard of Milkman amps?

I can hear that. It wouldn't be a good pedal steel amp simply from the lack of headroom, but I'd dig it with a lap steel.

From what I've read so far, the 20 watter can be run with 6L6, 6V6, or 5881's (which is what I believe the video is using). I don't know much about 5881's, but from his website, it seems like the 6L6's give it a better bass response than the 6V6's. How that compares to 5881's, I've not a clue.

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Anyone ever heard of Milkman amps?

I can hear that. It wouldn't be a good pedal steel amp simply from the lack of headroom, but I'd dig it with a lap steel.

From what I've read so far, the 20 watter can be run with 6L6, 6V6, or 5881's (which is what I believe the video is using). I don't know much about 5881's, but from his website, it seems like the 6L6's give it a better bass response than the 6V6's. How that compares to 5881's, I've not a clue.

My understanding is that a 5881 is a military spec 6L6. As for the differences between a 5881 and a 6L6 I wouldn't know? However I suspect a 5881 would more than likely give you more headroom before the power amp starts clipping than a 6V6 which is a lower output tube.