Seymour made amps?

[80's_Metal]

I did not know that.

Came across this listing today:

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Anyone know much about this?

 

[Mincer]

All through the 80s, at least. They sounded really good, too. With swapable tube modules for different tones.

 

[Aceman]

Yep - have seen them in pawn shops once or twice.

 

[jeremy]

really good sounding amps too, but kinda too far ahead of their time.

 

[Ascension]

Yes her did and the shop I worked in back in the late 80's had several, plus we had a bunch of the modules. I played with them a lot and they were pretty cool. Haven't seen one of those amps in years, though.
Here ya go

 

[ehdwuld]

Back when I first joined the forum
There were occasional questions about modules and repairs

You would be the first to mention them in about 10 yrs

 

[jeremy]

three tubes in the driver stage... dang! ev12l speakers to boot

 

[Mincer]

I will say, I always liked the way these amps looked. And there was a full line, from combos to stacks.

 

[Ascension]

Duncan also had a line of normal tube amps that were not bad, as well as bass amps. The more conventional guitar amps had a hybrid preamp running one 12AX7. We had them also.
https://bluebookofguitarvalues.com/guitar-amplifiers/manufacturers/seymour-duncan

 

[jeremy]

those other ones seem like some kinda hybrid. one 12ax7 tube sounds like a pi feeding the power tubes with a ss preamp like the musicman amps

 

[Ascension]

those other ones seem like some kinda hybrid. one 12ax7 tube sounds like a pi feeding the power tubes with a ss preamp like the musicman amps

Yes, they are hybrids. We sold them, and they sound decent, but IMO were nothing special.

 

[Sam SG]

Lotsa hidden treasures from the 80s. Forgotten gems. Dean Markley made amps too. I have a CD60 combo( some refer to it as The poormans Boogie Mark II) Those were indorsed by Clapton Lifeson and Andy Summer...and Vernon Reid played the 120 heads. But in 2026 noone even remembers/ knows. They think its a string company.
Other honorable mentions Kitty Hawk( Leslie West used them) and Risson amps and Spectra( Dean Markley again)all great forgotten gems.

 

[uOpt]

They think its a string company.

Not anymore, it seems they stopped operations for good.

 

[Wattage]

The 100wt Convertible was the reason I found the Forum many moons ago

Great sounding amp, finicky beyond reason

Not matter what we did I couldn't keep it running consistently. It most definitely did not like being moved and for 1x12 it weighed a ton.

 

[Mincer]

The 100wt Convertible was the reason I found the Forum many moons ago

Great sounding amp, finicky beyond reason

Not matter what we did I couldn't keep it running consistently. It most definitely did not like being moved and for 1x12 it weighed a ton.

I think this was a common complaint.

 

[DW54]

First time poster! Sorry to get right down to "business" LOL: I'll be selling all my gear. I'm leaving the country later this year. I have 4 (!!) convertible 100's (3 combos 1 head) and extra modules. A buyer has contacted me for modules, but I don't see any for sale anywhere. What is are reasonable prices for these modules? [wth tube or wi.thout tube]. Thanks in advance!

 

[Sam SG]

First time poster! Sorry to get right down to "business" LOL: I'll be selling all my gear. I'm leaving the country later this year. I have 4 (!!) convertible 100's (3 combos 1 head) and extra modules. A buyer has contacted me for modules, but I don't see any for sale anywhere. What is are reasonable prices for these modules? [wth tube or wi.thout tube]. Thanks in advance!

Look on ebay. Go into the sold listings to see what they go for.

 

[Wattage]

I think this was a common complaint.

I was told that SD designed with a hi-fi engineer and they weren't really designed for anything rigorous because he didn't have that level of usage in that world. IDK if true or not but I guess it would make sense. The bass amps seemed far more durable.

 

[Mincer]

I was told that SD designed with a hi-fi engineer and they weren't really designed for anything rigorous because he didn't have that level of usage in that world. IDK if true or not but I guess it would make sense. The bass amps seemed far more durable.

Well, I remember some reliability issues back in the day. I never had a chance to try one of them myself, but I do remember talking to an amp guy in the early 2000s telling me some horror stories about working on them.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Were they kinda like a precursor so the Synergy stuff, then? Did they also have high-gain stuff for them?