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.