Black, forward facing w white labels, controls numbered 1 10 knobs. When estey replaced the magnatone 2 with the 4 in 1961, the 214 became a 4 circuit. Magnatone troubadour 1 amplmixer magna electronics. Jeff bober is one of the godfathers of the lowwattage amp revolution. Coaxial speakerwith tweeter controls volume, treble, middle, bass, chorus, reverb, notch filter, master volume, aux volume ios 2 x 14. Starlet model 107, varsity deluxe model 108, melodier deluxe 109, troubadour model 112, lyric model 115, maestro model 150, triplex model 180, inglewood, calif. Two transistor tone control circuit tone control circuit using ic741 tone control circuit. There is a schematic in the yahoo magnatone forum for the 214. Audio tone control using the tlc074 operational amplifier 5 the tone adjusting action in each channel of the tone control circuit is provided by an equalizing amplifier or active filter created by placing a frequencydependent negative feedback network around an operational amplifier. No blocking capacitor is required since capacitors c2, c3 and c4 of the tone schematic dc isolate the source q5 in the amplifier schematic. Enclosures miscellaneous schematics diagrams fender musical instruments corp. Does any know how to find out the date of an oahu tonemaster. The t30 also offers the striking appearance of a handcrafted boutique amplifier.
Jul 14, 2015 probably the rarest of all the valco electrics, my holy grail guitar check out the lap steel pickup. The ibanez troubadour t150s acoustic guitar combo amp was designed to fulfill the biggest wants of gigging musicians. One of the small amps that scotty keeps and uses at home for entertaining and recording is a late 50s vintage magnatone troubadour. But i should be able to figure out the wiring if i can find out what tube type goes there. What is it that almost all small venue musicians strive for when it comes to amplifiers. Don garvin recently contributed all the solidstate schematics and many tube amp schematics as well. Pcb assembly chassis assembly cabinet assembly alt. Fet tone solid state guitar amp project this page describes a solid state guitar amp design, experiments in its design and the build itself. Perhaps it began as a machine shop, or a cabinetmaker. Model 214 use model 2, custom 62 use model 260, custom 381 use model 480, unique schematics. Building a magnatone tonemaster 214 discussion in amp central station started by john revelator, jul 11, 2010. Troubadour amps allow you to confidently chart new musical paths and acoustic journeys through any terrain. Tonemaster guitars and amps distributed by imperial accordian. English electronics tonemaster console steel guitar reverb.
Find great deals on ebay for ibanez troubadour and ibanez troubadour t20. Free magnatone diagrams, schematics, service manuals. Dverb readyfortransfer printed circuit board layout for use only if you are a complete diy person who wants to etch and drill your own pcb. Tonemaster 214 troubadour by magnatone 1959 demo youtube. I recently picked up this early 60s tonemaster troubadour 214 in a trade.
The magnatone amp archive including estey, tonemaster, davinci, pacamp, panaramic, titano, unique and twilighter amps. Aron nelsons stompbox page effects schematics, sound. If you have a schematic for an amp and i dont, please feel free to submit it to me. Soooo, this from my friend who is rebuilding a supposedly tonemaster. The highlyportable t80n 80watt acousticelectric amplifier features hifidelity components and 10 custom speaker with piezo tweeter for conveying your acoustic sound at any volume. Many would say pure immersive tone, which would undoubtedly be followed by portability. Audio circuit 3 band tone control is built using tl072 ic for each channel. Despite the name that would lead you to believe that it is a british guitar, english electronics guitars and amps were actually made for the norman english.
Your project is to research the schematic diagram and component values for an audio tone control circuit bass and treble controls, then build one in a nice enclosure. The sound is clean and clear and you can get a lot of bass from it when it is sitting on the floor, or a very bright sound when tilted back. This tonemaster finished in a smashing fireball red translucent lacquer looks elegant with its gold pickups even more so now than when it was sold in their store in 1956. The amp has an aggressive midrange and it cuts right through any mix. Complete circuit of audio tone control 3 band can be seen in the figure below. He bought the amp from buck sulcer sometime after march of 1995.
Model 2, model 260, model 280, model tc1bvw tone cabinet for organs. Page 1 pn 041224 page 2 like the other fender custom amps, the tonemaster is painstakingly built, one at a time, by a select group of craftsmen at the fender electronics factory in lake oswego, oregon. Bass treble tone control circuit bass and treble circuits can be combined to form a two control tone adjust circuit, as shown here. T80n, acousticelectric guitar amplifier from ibanez in the troubadour series. Sep 01, 2017 the only way to know if your amp is wired for 8 or 16 ohms is to check the wiring in the chassis and compare it to the schematic. Or maybe, just maybe, it sprang into life to take advantage of a radically wacky new idea, the electric guitar. While our competitors might offer house credit cards that require you to fill out an application and pass a credit check, our payment plans are easy to get, simple to use, and, best of all, accrue zero.
Magnatone diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free. Ibanez troubadour t80n 80 watt amplifier five star music. English electronics were a lansing michigan company that had valco manufacturer guitars and amps. Zacks unofficial magnatone website is the place for schematic information about real pitch shifting vibrato and the magnatone. I have an evil robot which also shares much of this circuit hence my research let me know if you need help getting it. Page 1 pn 041224 page 2 like the other fender custom amps, the tonemaster is painstakingly built, one at a time, by a select group of craftsmen at the fender electronics factory in lake oswego, oregon page 3 tonemaster control functions a. Fretted americana releases first amplifier, the evil robot.
Audio tone control circuit can be used to set the tone of the bass tone 3, tone midle and treble tones. The troubadour brand is a very early entry in the history of the electric guitar and guitar amplification. Oct 20, 2010 inspiration for the new evil robot comes from the 1959 tonemaster troubadour 214 amplifier, built by the chicagobased accordion company. Bass treble tone control circuits 3 designs discussed. Use circuit simulation software to verify your predicted and measured parameter values. Essentially this was a national valpro 84 with a neck and bridge mounted pickup.
The speaker is a celestion g1265 and the amp includes a black padded tuki cover. Fat adds a 3db boost in gain to the a channel, mostly to the. Any help that i could forward to him would be greatly appreciated. The series of stereo tone on tone control 3 way audio signal amplification can provide 18 db octave tone settings for each track. Her late husband was a guitar player, but after he got older and passed away it apparently sat in a barn. Magnatone 2 and 214 and watts model 24 the gear page. Thanks to one of our readers, john mcguire, we have also found examples of an archtop guitar with what appears to be a pickup identical to that on the lap steel, and the troubadour brand label. Due to its gain function and possibly the combination of the low headroom of its bbd chip and choice of transistors, it has a unique overdrivefuzz sound.
Zacks unofficial magnatone website is the place for information about real pitch shifting vibrato and the magnatone sound. The origins of lectrolab, and its parent sound projects company are shrouded in the haze of time. Originally produced for accordion amplification, it quickly became a favorite of guitar players, sought after for its tone and its ability to create a controllable vibrato. The output transformer secondary color code is green 16 ohms, yellow 8 ohms, and black 0 ohms or ground. Unfollow ibanez troubadour to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Magnatoneestey schematics including tonemaster, davinci, and pacamp. Bass treble tone control circuit electronic circuits. For sale is my late 50s to early 60s tonemaster 214 magnatone 2 amp. Vintage blue document collection ampeg a15b15 schematic 660 pdf jpg b15n schematic march 1961 pdf jpg b15na schematic, version 1 pdf jpg b15na schematic, version 2 pdf jpg b15nb schematic pdf jpg b15nb service manual pdf b15nc schematic 164 pdf jpg b15nc schematic 464 pdf jpg b15nc schematic 964 pdf.
Nov 12, 2017 pick of the day 2018 riggio aero jet and 1959 magnatone 2 troubadour duration. Ibanez t80n troubadour 1x10 2channel acoustic amplifier. Probably the rarest of all the valco electrics, my holy grail guitar check out the lap steel pickup. Two transistor tone control circuit tone control circuit using ic741 tone. The 214 might have first appeared as early as 1959 as a 2 without any real circuit changes from the magnatone 2. Jul 15, 20 premier guitars jeff bober visits the north american guitar amplifier museum in baltimore, maryland, to show us a a 1960 magnatone amps 2 troubadour while frankie g takes it through its paces. However, i still need one that shows a 7 pin socket for the tremolo circuit. Building a magnatone tonemaster 214 telecaster guitar forum. For model magnatone troubadour 1, magna electronics corp. A a premier guitars jeff bober visits the north american guitar amplifier museum in baltimore, maryland, to show us a a 1960 magnatone amps 2 troubadour while frankie g takes it through its paces. And with good reasonthe difficulty of the build is low, its simple to use, and it just sounds good. More information about the unique amplifiers made by magnatone and valco.
The 4 circuit added a mellownormalbright switch to the preamp and replaced the 12ax7 oscillator, which paralleled. I mostly play finger style in church, and it gives me the sound i was looking for at a louder volume without sacrificing the acoustic sound. On the input side you see rs is the 25 ohms of source resistance to simulate the output impedance of buffer transistor q5. Audio tone control using the tlc074 operational amplifier. The first production run of 100 pieces, all made by hand in the usa, are now available for order. The vibrato is very strong and the amp breaks up as smooth as silk. Share on tumblr for an hifi amplifier tone control circuit is important this circuit controls bass and treble effects in audio output, different types of tone control circuit used in several applications here we listed top 5 tone control circuit which are easy to make and effective tone control circuits. This kit is based on the eaelectronics austrailia tremolo. Table of contents tonemaster custom shop series service manual contents. Troubadour t150s 150w stereo acoustic combo amp black.
Apr 19, 2016 share on tumblr for an hifi amplifier tone control circuit is important this circuit controls bass and treble effects in audio output, different types of tone control circuit used in several applications here we listed top 5 tone control circuit which are easy to make and effective tone control circuits. Zacks unofficial magnatone website is the place for schematic information about real pitch shifting vibrato and the magnatone sound. The ibanez troubadour t30 30w acoustic guitar combo amp strives to offer small venue musicians what they want most out of amplifiers incredible portability combined with pure immersive tone. Vintage tonemaster 214 magnatone troubadour model 2 with. Whether youre strumming away at the local coffee shop or playing weekly.
The main idea of the amp is to preserve a tubelike distortion sound, while built from solid state components only. Don garvin recently contributed all the solidstate schematics and many tube amp. Select picture or schematic to display from thumbnails on the right and click for download. The series of stereo 3way tone control above consists of two main parts. A stylish combo inspired by phil xs 1950s magnatone tonemaster. The system filters the tone used in auido 3 band tone control uses a system baxandal. The realistic electronic reverb 321110 is not a true reverb unit but a tabletop mono analog bbd delay. Its a great vintage sounding trem like you would find on an old blackfa. Otherwise, we recommend you ignore this pcb mask and buy the readytosolder printed circuit board or complete kit. Magna m1954j melodier with 6sj7 6c5 6l6 5y3 magna m1925 troubadour with 6sj7 6n7 2x6v6 5y3.
Realistic 321110 electronic reverb effects database. They didnt seem to update the schematics to reflect the latest model. I have a takamine eg523sc that i love the sound of and this amp just improves it. R8 and r9 are two halfs of a linear 220k potentiometer.