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MAGNATONETWILIGHTER112 COMBO

The Twilighter 112 Combo is driven by a pair of 6V6 power tubes and a GZ34

rectifier for 22 watts of clean, robust Class AB tone. There are high and low

sensitivity inputs, controls for volume, treble, bass and the tube-driven, four-

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First up, before we even look at the specs and consider the tone, this is one sexyamp. It has a definite late 40s/early 50s design aesthetic and would work purely asa piece of furniture. But it would be a shame to place this thing in the corner of aroom as a talking point because its built to sing. If youre not familiar withMagnatone, the brand was founded in 1937 and was active until the mid 70s. TedKornblum (ex Ampeg) revived the name in early 2013 with a range of boutiqueamps, some of which reproduced classic Magnatone designs, and some of whichwere new, with input from ZZ Tops Billy Gibbons and Neil Youngs guitar tech LarryCragg. These are seriously beautiful amps for serious players, and the list ofMagnatone owners includes Paul Simon, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, AndySummers, Jack White, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Isbell, RyCooder, Jeff Tweedy and many more.

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counterwound- spring, long-pan reverb, and a pitch shifting vibrato section

which lets you select between FM (pitch wobble) and AM (volume wobble)

modes. The effects are foot switchable too: a two-button footswitch lets you

turn the vibrato on and off (although youll need to select which mode you wish

to use via the switch on the amp) and to toggle the reverb. Theres also a Remote

Pedal jack which lets you use an external expression pedal to control the speed

of the vibrato, no matter which mode youve selected. The combo has a single

Magnatone Custom 12 ceramic-magnet speaker (although a Celestion Gold

Alnico is optional), and theres a panel-mounted Remote Speaker jack for

connecting a second 8 ohm speaker cabinet for stereo vibrato and tremolo/ pan

effects. Theres also a Line Out jack which sends out a speaker-compensated DI

signal.

At low volume levels this amp is capable of some really sweet- toned cleans that

are great for ambient, indie, country and even jazz applications, but its definitely

happiest when you put the power section to work. Its natural overdrive is

capable of classic vintage rock bark, great for old-school blues, Rolling Stones

riffs and early Zeppelin, but also perfectly suitable to modern indie and

alternative styles. Theres only limited control over the tone due to the absence

of a midrange control but the amp is voiced to have plenty of character, so when

you start to push the power amp youll get rich harmonics and lots of edge detail,

especially if youre using single coils or P90s. The reverb sounds great but the

real superstar is the FM mode of the vibrato circuit, which gives a subtle

wavering sheen to your chords and melodies. The speed control can get really

slow too, which is great for really subtle choral vibrato effects that pair really

nicely with the reverb. Imagine a delicate background woosh effect that makes

it feel like your guitar sound is floating.

This amp is great for anyone who needs rich natural overdrive and complex clean

tones without crossing over into full-on distortion. If you like your guitars

natural voice to be heard through the grit, this amp will retain your instruments

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character. If you want Hendrixy cleans with dimension and body, and some cool

old-school effects, this amp will give them to you.

Tubes (4) 12AX7, 12AU7, (2) 6V6, GZ34

Inputs High and Low

Powered Output 22W

Controls Vol, Treble, Bass

Reverb, Intensity (Vibrato)

Speed (Vibrato)

Speaker Magnatone Custom

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