Standel amplifiers in 1954 the JBL Speaker $90

[Durban]

$90 in 1954 you buy a new Boss Katana amp for that, joke


Standel amplifiers benefited from a rise in popularity among professional musicians, though at a small scale. Only 64 amplifiers appear on "The Butcher List" (Crooks's handwritten chart of amplifiers and clients). Due to the high cost of building these amplifiers, (the JBL alone was $90, about 2–3 months rent in those days) they were used mostly bysession musicians. Their high prices (about double a standard production amplifier) put them out of reach for most amateur musicians.





Some info

• First to use JBL speakers in a musical instrument amplifier
• First to use padded upholstery
• First amplifier to have illuminated dials
• First closed-back bass amplifiers
• First piggy back amplifiers
• First amplifier to contain its dials on the front panel^{[citation needed]}
• First hybrid amplifier (used both valve and solid state circuitry)
• First self-powered speaker cabinets^{[citation needed]}
• First to have separate "Bass" and "Treble" dials (most amplifiers only had one "Tone" dial at the time)

[neatomic]

classic amp...heard on many a classic recording, despite its limited production...

used 807 power tubes..straight out western electric circuit

even the new requisite reissue versions are wonderful


cheers

[customxke]

I'm a fan of tube Standels

[nopedals]

$90 1954 = $830 2018

[neatomic]

you can't even get a modern jbl d-130...hasn't been made for years...the voice coil is extremely tricky


tho i recently heard the supro amps rep saying that they got eminence to build a similar coil for one of their speaker models..so maybe a true version of the original jbl is coming!!


cheers

[Greentone]

customxke,

Awesome collection of Standel amps! Greentone is green with envy.

[stringmaster]

I want my tube Standels back!

[TH]

Ed Bikert's amp of choice for a long time.

David

[Durban]

I'm a fan of tube Standels

greedy boy, ........................one can only dream , guitars are bad either....................... fantastic

[Greentone]

Both the tube Standel (designed by founder Bob Crooks) and the solid-state Standel amps are worthy acquisitions.

The SS amps, however, have preamp circuit boards potted in epoxy to hide propietary designs. Ugh! This makes board level repairs impractical.

[whiskey02]

I thought I read that Wes's Standel was SS? The other interesting tidbit I'd read was that Chet Atkins refused to go onstage without a Standel amp.

[Greentone]

Whiskey,

Yes. Wes played into a solid-state Standel amp that featured a 15" JBL D 130 speaker. It was a good sounding amp.

Chet Atkins OTOH, owned a Standel 25L15 tube amp--a classic Bob Crooks amp also featuring the D 130.

When I saw Atkins live he generally had a Gretsch tube amp.

[customxke]

The other interesting tidbit I'd read was that Chet Atkins refused to go onstage without a Standel amp.

Actually Chet rarely travelled with his Standel 25L15 out of fear that something might happen to it, but used it nearly exclusively in the Studio, as is my understanding.


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[neatomic]

greats, joe maphis and merle travis.. w original tube standels



cheers

[va3ux]

I thought I read that Wes's Standel was SS? The other interesting tidbit I'd read was that Chet Atkins refused to go onstage without a Standel amp.

Actually Chet refused to record on anything but his Standel. Lots of pics of it sitting on a chair in the studio with him nearby. He actually refused to travel with it or take it on stage because he felt it was too delicate. In later years he used Peavey SS amps on stage. Lots of pics from the 70's and 80's of him on stage with Peavey amps.

[Greentone]

By the way, customxke, NICE Byrdland and L5!