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New transformers and chokes added:
Fender Pro (choke) -- Tweed -- a very large choke from an original late '40s Pro -- part #: FPRO-10H-C
Marshall 50 Watt (output transformer) -- model 9005 50/50 rack mount power amp -- part #: MAR-9005-O
Ampeg Reverb-O-Rocket (power transformer) -- part #: ARR-2-P/E
Mesa Boogie Roadster (power transformer) -- part #: MESA-ROADS-P
Magnatone M15A (power transformer) -- early 1950s -- part #: MAGNA-M15-P
Boutique custom (power transformer) -- 290-0-290 unloaded B+, 6.3V @ 7A filament with CT -- part #: MMP-C30/DP
Gretsch Bass Amp (power transformer) -- circa late 1960s -- part #: GRCH-BASS-P
Marshall 50 and 100 Watt (output transformer) -- 9200 power amp (use with 5881 tubes) -- part #: MAR-9200-O
Teisco Melody Belltone (output transformer) -- early 1960s -- part #: TEISCO-MEL-OT
Fender Tweed Pro (choke) -- part #: F-10H-C -- used on original late 1940s Pro -- 10 henry, very large size, 4 screw mount
Kalamazoo Model Two (power transformer) -- part #: KAL-MD2-P/E -- Kalamazoo's original part #: TF102P, 220V, 230V & 240V primary, small vertical A-Frame style
Fender "White" (output transformer) -- part #: F-WHITE-O -- The "White" amp -- rare version from 1956, single 8 ohm tap
Marshall Class 5 (output transformer) -- part #: MCL5-OS -- A drop-in upgrade with 8 & 16 ohm secondary taps
New products:
Copper-Tone Audio-Gauge Power Cords. Mercury has just made available custom-spec power cords made specifically for guitar amps. Copper-Tone cords are of a much heavier gauge wire than standard power cords. Smaller cords are like a tourniquet on your amp's power. For more information, click here.
UTM -- Universal Transformer Mounts. Take a look at this new type of mounting bracket. It'll not only allow you to easily mount some types of Marshall transformers in Fenders, and vise versa, but it has a number of other useful features as well. For more information, click here.
Fender announced the EC Series. Fender's new Eric Clapton signature series amp line-up. All handwired and made here in California. Two of which come Mercury-equipped -- the Tremolux and the Twinolux models. For more information, click here.
In the News:
Ernie Johnson writes about his comparative study of 4 different output transformers (www.MercuryMagnetics.com) (PDF version)
Germany's Gitarre & Bass magazine reviews the Tonehenge Monolith (www.Tonehenge.de) (www.GitarreBass.de) (PDF version in English)
Best of 2011 Gear Awards -- Premier Guitar Magazine (www.PremierGuitar.com) Mercury snags 3 of the top 5 amps -- Nolatone, Satellite and Schroeder!
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Morgan Amps GOAT 40 Demoed by Josh Smith & AC20 Deluxe Demoed by Kirk Fletcher (www.MorganAmps.com) (www.JoshSmithGuitar.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Morgan Amps (Josh Smith) (www.MorganAmps.com) (www.JoshSmithGuitar.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Red Plate Amps Kirk Fletcher & Chuck D'Aloia Signature Amp Demos (www.RedPlateAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Red Plate Amps (Eric Garcia) (www.RedPlateAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Red Plate Amps (end jam) (www.RedPlateAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Red Plate Amps at the LSL Party (www.RedPlateAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Red Plate Amps (Josh Smith) (www.RedPlateAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Red Plate Amps (Kirk Fletcher) (www.RedPlateAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Red Plate Amps (Pete Anderson) (www.RedPlateAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Red Plate Amps (Chuck D'Aloia) at the LSL Party (www.RedPlateAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Satellite Amplifiers Moonshine Prototype Demo and Amplifireplace (www.SatelliteAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Voodoo Amps Texas Heat Demo (www.VoodooAmps.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- LSL Instruments Badbone T-Style & Red Jones Amplifiers Demos (www.RedJonesAmplification.com & www.LSLinstruments.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Cameron Amplifiers CCV-100 Demo (www.CameronAmplifiers.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Cameron Amplifiers (www.CameronAmplifiers.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Evil Robot Amplifier, Kasha Reverb, Chime Chorus, Overdrive Demoed by Phil X (www.KashaAmplifiers.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Evil Robot Amps with Phil X (www.KashaAmplifiers.com)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- Carp Amps MoonFish 42 demo'd by Steve Trovato (www.CarpAmps.com) (www.stevetrovato.com/fr_home.cfm)
LA Amp Show 2011 -- 65amps Producer Prototype Demo (www.65amps.com)
Tone Test -- Texas Flood (intro) -- different output transformer (uboat928s4srv)
"Ken Sura at Audio Nexus did a great job putting in that new massive Mercury output transformer (FBFVIBV-O), and it sounds great! It looks like it is twice the size of the original Super Reverb-style OT that was in there before. I have to admit that the posts I had read on the Internet were giving me concerns that the improvement would be subtle... it isn't. The new OT really transformed my amp, far more than any tubes or modifications I have tried." -- Robert Smith
Magnetics components (choke, output transformer, and AC cable), and compares the amps using 3 different electric guitars, as well as an electric violin, under identical channel and tone settings. We hope to therefore provide the MOST accurate demonstration of how these components modify your amp's sound. (KylePudenz51) (Installation Wayne Brown of Pro Sound & Light -- Columbia, MO -- http://pslmo.com) (guitars played by Nate White, violins by Kyle Pudez of Man in the Ring -- www.ManintheRingMusic.com)
Wiser Time (Mirelle's Restaurant) Westbury, NY 9-16-11 (www.Wiser-Time.com)
Sommatone Overdrive 35 -- Fat Sound Guitars (www.Sommatone.com)
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