1976 Pignose 150 Crossmix Amp, does anybody know about it??

Alex_oddity Joined: Jun 19, 2007 Posts: 87 California	Posted on Oct 09 2007 11:38 PM I got an offer for a 1976 Pignose 150 Crossmix Amp and I cant find any information on this amp. Is there a site like the Encylopedia of amps?? Can anyone find me the specs or anything on this amp please. 1976 Pignose 150 Crossmix Amp — "One may smile, and smile, and be a villian" Top
LHR Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle	Posted on Oct 10 2007 06:01 PM From what I can gather the 150R is a 150W solid state amp with a 12-inch speaker and a reverb circuit. It was designed by Paul Rivera. It was available from the mid 1970s to early 1980s. The selling point, I think was tone stack and preamp funny business designed to take an early stab at tube emulation. Looks like it has a million knobs on it. I have never heard one. But if Rivera had a hand in it, I would predict an amp with plenty of weird, hairy preamp distortion....transistor distortion...like someone has amplfied the sound of the zipper on your winter coat. Prepare to be disappointed for surf and maybe pleasantly surprised for other styles where crispy cheese is the order of the day. — SSIV Top
Alex_oddity Joined: Jun 19, 2007 Posts: 87 California	Posted on Oct 10 2007 07:40 PM Wow, thank you. They are selling it for $200 and the reverb doesnt work. — "One may smile, and smile, and be a villian" Top
WR Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3832 netherlands	Posted on Oct 11 2007 02:52 AM I have nothing against solid state equipment per se (sound is sound, as long as it sounds right it's okay by me) but I stay away from old solid state stuff just because it more often than not crackles, hisses and breaks down (component failure) and it's hard to fix up yourself and not worth investing ,money in to have it fixed. my 2 cents. Zappa used the small pignose for recording I believe. — Rules to live by #314: "When in Italy, if the menu says something's grilled, don't assume it is." https://www.facebook.com/The-Malbehavers-286429584796173/ Top
Alex_oddity Joined: Jun 19, 2007 Posts: 87 California	Posted on Oct 13 2007 05:40 PM oh. I really dont know what to buy anymore. Im on a small budget. Im sticking to buying pedals for now — "One may smile, and smile, and be a villian" Top
JoshHeartless Joined: Jun 17, 2006 Posts: 1010 Bay City, Michigan	Posted on Nov 27 2007 04:53 PM google it. — The Tremblors on Facebook! The Tremblors on MySpace! Top

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