elk amps

stain Joined: Jan 01, 2008 Posts: 5 The Great White North !!!	Posted on May 24 2008 02:18 PM I was wondering if anyone has heard or used Elk amps before ???I just picked one up .. It looks and sounds very fenderish !! ! made in japan!! but I dont know when!!! I am going to start to look into it a little more...any info would help thanks.. Top
Klas Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 2292 Stockholm, Sweden	Posted on May 25 2008 04:11 AM A cool pic showing Takeshi Terauchi with lots of Elk guitars and amps ca 1968. — T H E ✠ S U R F I T E S Top
tommyalvarado Joined: Jan 03, 2008 Posts: 512 Delaware, USA	Posted on May 25 2008 11:03 AM Elk gear was made in the later 1960's and early 1970's, from what I've been able to gather. A lot of the amps and guitars were modeled after Fender equipment. I had the opportunity to buy a "Fender" Bandmaster that was actually an "Elk" with a Fender faceplate. I didn't buy it because A) It wasn't really a Fender and the seller was trying to pass it off as one B) It was too expensive, even if it had been a real Bandmaster C) The vibrato worked in reverse; it was a cool, kind of backwards vibrato sound, but it wasn't what I was looking for. Elk amps are really pretty cool. Elk guitars are even cooler. All of the Elk guitars and amplifiers that I've encountered have been really well-made, good sounding, and great looking gear with great surf appeal. Good luck with yours, and let us know how you like it. Top
stain Joined: Jan 01, 2008 Posts: 5 The Great White North !!!	Posted on May 25 2008 12:26 PM It s an viking 50 in great shape!!! it has trem and reverb and they both still work ... nice !!! it is nice and clean ...I would like to date it but ???? anyways thanks for the info... Top
dubtrub Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 245 Bakersfield CA.	Posted on May 25 2008 12:46 PM I've seen the Elk amps come up on eBay occasionally. It'd be neat to have one. Doing an internet search I found a site that has schematics and 'thumb print' photo's. Scroll down to Elk. http://www.drtube.com/guitamp.htm#Elk — Danny Ellison aka dubtrub Top
jp Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City	Posted on Jul 18 2008 11:29 AM http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Elk-ECHO-Stageman-Tube-Amp-Amplifier-REVERB_W0QQitemZ280245913607QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280245913607&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318 — The Exotics 1994-Current The Chickenshack - www.wmse.org www.thedoghouseflowers.com www.uptownsavages.com Top

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