1957 Magnatone Custom 280 STEREO-VIBRATO 2x12 Tonemaster 35WATT

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The Magnatone Custom 280 is probably most closely associated with Buddy Holly. It looks amazing, but its warmth and stereo vibrato are just magical... This über cool "Maggie" was made in 1957 in Inglewood, California, USA and has that lovely brown fabric covering finish that shows the marks of a legend. It is fully functional and sounds amazing with a true stereo power section and stereo pitch shifting vibrato that is beautiful and immersive, with a certain vintage charm you can only find in these old circuits. It features its original transformers, speakers etc etc with a lot of vintage tubes in there as well. Just look at the way this looks. It has been around in studio's, homes, podiums all over the world. It has been loved and played. And then some..... You want mojo? We've got it!! Originally founded in the 1930s as the Dickerson Musical Instrument Company, the re-dubbed Magna Electronics Company began focusing primarily on guitar amplifier design after being acquired by Art Duhamell in 1946. Although also producing guitars, it was the amplifiers that became popular amidst the first Rock 'n' Rollers, most notably Buddy Holly and Lonnie Mack. Magnatone amps were distinctive for their pitch-shifting vibrato effect, which came in stereo form in flagship models like the 280, setting them apart from amps with the more common volume-varying tremolo. The Model Custom 280 was one of the company's top models in the late 1950s, packing impressive features and a whopping 12 tube circuit to accomplish its signature stereo vibrato and dual power-amp format. All this cost a pretty penny with the amp listing for a whopping price of $395.00 in a 1957 catalog, even more than Fender's flagship Twin and Bassman amps at the time. The amp features two channels, one vibrato and one normal, each with their independent two inputs, volume, treble and bass controls, as well as mellow-normal and normal-bright switches, respectively. In addition to the standard intensity and speed control