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Guitar
Amps
Carvin offered several electric guitar amps in 1954, including the
Model #119, featured on the cover. As the cover illustrates,
the target audience was primarily steel guitar players, as the
electric guitar was in it's infancy.
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This is
the Model #79 guitar amplifier. Like all other models of the era,
it was tube-driven, and had an output of 4 watts into an 8" speaker.
As was the case with most amps from this timeframe, the controls were
fairly sparse - two inputs, a volume control, and an on/off switch.
The Model #79 sold for $34.90. |
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The Model #11 was
the next step up. The chassis and electronics were the
same as the Model #79, but with a 10" speaker. Like the
Model #79, this amp had 4 tubes, and produced 4 watts of power.
It sold for $45.90. |
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The Model
#119 guitar amp (which was featured on the catalog
cover) was a larger, more powerful model. It's 6-tube
design produced 15 watts of output through a 12" speaker.
Controls consisted of 2 instrument inputs and one microphone
input, volume and tone controls and power switch. It
sold for $59.90. |
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The Model
#3664 was a "twin" version of the Model #119. It used
two 12" speakers, and produced 25 watts. The inputs
and controls were the same as the #119, with 3 inputs and
master volume and tone controls. It sold for $99.90. |
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The Model
#6661 was advertised as "ideal for bass instruments", but
with it's 3 instrument inputs and one microphone input, it
could be used for any electric instrument. And it was
big, especially for the time. It produced 30 watts
through six 6" speakers. Controls were similar to the
smaller models, but they were top-mounted, versus
rear-mounted. The Model #6661 sold for $119.90. |
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Carvin also
offered assorted accessories in 1954. The back cover
of the catalog showed a pair of "crystal" microphones, a
harmonica mic, lap steel guitar stand, DeArmond tremolo
control, and an Amperite Kontak Mike, which would be
featured in the catalog for many years. |
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