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Topic: Risson Amps
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Paul Honeycutt
Member From: Colorado, USA
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posted 09 August 2006 03:29 AM
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I recently discovered that the amp Al Perkins used with Manassas was a Risson Amp. Does anyone around here know anything about these amps? Power? Specs? Features? Controls? |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 09 August 2006 05:59 AM
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Thought I'd seen the name before!
http://rissonamplifiers.com/_wsn/page5.html |
Kevin Hatton
Member From: Amherst, N.Y.
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posted 09 August 2006 11:17 AM
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Very expensive boutique amps. Al loves them. [This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 09 August 2006 at 02:55 PM.] |
Paul Honeycutt
Member From: Colorado, USA
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posted 09 August 2006 05:57 PM
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I saw the web site, but he only talks about the tube amps, not the solid state steel amps. Does anyone have a good picture of one of those amps? |
Ben Elder
Member From: La Crescenta, California, USA
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posted 09 August 2006 06:42 PM
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Didn't I read somewhere on SGF that the short-lived ZB amp was made by Risson (ties into the Al Perkins/Tom Brumley connections perhaps?) |
Jim Sliff
Member From: Hermosa Beach California, USA
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posted 10 August 2006 08:23 PM
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I honestly thought this was a gag.When McGuinn and band used Risson amps in the 70's it HAD to be an endorsement deal. Never heard such icepick treble and nasty, raspy distortion (unintentional) in my life. I thought they were dead and buried a long time ago. I haven't seen one in 10 years - for about $150 in a pawn shop. I wouldn't have touched it. Well, if Al is using new ones I assume something has drastically changed since the company was ressurrected. I'm not running to find out based on history, though. BTW, 3 grand or so (retail) isn't expensive for a hand wired amp. Right in the ballpark with Bad Cat, Matchless, Bogner, Soldano, etc. In fact, some of them look *inexpensive*. But again - I'd sure want to hear one bfore I'd even THINK about it.[This message was edited by Jim Sliff on 10 August 2006 at 08:26 PM.] |
Lee Jeffriess
Member From: Yucca Valley California
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posted 10 August 2006 09:52 PM
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Ben, that ZB amp,is a Standel studio, they also made one for Emmons steels.
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Kevin Hatton
Member From: Amherst, N.Y.
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posted 10 August 2006 11:13 PM
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Standel made the first series, then Risson the second. The Risson ZB amps were pretty bad. |
Robert Cook
Member From: Tennessee, USA
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posted 11 August 2006 09:45 AM
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I asked Al to give me the lowdown on his Risson amp about a year ago and he gave me Bob Risson's name and how to get ahold of him. Bob was kind enough to tell me about the small amp he built for Al and others. It is made from stuff dating to the 70's. I didn't pursue it because I thought it would be really expensive, but the amp sounds great; at least in the hands of Al Perkins. |
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