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| 1273.1 | Gone...... | VIDEO::BUSENBARK | | Mon Apr 24 1989 09:41 | 7 |
| I tried a Mitchell 9-10 years ago,they were similiar
to a Boogie. They were also known for there speaker cabinets
which had sand in them for acoustic dampening. I heard they
went out of buisness as many small company's have. I remember
they weren't that much cheaper than Mesa Boogies,but you still
had to order from Mesa and it was at least a 6 month wait. I've
never seen anyone use them or even mention them till now.
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| 1273.2 | Memories of my Sandbox | DNEAST::GREVE_STEVE | If all else fails, take a nap... | Mon Apr 24 1989 11:13 | 12 |
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<sob>... I owned a Mitchell Studio "Sandbox".... 30watt single
12 (I replaced the jensen with a JBL K120)... and this amp was (I
sold it.... dang) the absolute best amp I have ever played through
except for a Princeton Reverb years ago... Gawd, I wish I had that
amp back... (wish I had the Les Paul that I sold with it back too!).
Steve
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| 1273.3 | PRO-100 | SMURF::BENNETT | Be Bay Be | Wed Aug 01 1990 11:41 | 5 |
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There was a Mitchell Pro 100 sitting at Daddy's Nashua for ~$250
last time I was in there. I tried to play thru it but it was
in badly bruised and beaten shape. I've played with a mitchell
that worked once and it was a nice sounding amp....
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| 1273.4 | | DNEAST::GREVE_STEVE | OK...Who turned on the lights? | Wed Aug 01 1990 16:29 | 8 |
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I've got to agree!!!! I had one back in the mid-seventies and I
wish I had it now... Incredible amp!!!
Steve
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| 1273.5 | | COOKIE::G_HOUSE | Give a little | Thu Aug 02 1990 19:13 | 3 |
| re: .3
I don't care how good it sounds, I'd want it to work more then once...
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| 1273.6 | | QRYCHE::STARR | Spontaneity has its time and place. | Thu Aug 29 1991 16:37 | 5 |
| Anyone know if these old Mitchell amps (that people were discussing earlier
in this note) were tube or solid state? I'm looking at a solid state on,
I have an appointment to see it on Tuesday. Just wondering.....
alan
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| 1273.7 | Get what you want & deserve if ya wanna be happy | WRASSE::SAKELARIS | | Thu Aug 29 1991 17:22 | 14 |
| The other guitar player in my last band had two of 'em. I thought they were
ok for practice, but fell short of working out in live band situation. See,
my feeling was that he was a good enough player, so I even told him
about getting something more suited to his playing capability, like a Boogie.
I told him "hell dude, you play well enough, you're tryin to get some extra
$ playin in a band - why not just get what you deserve." My advice to you would
be the same. If your just dubbin away at home or at practice, the Mitchell is
fine. But if you think its gonna be the last amp you'll ever own, one that
you'll brag about, I doubt the Mitchell is it.
"sakman" - who recommended Boogies before he ever knew of a Fender "the Twin",
and has since become a major Fender dude.
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| 1273.8 | not the end-all, just another tone-piece | QRYCHE::STARR | Spontaneity has its time and place. | Thu Aug 29 1991 17:47 | 17 |
| > The other guitar player in my last band had two of 'em.
Were they solid state, or tube?
> My advice to you would be the same. If your just dubbin away at home or at
> practice, the Mitchell is fine. But if you think its gonna be the last amp
> you'll ever own, one that you'll brag about, I doubt the Mitchell is it.
Naw, its nothing like that. I've got a rack system that I usually use, and
some other stuff too. I just like collecting various decent amps for different
tones - I like all sortsa tones, and you never know what might hit you, or
inspire you for some reason.
The Mitchell is available pretty cheap (the speaker alone, a Celestion, is
probably almost worth what I'd be paying), so I was gonna check it out....
alan
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| 1273.9 | | IMTDEV::COOPER | Step UP to the RACK ! | Thu Aug 29 1991 20:15 | 7 |
| RE: -.1
>Naw, its nothing like that. I've got a rack system that I usually use, and
THATS MY BOY !
:)
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| 1273.10 | | WRASSE::SAKELARIS | | Fri Aug 30 1991 10:13 | 6 |
| His Mitchells were solid state, I'm pretty sure.
By the way, the guy doesn't just happen to be Mark Fecteau does it? Mark
was the other guitar player in HEX.
"sakman"
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| 1273.11 | Mark's Amps | SMURF::BENNETT | Ask me about Guitar Lessons | Fri Sep 06 1991 17:30 | 5 |
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If Mark's the guy out in Brookline, I thought he was playing
thru Lab Series L7's.....
ccb
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| 1273.12 | | QRYCHE::STARR | Spontaneity has its time and place. | Fri Sep 06 1991 17:46 | 9 |
| > By the way, the guy doesn't just happen to be Mark Fecteau does it?
Almost forgot to answer this! No, it wasn't Mark - it was a girl in Lynn
(it was in the Want Ads).
Turns out my car broke down this past weekend, so there went any spending
money I mighta had. Oh well, I really didn't *need* it anyways....
alan
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| 1273.13 | She's got tubes, and knows how to use them ... | CSOA1::TEATER | Fight the Good Fight | Mon Feb 22 1993 21:45 | 7 |
| .6> Anyone know if these old Mitchell amps (that people were discussing
.6> earlier in this note) were tube or solid state? ...
Definetly tube. It had, I believe, 4 6L6s with a power switch which I
assumed kicked two of the tubes in/out. Kick a** for sure.
greg_t
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| 1273.14 | | DABEAN::REAUME | Massively Parallel Brain Damage | Tue Feb 23 1993 07:16 | 10 |
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Mitchell made some fairly decent "Boogie clones". We're talking
Mk 1 here.
Mitchell was also known for the sand cabinet that actually had sand
embedded inside the walls of the speaker enclosure to reduce resonance.
I probably worked but I betcha it was heavy!
-B{}{}M-
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| 1273.15 | hah..... | NAVY5::SDANDREA | Send lawyers, guns, and money! | Tue Feb 23 1993 08:19 | 8 |
| >> the sand cabinet that actually had sand
>> embedded inside the walls of the speaker enclosure to reduce
>> resonance.
>> It probably worked but I betcha it was heavy!
Especially when it rains!
8^)
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| 1273.16 | enuff yet? | NAVY5::SDANDREA | Send lawyers, guns, and money! | Tue Feb 23 1993 08:23 | 11 |
| re: -2
and I heard of the guy who bought one of those "sand" cabs and he ended
up selling it 'cause he couldn't get rid of the fiddler crabs.......
and the sound of surf crashing screwed up his tone.....
and if low tide hit right in the middle of a gig, the cab would get
real thin and he lost all his volume.....
8^0
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| 1273.17 | But wait, there's more... | NWACES::HICKERNELL | Back to your oar, 41. | Tue Feb 23 1993 09:55 | 3 |
| I bet they're a "beach" to carry, too.
Dave
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