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In the fall of '67 and a quick hitch hike out to Greenwich Village, I found myself doing light shows for the Electric Circus, AKA the DOM/Bohemian (Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground).
#Airline guitar amp schematic pro
Then came my electric guitar years, assistant roady for a couple of our high school garage bands, from which a few would make the pro cut into the the big time, like Timothy Schmit (Eagles) and Ed Robels (Ambrosa).īefore long I was working for Carico's Edison Light Co, a subcontrator for Bill Graham, and doing psychodelic light shows for the SF Bay areas - Dead, Quicksilver, Big Brother, Airplane and the likes. Before I knew it, it was sunrise and I went to bed thinking about other guitars I would have to try next day.Īfter a midday cup of “Joe” the Airline got fed a steady diet of my favorite Eastwood guitars, the Sidejack, Delta 6, P90 Special, and the Saturn all yielded similar results, the Airline revealed their versatility and tonal possibilities without pause.So I bought a cheap acoustic guitar (Harmony) and started learning songs by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, early Dylan, Bias, and Collins, songs popular for our generation at that time. Now the flood gates opened, I started trying all different combinations amp on 10 guitar on 5, position 1 through 3 on the tone selector, different pickups!, I was there for about two hours getting truly breathtaking sounds, all with different degrees of chunk/clarity and sustain even at moderate volumes.
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The guitar sounded full and nasty at amp and guitar on 10, but when I started to turn the amp down to about 6 it cleaned up w/ a funky tone that was amazing. And due to the headroom the Airline has, it also handled a few different pedals I plugged in impressively well.īut, when I plugged in a Strat the amp really, really shined. The amp replicated the classic bluesy Les Paul sound very well. My Les Paul sounded great at the first of the three tone settings on the Airline. Where the amp really shines is when you plug a few different guitars in. The amp held its head up nicely when paired with my Blackface Pro Reverb in a live A/B setting. The three position switch is also a nice addition. You cannot get that sound from the Airline, but what you do get is a more versatile amp that sounds very good at any volume setting. A sound that is fat, and compressed, with a fair amount of Marshallesque high end. The Marshall sounds best when turned up all the way, revealing its signature sound.
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The Airline seems to be a bit louder than its British counterpart, hence the clean headroom. First off the Airline is a cleaner amp with more headroom then the Marshall. It did not I initially thought that the speaker was the difference but upon playing the amp more I realized that this amp was indeed a different bird. I plugged the amp in and was expecting it (with its dual EL84’s) to sound like a Marshall with that classic compressed signature sound. But hey, he asked me to take this baby for a TONE test drive, not a fashion show, so now let’s get down to the sound. I also thought that the pilot light, on/off, and standby switches also looked chinsey. I reported to Mike immediately that I thought the knobs – which were original 1960’s Airline knobs – are not my cup of tea, perhaps some chrome knobs?. The switch seems to fatten up as you go from position 1 to position 3, a great addition when going from single coil to humbucking pickups. The controls on the Airline are simple a volume, a tone and a three position switch. The Airline sported an Emminence Red Coat speaker which looks to me to be a copy of a Celestion Vintage 30, which by the way is one of my favorite speakers. This material is very tough and cleans up nicely.
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Despite UPS’ efforts to the contrary, it arrived in perfect condition with a black – almost “bedliner” looking covering – a different take from the usual Tolex treatment. The AMP is scheduled for release in October. So, last month Mike Robinson of Eastwood Guitars sent me a prototype of his new Airline 18-Watt Handwired Combo Amp for review. In addition to my monthly rants and raves here in Guitarticles, I also donate some experience and opinions in the design and development of many EASTWOOD guitar models.