The name Varsity was used as early at 1948, but wasn't always printed While later ones were finished in various styles These 108's were produced from 1954 to around 1959 whenĮarly examples were covered in plastic pearloid as well as tan vinyl, The circuit wasīased on the M-197-3 and the Model 108 designation changeĬoincident with the change from a 6SJ7 to a 12AX7 Power transformer and a tube complement of a 5Y3, 6V6, and 12AX7.Īn 8" speaker delivers 8 watts peak (5watts RMS). The Varsity was a big step up from the Starlet. It wasĮventually replaced by the the 111 and 807.
The circuit designation was changed to 107A and 107B. The circuit went through some changes during its span, and The circuit had been in use by Magna since the late 1940s,īut the name "Starlet" first appeared around 1953. Tube to produce B+, and wired the filaments in series. Rectified "wall power" 117AC with a 35Z5 half wave rectifier Which, instead of having a power transformer, the circuit The Starlet was a small student amplifier that providedĥ watts peak (3 watts RMS) via an 8" speaker and Notice the grill cloth emblems are different for They were primarily paired withĪbove are two amps, a plastic covered 1955 and a brown leatheretteĬovered 1956. Until late 1958, although the production numbers of the MOTSĪmps declined as years went on. 1954 models might also have been finished in fabrics, Pearloid "mother of pearl" plastic (AKA MOTS: mother of toilet-seat),įinish. The new models also came with new cabinet designs as They replaced the earlierĪmplifiers that carried model numbers that followed Sometime in 1953, Magna established a line of amplifiers with
Lyric, Oahu, Noble, PAC-AMP, PANaramic, Titano, Tonemaster, LoDuca, Twilighter Tubes
#Magnatone steel guitar serial numbers series#
Magnatone Amplifiers: 1937-1947 Dickerson 1947-1954 Early Magna 100 Series
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