PawelG Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 (edited) For sale Boutique English amp - Matamp, Hiwatt class 3 Gain controls, plus the usual bass, mid, treble, and HF cut switch and an Accutronics reverb unit. Construction is all valve EL34 (Harma Retro), ECC83 and ECC81 - driving an original 12" ElectroVoice EVM 12L speaker and all hand wired and in great working and gigging condition. It was regarded back in the 70’s/80’s as the Brit Mesa Boogie and is a real piece of British Amp History alongside the Vox AC30 and the early Marshalls and alike. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXvZoGaz7V0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=jXvZoGaz7V0[/url] More photos available on request. Edited September 24, 2017 by PawelG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I have one - great cleans. I also have a couple of their bass heads as well. GLWTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1503068679' post='3355504'] I have one - great cleans. I also have a couple of their bass heads as well. GLWTS. [/quote] One of the best made amps I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I used to have a Burman bass amp; I bought it new from Carlsbro Sound in the 70s. It was a bloddy heavy lump of a thing and it had a loud hum. It sounded good through my pair of Marshall 4x12s, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 [quote name='prowla' timestamp='1503134469' post='3355913'] I used to have a Burman bass amp; I bought it new from Carlsbro Sound in the 70s. It was a bloddy heavy lump of a thing and it had a loud hum. It sounded good through my pair of Marshall 4x12s, though. [/quote] Loud hum doesn't sound like something that should be preset in an amp of this class - maybe it wasn't biased correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 None of mine hum. Hum can be caused by a lot of things not necessarily related to what's inside the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 As I remember at the time, these were the best amps you could buy anywhere, and this one looks to be in great nick. Would be sorely tempted if I didn't already have a Mesa Boogie mk.III, and I bet it's easier to change your sound on the Burman (takes a lot of knob-twiddling on the MB......) Bump for a piece of lovely vintage British pure class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 [quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1503420381' post='3358096'] As I remember at the time, these were the best amps you could buy anywhere, and this one looks to be in great nick. Would be sorely tempted if I didn't already have a Mesa Boogie mk.III, and I bet it's easier to change your sound on the Burman (takes a lot of knob-twiddling on the MB......) Bump for a piece of lovely vintage British pure class [/quote] Thank you for your kind words. This one definitely had an easy life. I think it was in the studio but rarely used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawelG Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Gone on eBay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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