Modernist Rickenbacker Transonic 1968 Rare Model 102 Guitar Combo Amplifier

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Modernist Rickenbacker Transonic 1968 Rare Model 102 Guitar Combo Amplifier

About the Item

Here it is the infamous, aka most expensive amp built in it's time... used by countless of musicians and groups including Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin on their first American tour... it's said that Jimmy Page used this amp for recording Heartbreaker...everything works amazingly with this amp.All lights knobs and switches work. The amp has been totally restored Output: 100 watts RMS Controls: Volume, treble, bass controls and hollow, mellow and pierce switches on each channel; Tremolo speed and depth, Reverb, and Fuzz-Tortion on custom channel. Speakers: two 12? Altec 417. A major artist’s endorsement of a piece of gear is often seen as a springboard to that product’s success, or at least serves as a footnote that has helped to keep it in the history books. Having graced the U.S. tours of Led Zeppelin, the Jeff Beck Group, and Steppenwolf in the late ’60s, and Cheap Trick after, the Rickenbacker Transonic series should have had its shrine in the annals of geardom secured, yet this wild line of hulking solidstate amplifiers has all but vanished from memory. Examples exist as prized pieces in the collections of a handful of amp-o-philes, certainly, and are still gigged out by a few dedicated enthusiasts, but the name has little to show for itself against the Fenders, Marshalls, Voxes and Boogies of the world, and even the solidstate Roland Jazz Choruses and Polytone Brutes. What went wrong? According to their designer, Bob Rissi, “They were just so expensive, most artists couldn’t afford to buy them. You could buy three Fender Twin Reverbs for the price of a Transonic TS200.”

Creator:
Rickenbacker (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 35.5 in (90.17 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 11.5 in (29.21 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Fabric,Wood
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1968
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Buffalo, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU106248981421