Been reading Owen's introduction of the new Standel Germanium box and just wondering about the tone and characteristics of the Standel amps since I've never heard one that I know of.
How would you guys familiar with Standel compare the tone/sound to any other amplifiers such as Twin, Session, Evans, Webb or any other steel amp.
Curious as to what differences there are from these amps. How are they special?
? about Standel's new Preamp
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Re: ? about Standel's new Preamp
Following. I have owned two of the later model, solid state Standels - a '69 Artist and a '70 Custom. I was honestly not impressed with the tone. They sounded muddy in the lows and mids and spikey in the highs. I understand the new pedal is modeled after a '65 circuit, which might be a different voicing. I also had the opportunity to play through one of the 25L15 reissues and liked it better, but wasn't blown away. In short, I do not understand the Standel mystique and would like to hear from players who revere them. For reference, I play a '58 Fender 1000. I'd be interested in hearing steel guitar recordings of these amps on some vintage tracks. I thought Speedy West was a Standel guy but then I seem to remember reading he recorded using a Magnatone.