Count Bassie Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 (edited) Alrighty, I did a swap a month or so ago wherein I traded my Trace Elliot Commando 15 (150 watts) and an old pair of JBL mains for a Polytone 212-300 bass combo amp. It sounds clean and clear, seems very 'uncolored'- I joke that I can almost pretend to hear the wood of my bass... So a nice lady at Polytone amps named Dianne spoke with me after leaving a few messages, and told me shed go find the manual for it that they'd have on hand and mail me a photocopy. "Great!", I said and thanked her very much. A few days later I got a phone message that she could not find any info on the amp, and that perhaps it's an older model than she'd thought. I'm still waiting for more info, having left two messages since that call. They're not really known for being on top of their customer relations unless you're Ray Brown, and he's not my uncle. Anyway the amp is a 2x12 cab, preamp up top with a front panel, and the power section bolted to the bottom of the inside of the cab. Front panel controls are Bass, Treble, Volume. There are two identical channels, 2 jacks each for plugging in to. 180 watts of spanking clean signal into a pair of CTS 12s from 1974. Pix below. I'd be very interested to hear any info or insight, wisdom, etc., anyone might have to throw in here. Thanks very much! I've got more pix stashed but these'll give you the presentation... it's in pretty great shape for an amp built in 1974 or so. Edited June 16, 2012 by Count Bassie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassie Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Here are a few more... [b]"Room EQ Switch"[/b] [IMG]http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c179/Sloom/Amps%20and%20Gear/Polytone/Polytone%20Bass%20Combo%20212-300/PolytonelabelRoomEQ.jpg[/IMG] [b]Power amp[/b] [IMG]http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c179/Sloom/Amps%20and%20Gear/Polytone/Polytone%20Bass%20Combo%20212-300/Polytonepoweramp.jpg[/IMG] [b]CTS 12s, date-coded 1974, still sound great[/b] [IMG]http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c179/Sloom/Amps%20and%20Gear/Polytone/Polytone%20Bass%20Combo%20212-300/Polytoneopened.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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