Stereo Tube Amplifier in a Compact Package
With the Panoramic Stereo 2 x 10-inch all-tube amplifier, Magnatone managed to put a world of vintage-style effects and tone into a conveniently sized combo for gigging, rehearsing, and recording. It sings with the highly detailed clean sounds and gritty power-tube overdrive that have made the brand so desirable. But the addition of onboard effects and two 12-watt power sections offers old-school sonic options, such as stereo pitch shifting, tremolo, and spring reverb. And the Panoramic Stereo combo puts that sound through two Jensen 10-inch speakers.
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Harmonically rich and clear tones
No matter what electric guitar you put through it, the Magnatone Panoramic Stereo 2 x 10-inch all-tube combo amp will reward you with a full sound that belies the amplifier's relatively small size. At Sweetwater, we noticed the high frequencies are always present but never shrill, the mids offer plenty of body, and the low end can get astoundingly huge without ever distorting. Push the volume a bit, and the amp begins to break up in a manner that is smooth and pleasing. And getting those crystal-clear clean tones is a spin of your guitar's volume knob away.
Stereo vibrato and tremolo
Along with its pristine tone, the Magnatone Panoramic Stereo combo is capable of surrounding you in ambient, swirling, modulated sound. The amp is powered by a pair of 12-watt, EL84-based power sections that can be run in mono or stereo. By dialing in the amp's onboard effect, you'll hear your sound expand into a 3-dimensional quality.
Three footswitchable onboard effects
Just like many of the drool-inducing vintage Magnatones, the Panoramic Stereo 2 x 10-inch all-tube combo amp boasts one of the most lauded pitch-shifting vibrato effects in history. With controls for intensity and speed, you can dial in everything from subtle warble to seasick tonal movement. Or switch the effect to tremolo and receive all the vintage pulse you need. The onboard reverb comes courtesy of a full-length Accutronics reverb tank. And all the effects can be controlled via the included footswitch and utilized in stereo.
Magnatone: a slice of rock history
Magnatone first began producing electric guitars and amplifiers in the late 1930s. By the '50s and '60s, Magnatone amps had become highly sought after, largely because of their distinctive pitch-shifting vibrato effect, which was responsible for the "watery" guitar sounds you hear on Buddy Holly and early Bo Diddley recordings. Legendary blues-rock guitarist Lonnie Mack employed Magnatone amplifiers to achieve his signature vibrato-soaked sound. Today, Neil Young is also an admirer and uses a vintage Magnatone in his live rig. In 2013, the company entered into a new phase of its evolution, creating a new and improved line of boutique guitar amplifiers that have been embraced by guitar luminaries such as Keith Richards, Joe Bonamassa, and Billy Gibbons, as well as quite a few of the guitarists at Sweetwater.
Magnatone Panoramic Stereo Amplifier Features:
- All-tube combo amp with true stereo performance
- Highly detailed tone that goes from crystal cleans to vintage breakup
- 12 x 12W EL84 power sections drive each speaker individually
- External speaker and line outputs located on the control plate
- Stereo pitch shifting, tremolo, and Accutronics reverb available onboard
- Effects are footswitchable with the included pedal
- 2 Jensen 10-in. speakers
- Compact dimensions for such a powerful tube amplifier
