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Sound City® Master Lead 50 Emerson Swinford Demo

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Meet the Sound City Master Lead 50.

Not much compares to the experience of striking an open E chord when you have some tube-driven sonic heft behind you.

The heart of the Master Lead 50 is the dual-Mullard-EL34 power amp section that is designed to saturate when pushed.

Brace yourself for a paradigm shifting amplifier experience. The Sound City Master Lead 50 dares modern players to go back to rock’s brawny, tube-melting roots and experience the freedom of unbridled musical expression.

The Master Lead 50 also excels as a power house foundation for your pedals and effects. Whether straight-in or with your pedal board, the SC50 will inspire your creativity and elevate your performance.



The legendary amp for legends in the making.
Sound City Master Lead 50 50W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Sound City Master Lead 50 50W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Sound City Master Lead 50 50W Tube Guitar Amp Head

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  • Power: 50W (tube)
  • Tubes: V1 - 12AX7 Tung-Sol; V2, V3 - 12AX7A Ruby Selected; V4 - 12AT7 Ruby Selected (preamp); V5-V6 Mullard EL34 matched pair (power amp)
  • Inputs: Input 1 (Low sensitivity, Normal); Input 2 (High sensitivity, Normal); Input 3 (Low sensitivity, Brilliant); Input 4 (High sensitivity, Brilliant)
  • Speaker outputs: 4, 8, 16 ohm
  • Size: 25.75" x 11.5" x 10.25" (65 cm x 29 cm x 26 cm)
  • Weight: 41 lb. (18.6 kg)

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Best Amp Ever
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  1. Home Studio2
  2. Performances2
  3. Professional Recording2
  4. Amateur Recording1
  5. Electric ukulele, guitar, BASS1
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  1. Professional Musician2
Pros
  1. Easy To Use2
  2. Excellent Sound2
  3. Good Power Output2
  4. No amp I ever played responds to me like this!1
  5. Warm / Comfy1

Reviewed by 2 customers

  • Best Amp Ever

    5

    submitted6 years ago

    byTIC

    fromSchaumburg, Illinois

    This was Jimi Hendrix clean channel on tour in '67 The sound is so perfect you don't need any effects Playing bass, guitar, or electric ukulele it just seems so natural sounding and all I do is try without jumpers, then with the jumpers until I get "my sound" then adjust the tone then volumes and I'm set for the whole show, minor adjustments using controls on the instrument is all I can play it for hours, the sound I can't describe its really pleasing to the ear!

  • Incredible amplifier!

    5

    submitted7 years ago

    byJohny guitar

    fromBrooklyn NY

    I was fortunate enough to use this amplifier for all the 2017 Warped Tour dates that my band was scheduled for. Playing through this amp every day was really inspiring. My favorite thing about the SC50 is how it reacts to pick attack. You can play soft and you will get a more pure clean tone but if you dig in it reacts brilliantly and you get a beautiful overdriven tone that is unmatched in my experience. I play really dynamic music and that definitely came in handy day to day. The amp also sounds great with pedals which I use a good amount of. In particular it really shines with overdrive, fuzz and distortion pedals. I highly recommend the SC50 to players seeking an incredible sounding amplifier with a really pure and powerful sound. I also highly recommend this amplifier to recording engineers and studio owners.

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