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| HISTORIC
list of Combos produced by Watkins/WEM |
AMPLIFIER
HEADS and MIXER AMPS |
| THE
CLUBMAN |
THE
PICK-A-BACK |
| THE
WESTMINSTER |
THE
PICK-A-BASS |
| THE
DOMINATOR MK I,II & III |
THE
ER15 |
| THE
WARRIOR BASS |
THE
ER30 & BR30 |
| THE
(POWER) MUSETTE |
THE
ER40 |
| THE
CUSTOM 15 |
THE
ER100 |
| THE
MERSEY SUPER 15 |
THE
MONITOR REVERB |
| THE
MONITOR |
THE
GX40 |
| THE
JOKER |
WEM200
MIXER AMP |
| THE
SAPPHIRE 100 |
THE
BANDMIXER |
| THE
POWER CAT |
THE
FR30 |
| THE
DEEP BLUE |
THE
AGGRESSOR |
| THE SCOUT |
THE
HR30 |
| THE DOMINATOR BASS MK I |
THE CONTRACT |
|
THE REVERBMASTER |
| |
WEM PA40 |
| |
WEM PA100 |
| |
THE AUDIOMASTER |
| |
THE AX40 |
| |
THE SL100 SLAVE |
| PLEASE SEE BROCHURE PAGES FOR OTHER IMAGES OF AMPS |
THE GX100 |
|
DOMINATOR
MK1 |
|
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|
This
was the revolutionary wedge-shaped cabinet designed and marketed
by Charlie Watkins. The idea was to obtain a wide sound dispersion
from a relatively modest power input and this was certainly achieved
because all Watkins/Wem amps have a reputation for being 'louder'
than their rated power outputs may suggest.
The
Dominator may be the best known of the range but the Westminster
was the first proper production model
There
have been several incarnations of the Dominator over the years.
|
WESTMINSTER
MK1 |
|
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|
There
were certainly few refinements visible on the early Westminsters but
they hit the market at just the right time in the mid 1950's when
the explosion in pop music had begun and everyone wanted a piece of
the action. By 1956 three models, the Westminster, Dominator and Clubman
were in full production. By the early 60's, Charlie's factory had
about 40 workers. |
| CLUBMAN
MK1 |
|
The
styling of the Clubman was based on the Westminster but with reduced
power output. It made an ideal practice amp. |
| SCOUT |
|
|
| SCOUT |
|
|
| WEM
40 |
|
|
WEM
200
PA
MIXER |
|
|
WEM
BAND
MIXER |
|
|
| WEM
BANDMIXER |
|
100 Watt solid state mixer/amp
eight
inputs on four channels |
| WEM
GX40
BI-TONE |
|
|
WEM
MONITOR
REVERB
50 |
|
|
| WEM
PA100 |
|
|
WEM
PICK-A-BASS |
|
|
WEM
FR30
STUDIO
AMP |
|
|
WEM
POWER
MUSETTE MK2 |
|
This
combo was intended for organ and accordian use rather than guitar
and used a twin cone speaker. It still sounds fine when used as
a guitar amp and overdrives nicely for blues playing.
The
name Musette comes from a type of accordian tuning
which produces beat notes. Charlie Watkins is a great accordian
enthusiast
|
WESTMINSTER
&
DOMINATOR
BOTH
Mk1 |
All pictures below courtesy ampaholics.org |
|
| JOKER |
|
|
| CUSTOM
15 |
|
|
WATKINS
MONITOR
|
|
This
is a very rare Watkins Monitor.
Cliff
and the Shadows had one of these models.
Thanks
to P.Goodhand-Tait of www.ampaholics.org for this and a couple of
other pictures on this webpage. |
WESTMINSTER
V-Front
2
x 10 |
|
|
ER15
with
PICK-A-BACK
|
|
|
| WESTMINSTER
2
COLOURS
+
NAME THAT
BAND
!
|
courtesy Ampaholics.org |
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