What does "Harmonic Tremolo" sound like? 1963 Fender Concert Demo

[@D-Lach]

Absolutely captivating.

[@djangoknight]

Brown and blonde amps are the future.

[@dclipper8052]

Beautiful sound and playing.

[@apeeg86]

Sounds fantastic. Great playing too!

[@jeffs.3533]

Gosh I wish I owned some of these types of vintage amps.

[@reedj112]

Me, too...many on the channel are borrowed!

[@IL2TXGunslinger]

Grailtone Brownface…. Excellent recordings

[@JamrockVybzTV]

Sweet like a pineapple

[@brownmonkeybananayellow]

oh yeah

[@jasoneugenides5770]

Magnatone still beats it.

[@reedj112]

I've got one of those, too, and I love that vibrato. They both are valuable tools, for sure. I should do a video comparing them...

[@MoreThan_Bob1776]

Exactly what do you mean by "Magnatone still beats it" ? Are you referring to a specific model? Or maybe a specific vibrato/ trem circuit?

[@MoreThan_Bob1776]

Forgive me for playing "20 questions" over here but I can't tell if ur trolling or being somewhat genuine? 🤷‍♂️ . . Like I could say "your Mom still beats my "IT" but why would I wanna brag about that? . . You understand? . .🚬🥃💨

[@joesimon2018]

@@MoreThan_Bob1776 Long story: In the late 1950's, another California company called Magnatone figured out a way to create pitch-shifting true vibrato (not tremolo) by using a patented circuit utilizing an odd electrical component called a "varistor" Leo Fender was definitely eyeing the competition and wanted to create this effect in his amps as well. Since he couldn't utilize the same patented circuit, he created this one that utilized 3 preamp tubes. It sounds a bit different (kind of like a wah mixed with tremolo) but the result was a success. Leo labeled his amps "vibrato" to drive home the point. The problem was that the effect required lots of tubes to achieve. This required a beefier power transformer and more parts which made the amps expensive for just a small feature perhaps not a lot of buyers noticed...so the design was phased out by the time CBS came along and replaced with optocoupled "vibrato" which was actually a less prized "tremolo". Of course Fender never changed the labels on their amps...and even took the whole marketing ruse further by called that pitch-shifting device on their guitars a "tremolo arm" or "trem" Fender probably made the right move concentrating more on features like power, price and durability in their amps (which 1960's musicians cared more about than subtle sound improvements). Magnatone went out of business in the late 60's (although the brand has made a resurgence today as a high end boutique amp) Vintage Magnatones today are prized by collectors for their unique sound. They never made an amp louder than around 35 watts. But as home/recording use and improved PA technology has replaced the need for a loud high wattage stack on a stage...these better sounding amps that were ahead of their time are getting a second look by musicians.

[@MoreThan_Bob1776]

@@joesimon2018 thank you for the history lesson 😯 I really enjoy them 👍👍👍