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  • Bell & Howell filmosound 185

    Hello,

    Can anyone tell me what this amp is capable of as a guitar amp? What kind of amp on the market is it equivalent to? I am very new to tube amps. I just sold a filmosond 185 projector and seperate matching speaker and I'm wondering how hard I should be kicking myself right now. I didn't even think of using this thing for my guitar.
    Thanks.

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    I have one mounted in a '30s Kodak movie cabinet with a single 10" speaker. It's got 2x6V6 and about 12-15 watts, mic input, tone, and volume. It sounds amazing for guitar, but it really shines as a harp amp. James Cotton has used it on a few recordings and it nails his early 60's tone...Found the amp and cab in local thrift stores and I think the whole thing cost me about 5 bucks.

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    • #3
      You could do a Supro, a GA 20, a 5E3 and the list goes on.

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      • #4
        Do some searching on this forum for Bell and Howell. We have discussed conversion here on several of them
        Education is what you're left with after you have forgotten what you have learned.

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