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Triumph Leo amp

Postby FanofJapan » 30 May 2019, 02:05

For gritty blues amp I love to use my Triumph Leo amp. Great sweet spot when turned up to 7, I believe one may have been used to record a later Shadows album, but I'm 100% on that.
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Re: Triumph Leo amp

Postby Stu's Dad » 30 May 2019, 21:11

FanofJapan wrote:For gritty blues amp I love to use my Triumph Leo amp. Great sweet spot when turned up to 7, I believe one may have been used to record a later Shadows album, but I'm 100% on that.


I just Googled them Steve, and found some messages saying they were great sounding amps with serious safety issues. Has yours been upgraded to modern safety standards?

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Re: Triumph Leo amp

Postby FanofJapan » 30 May 2019, 22:59

Stu's Dad wrote:
FanofJapan wrote:For gritty blues amp I love to use my Triumph Leo amp. Great sweet spot when turned up to 7, I believe one may have been used to record a later Shadows album, but I'm 100% on that.


I just Googled them Steve, and found some messages saying they were great sounding amps with serious safety issues. Has yours been upgraded to modern safety standards?

Len
Stu's Dad wrote:
FanofJapan wrote:For gritty blues amp I love to use my Triumph Leo amp. Great sweet spot when turned up to 7, I believe one may have been used to record a later Shadows album, but I'm 100% on that.


I just Googled them Steve, and found some messages saying they were great sounding amps with serious safety issues. Has yours been upgraded to modern safety standards?

Len



Hi Yes, mine was fortunately refurbed before I bought it. And the safety issues were rectified. The amp was apparently made by the same guys who made amps for Vox, along with Jennings etc.

It's a great amp and is a fantastic amp for when the wife goes out, not ultra loud but enough to wake the neighbours! It's a lovely unique sounding amp and as you would expect a bit of Vox in there too.
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Re: Triumph Leo amp

Postby JimN » 31 May 2019, 00:39

FanofJapan wrote:The [Triumph] amp was apparently made by the same guys who made amps for Vox, along with Jennings etc.


Triumph certainly did some work for Jennings in turning out sub-assemblies and other components for the AC50 and AC100. However, Jennings Musical Industries didn't "make amps for Vox". They owned and so were Vox (and made the important amps themselves, albeit with some parts of the work contracted out).

Triumph made a range of transistor amps under their own name after the demise of JMI in the very late sixties.They weren't a hit and were discontinued pronto.
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Re: Triumph Leo amp

Postby FanofJapan » 31 May 2019, 11:49

Mines all valve and I love it!
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