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It doesn’t show all the Fender guitar amps available at the time, but it does give a good overview of what was on offer. \n\nWhilst there was still an obvious need in the market for modern gain staging, you get a clear picture that retro influences had come heavily"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/7377591176735721794"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/7377591176735721794"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/fender-guitar-amplifier-range-1993.html","title":"Fender Guitar Amplifier Range: 1993"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi3J5Tb7GUG9c5IRNWSZcZHyzzn5kCZaO9US3G2YpKd6cJKad4SfCl4XrJ1gQGq9V-GLsqKrLiaOItoyqjg3CQdYMwt18ofrb0zhbFNfUFX3XmU-n_EJWp4I9Df0eLhKQbgGeWcqK2al2g\/s72-c\/Fender+Amplifier+Range+1993.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-1458017767878062438"},"published":{"$t":"2012-09-10T20:16:00.003+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-13T20:31:54.144+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"amplifier"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jazz Chorus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"JC-120"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"JC-160"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Roland"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"transistor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Roland Jazz Chorus Guitar Amp"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Although the Roland company perhaps became better associated with the world of music technology than the realm of traditional electric guitars, they have massive importance as a creator of backline products and effects specifically for guitarists. 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The launch of a new USA-made valve\/tube amp range, based on older designs but quite drastically updated for the late ‘80s guitarist, would set tongues wagging within the industry, and quickly grab the interest of "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/2231615416963189021"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/2231615416963189021"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/late-1980s-fender-champ-12-amplifier.html","title":"Late 1980s Fender Champ 12 Amplifier"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg5y0Rx1S1_xgCX2oyqjtJE3IjcSXW2ZT18BS0mR5yC0viXvdrimRAF1mqwBwWPvF5vcDxD1lNild9X284LMP3Q73NSIZGpPzPfHwtkgaRNnSRyMaCyXZUS3UKcahXygU3DMhtMNBi6y3s\/s72-c\/Fender+Champ+12+Valve+Combo+Red+knob.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-2762762741356544844"},"published":{"$t":"2012-02-01T18:36:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-13T10:04:07.855+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"amplifier"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"busker"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"busking"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Escort"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vox"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Busking With a Vox Escort Guitar Amp"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\nOne fond memory I still carry from the mid 1980s is that of going busking with bandmates around the streets and subways of Birmingham, and in the centre of Coventry. 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