The ultimate workingman's amp!
The Milkman Sideman is a 50W cathode biased dual channel Class AB vacuum tube amplifier. Channel 1 is voiced for guitar, channel 2 is voiced for pedal steel and features the same preamp circuit as the Milkman Pedal Steel Amplifier. Dual channel tube spring reverb with tone control works with both channels.
This amplifier comes stock with a 15" Telonics Neo speaker. The Telonics speaker is the highest quality JBL K-130 type speaker made today. However, unlike the JBL the Telonics speaker weighs only 7lbs - because of this speaker, the Sideman weighs in at 42lbs making it a very portable and powerful option for steel guitar or electric guitar.
Channel one has a tweed style single knob tone circuit and channel two has 3 knob EQ with scooped midrange tailored for steel guitar. However, there is no right or wrong way to use this amp! Channel 1 sounds great for steel and channel 2 sounds great with guitar as well.
The Sideman is designed for versatility, and because it is cathode biased you can swap 6550 or 6L6GC output tubes with no need for bias adjustment. The silicon rectifier is socket mounted so that a 5AU4 or 5AR4 rectifier can be installed for even more tonal options. An optional fixed bias circuit allows you to raise headroom and increase wattage.
Like every Milkman amplifier, the Sideman is built onto a 1/8” Garolite Turret board with Watts double turrets. NOS Allen Bradley carbon composition resistors, Jupiter Condensers, Mercury Magnetics transformers, and Mojotone US made cloth wire are also standard.
Specs
- Volume and Tone controls for Channel 1
- Volume, Bright, Tone, Mid, Bass controls for Channel 2
- Dual Channel Reverb with Tone control
- Rear panel Power and Standby switching
- 50W Class AB Push Pull Amplifier
- Hand Wired in USA with Cloth Wire
- Available as a Head, 15” Combo, or 12" Combo
- Designed for Pedal Steel and Guitar
- 2 Knob Tube Reverb System with tone control
- Custom Pedal Steel EQ
- Mercury Magnetics
- Jupiter Capacitors
- Telonics Neo 15” Speaker
- NOS Allen Bradley Resistors Throughout
- Turret Board Construction
- Adjustable Cathode Bias or optional Fixed Bias
- Solid state or 5AR4 Rectifier socket mounted