McIntyre BluesMaker II - Revision history

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Review of the Lexicon Signature 284

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	[[Media:McIntyreManual.pdf\|Original Owners Manual]]		[[Media:McIntyreManual.pdf\|Original Owners Manual]]

			[[Media:McIntyre Lexicon 284 Sweetwater.pdf\|McIntyre Lexicon 284 Sweetwater.pdf]]

	=== Signature 284 FAQs ===		=== Signature 284 FAQs ===

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Jedistar Description

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	Source: [https://reverb.com/ca/item/927131-mcintyre-bluesmaker-rare-low-watt-amp Reverb Listing]		Source: [https://reverb.com/ca/item/927131-mcintyre-bluesmaker-rare-low-watt-amp Reverb Listing]

			==== Jedistar Description ====
			Long known for guitar tone enhancement, designer John McIntyre has designed new proprietary tone circuitry that is cutting edge vacuum technology. You can make your guitar feed back even at low levels. The key to great tone is having great power tube distortion.

			The Bluesmaker MKII provides great power tube distortion at volume levels that won’t make your head cave in. This makes the amp perfect for home studio, or apartment playing. Class A operation assures rich harmonics and a warm tone.

			Features Stereo, all-tube recording amp. 1 EL84 per side. 3 watts per side (left, right). Class A. Speaker Out. Selectable Speaker Impedance; 4-8 ohm selector Built-in dummy load for each channel (left, right). Built-in speaker simulator (cab-sim filter) for each channel (left, right). Independently switchable between Smooth (Celestion 12″) or Brite (Jenson 10″). Can drive speakers or use headphone jack even while using built-in speaker load. Stereo tube fx loop. Draws from the basic concept of the Bluesmaker amp modification described by John McIntyre in Guitar Player, Feb 93 with greately enhanced tone control. Clean and crunch channels 4 midrange controls; 4 Tone Circuits. From Canada. Controls: Input, Gain (with Pull Boost), Bass, Midrange, Treble, Presence, Left-Right Master Volume Controls, StandBy, On/Off.

			Source: [https://jedistar.com/mcintyre-amplification/ Jedistar]
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Reverb Listing Description

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 Overall, I am very pleased with the sound quality and construction quality of this amp. I am disappointed that more of them are not out there but Lexicon doesn't advertise it. Whatever, I got mine! If this amp is picked up by another distributor things could really take off. The EL84's sound Fendery clean but have an edgier overdriven tone. The connectivity makes it very versatile and good for most any studio application. I get a lot of different sounds by switching cabinets and speakers with this head. The only problem is the bottom end gets a bit flabby when pushing the amp really hard.
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Reviews

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			=== Price List ===
			[[File:McIntyre Amplification Pricelist 1996.jpg]]

	=== Reviews ===		=== Reviews ===

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Overview

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	=== Overview ===		=== Overview ===

	Designed by John McIntyre, who has been modifying and building guitar amplifiers for years. His articles in Guitar Player magazine on amplification mods have set standards in tone excellence. Actodyne General Inc. has teamed up with John to create a line of amplifiers based on his original "Bluesmaker" series. Designed for the guitarist, who demands tonal variations not found on conventional low powered amplifiers. The Bluesmaker MKII is a masterpiece of complex tone voicings with radical new tone complexity in the midrange area. Long known for guitar tone enhancement, designer John McIntyre has designed new proprietary tone circuitry that is cutting edge vacuum technology. You can make your guitar feed back even at low levels. The key to great tone is having great power tube distortion. The Bluesmaker MKII provides great power tube distortion at volume levels that won't make your head cave in. This makes the amp perfect for home studio, or apartment playing. Class A operation assures rich harmonics and a warm tone.		:Designed by John McIntyre, who has been modifying and building guitar amplifiers for years. His articles in Guitar Player magazine on amplification mods have set standards in tone excellence. Actodyne General Inc. has teamed up with John to create a line of amplifiers based on his original "Bluesmaker" series. Designed for the guitarist, who demands tonal variations not found on conventional low powered amplifiers. The Bluesmaker MKII is a masterpiece of complex tone voicings with radical new tone complexity in the midrange area. Long known for guitar tone enhancement, designer John McIntyre has designed new proprietary tone circuitry that is cutting edge vacuum technology. You can make your guitar feed back even at low levels. The key to great tone is having great power tube distortion. The Bluesmaker MKII provides great power tube distortion at volume levels that won't make your head cave in. This makes the amp perfect for home studio, or apartment playing. Class A operation assures rich harmonics and a warm tone.


	Bluesmaker reviewed in Guitar Player, May 1994, page 58.		:Bluesmaker reviewed in Guitar Player, May 1994, page 58.


			=== Article ===
			:Long known for guitar tone enhancement, designer John McIntyre has designed new proprietary tone circuitry that is cutting edge vacuum technology. You can make your guitar feed back even at low levels. The key to great tone is having great power tube distortion.

			:The Bluesmaker MKII provides great power tube distortion at volume levels that won’t make your head cave in. This makes the amp perfect for home studio, or apartment playing. Class A operation assures rich harmonics and a warm tone.

			:Features Stereo, all-tube recording amp. 1 EL84 per side. 3 watts per side (left, right). Class A. Speaker Out. Selectable Speaker Impedance; 4-8 ohm selector Built-in dummy load for each channel (left, right). Built-in speaker simulator (cab-sim filter) for each channel (left, right). Independently switchable between Smooth (Celestion 12″) or Brite (Jenson 10″). Can drive speakers or use headphone jack even while using built-in speaker load. Stereo tube fx loop. Draws from the basic concept of the Bluesmaker amp modification described by John McIntyre in Guitar Player, Feb 93 with greatly enhanced tone control. Clean and crunch channels 4 midrange controls; 4 Tone Circuits. From Canada. Controls: Input, Gain (with Pull Boost), Bass, Midrange, Treble, Presence, Left-Right Master Volume Controls, StandBy, On/Off.

			:Source: https://jedistar.com/mcintyre-amplification/

	=== Features ===		=== Features ===

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Review of the Lexicon Signature 284

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Review of the Lexicon Signature 284

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	— [http://www.sweetwater.com/publications/sweetnotes/sn-earlyfall98/page-13.html Review in Sweetwater Sweet Notes - 1998]		— [http://www.sweetwater.com/publications/sweetnotes/sn-earlyfall98/page-13.html Review in Sweetwater Sweet Notes - 1998]


			[[Media:McIntyreManual.pdf\|Original Owners Manual]]
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ST: McIntyre BluesMaker II Rear

2009-12-24T01:21:21Z

McIntyre BluesMaker II Rear

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			[[Image:McIntyreBluesMakerIIBack.png\|McIntyre BluesMaker II Rear]]

	=== Overview ===		=== Overview ===