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STANDEL SUPER IMPERIAL XV Amplifiers (pair) - $500 (berkeley)
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Standel
model name / number:
Super Imperial
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The price $500/each $1000 for both
Both amps work beautifully. Each amp has (2) channels. Both have a 'BASS' channel and both have a 'GUITAR' channel. Each channel has a Treble, Bass, Mid 'Contour' and Volume knob in a 'stacked' configuration.
The Standel Super Imperial XV was the king of transistor musical instrument amplifiers. Each sporting a pair of what look to be JBL 15" speakers total of (4) JBL's between the (2) amps.
Used for BASS by famous bassists around the world...most notably Jack Cassidy of the Jefferson Airplane...Lonnie Turner of the Steve Miller Band...the entire Quicksilver Messenger Service including David Frieberg in bass and the infamous John Cippolina (lead guitar).
During the 1960s, Standel amplifiers, particularly the solid-state Imperial models, were used live and in the studio by notable artists, including Quicksilver Messenger Service (John Cipollina), Jefferson Airplane, and many top Nashville session players. Reggie Young (playing with Bill Black’s Combo) was known to use a Standel when touring with the Beatles.John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger Service): Used custom stacks involving two solid-state Standel Imperial amplifiers, crucial to his 1960s psychedelic sound.Jefferson Airplane: Reportedly used solid-state Standel Super Imperial amps for recordings, notably around 1967.California Surf Bands: Groups such as Dick Dale and the Deltones, The Chantays, and The Chancellors were known to use Standel amps during the early 1960s.Session Musicians/Guitarists: While often country-focused, artists like Chet Atkins, Joe Maphis, and Merle Travis utilized Standel in the 50s and 60s.Standels were often favored for their clean tone and, by the mid-1960s, for their early development of reliable solid-state amplification.
This pair fully working examples of the loud, clean, powerful Standel Super Imperial XV line of amplifiers. Work nicely with Guitar (incredible rhythm guitar amplifiers as well as lead), work fantastically for Keyboards and especially Bass.
They are big combo amps with the amplifier and twin 15" speakers in each cabinet
The 1966 Standel Super Imperial XV (2x15" model) is a large, solid-state combo amplifier that measures approximately 43" high x 24" wide x 12" deep. These vintage 140-watt amplifiers are known for being very loud, very clean, and heavy, often weighing just under 100 pounds.Standel Super Imperial XV (SI15) Key Dimensions & Details:Dimensions: ~43" H x 24" W x 12" DSpeaker Config: 2x15" (commonly loaded with JBL D-130 speakers)Weight: ~100 lbsCabinet Details: Known for having a large, bass-reflex design.
$500 each...cash deal...sold (as you might guess) in As-Is condition.
They are a piece of musical history especially since they both work exactly as intended/designed.