AMPS CONT'D
SOUND CITY
MASTER ONE HUNDRED
Fryette Amplification head honcho/tube-amp
genius Steven Fryette revived the Sound City
brand with the intent of bringing the late, great
Dave Reeves’ famed brawny tones into the 21st
century. Featuring PCB construction and Heyboer
transformers similar to the old Partridge designs,
the Master Fifty and Master Hundred (shown)
feature EL34 power sections and a unique, highly
interactive triple-volume section (normal, brilliant,
and master), plus a 3-band EQ and presence
control. To our ears, the amps—which hover
around the $2k mark—sounded glorious through
the rear-loaded 4x12 and 2x12 cabs with repro
Fane speakers. SoundCityAmp.com
BULLHEAD
MATADOR
3RD POWER
CITIZEN GAIN CSR
The EL34-driven Citizen Gain CSR ($2,999 street for the head, $3,399
for the 1x12 combo) is a dual-channel, 50-watt head that combines the
lush clean tones from the original Dual Citizen with a ferocious high-gain
channel. Each side features independent reverb controls and EQ sections.
3rdpower.com
46 PREMIER GUITAR SEPTEMBER 2016
Nashville’s Bullhead Amplification didn’t travel
far to NAMM, but their new Matador 20-watt
head ($2,950 street) bridged continents thanks
to its mid-altering tone-profile option. The
single-channel workhorse has two 6V6s and three
12AX7s, as well as master, presence, gain, and
3-band EQ controls, and it was paired on the
floor with Bullhead’s own Greenback-stocked 4x12
($1,099 street). bullheadamps.com
premierguitar.com