KENDRICK AMPLIFIERS 2410:
cabinet could sing like a choir of angels
(or devils, if you prefer). Perhaps I’ve
romanticized a bit, but the 20112 is truly
a wonderful amplifier that will deliver
tweed tone as good as anything you’ve
ever heard. It begs to be cranked,
and its formidable bark is plenty loud
enough to keep up with a band when
dialed in to the sweet spot. It also takes
pedals well. At a street price of around
1,780 bucks, Victoria’s 20112 is kind
of a steal.
KENDRICK AMPLIFIERS 2410:
Kendrick Amplifiers of Kempner, Texas
was one of the most important pioneers
of the boutique tweed amp revival, and
among the first to accurately recreate
the original construction and point-topoint hand wiring of the original Fender
tweed amps. The company has been
doing business since 1989, and currently
makes a wide range of products, but
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TONE TALK //
one of the things that put Kendrick on
the map was the ‘50s tweed Bassman
stylings of the model 2410 4x10 combo.
The 2410 put out a positively deafening
45 watts from a pair of 6L6’s, with a
GZ34 handling the rectification, and
its palette of tones ranged from lively
cleans, to juicy vintage grunt, to balls-tothe-wall grind that would likely remind
some players of an early Marshall (an
amp which, as most readers probably
know, was based on the Bassman). The
guts of a Kendrick amp are a beautiful
thing to behold, elevating hand-wired
tube circuitry to the level of art, and the
varnished tweed cabinets are equally
pleasing to the eye, as well as the ears.
The 2410 is no longer made, as Kendrick
has branched out beyond building
simple tweed clones, but excellent
second-hand examples can be found for
under two grand.
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