The Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Camel) is a Magnatone amplifier. Close alternatives include the Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Spanish Mission) and the Fender Twin Reverb Head. It pairs well with the ProCo RAT 2 and the Beetronics Nectar.
Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Camel)
Magnatone · amplifier
The Magnatone Varsity Reverb is a 15-watt, Class A tube combo running 2x12AX7, a 12DW7, 2xEL84 power tubes, and a GZ34 rectifier, paired with a custom 12-inch Magnatone ceramic speaker. It features a tube-driven long-pan spring reverb using four counterwound springs for a spacious, dimensional sound, High and Low sensitivity inputs, and Bass/Treble EQ with a notably wide sweep range (12dB at 60Hz, 14dB at 2kHz). This Camel colorway pairs the Varsity Reverb's circuit with a distinctive tan-toned cabinet covering, one of several finish options Magnatone offers on this current-production amp.
- reverb
- eq
- spring
- spacious
- treble
- tank
- compression
- natural
Good for
- Practice
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Camel) is commonly used in
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Blues
- Country
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Americana
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Surf Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Camel)
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
32% matchPush the Varsity Reverb's clean spring-tank voice with the RAT's cutting drive for real grit at the front end.
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
30% matchInto the Varsity's spacious, spring-reverbed clean tone, the Nectar's boutique low-gain saturation has real room to bloom.
Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31
Tone City
30% matchStack the Model B in front of the Varsity Reverb and the amp's spacious spring reverb wraps around the pedal's modern crunch.
BBE Tremor V2
Bbe
22% matchRun the Tremor V2 into the 280E Camel's spacious, spring-reverb wash for an extra layer of pulse over the amp's natural compression.
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe
Origin Effects
15% matchThe SlideRIG's subtle, transparent compression evens out dynamics before the Varsity Reverb's own spring tank and eq shape the tone.
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
12% matchInto the Varsity's spacious, spring-reverbed clean tone, the Carbon Copy Mini's dark slapback delay has real room to trail off. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Malekko Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
9% matchRoute the Memory Toy through the Varsity Reverb's loop so its warm analog echoes trail the amp's own spring reverb tank. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchElectro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Camel) delivers it
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Camel)?+
The closest matches in character are the Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Spanish Mission), the Fender Twin Reverb Head, the Milkman Sound Tres Leches.
What pairs well with the Magnatone Varsity Reverb (Camel)?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: ProCo RAT 2, Beetronics Nectar, Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 — Push the Varsity Reverb's clean spring-tank voice with the RAT's cutting drive for real grit at the front end..