The Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head is a Magnatone amplifier. Close alternatives include the Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head and the Park P50RH. It pairs well with the Greer Tomahawk and the Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31.
Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head
Magnatone · amplifier
The Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 is a 45-watt head, the higher-powered end of the modern Magnatone range and considerably louder than the Super Fifteen models. The M-80 designation marks a variant within the Super Fifty-Nine family. At 45 watts it has real clean headroom and needs volume before the output section contributes, placing it as a stage amp rather than a studio one. Magnatone's identity rests on the pitch-shifting vibrato it patented in the 1950s, a true pitch-varying circuit rather than amplitude tremolo. It suits players needing Magnatone character at band volume.
- vibrato
- pitch
- modern
- natural
- boutique
- thick
- punchy
- blues
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head is commonly used in
- Rock
- Blues
- Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Country
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Pedals that stack with the Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head
Greer Tomahawk
Greer
23% matchInto Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head, Greer Tomahawk is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps
Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31
Tone City
23% matchInto a transparent tone, Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31 brings the high gain it's missing
Vemuram Jan Ray
Vemuram
22% matchInto a transparent tone, Vemuram Jan Ray brings the medium gain it's missing
Origin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive
Origin Effects
17% matchOrigin Effects MAGMA57 Amp Vibrato & Drive is voiced for Fender-style amps — Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head gives it exactly that
Origin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe
Origin Effects
13% matchOrigin Effects SlideRIG Compact Deluxe is voiced for Fender-style amps — Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head gives it exactly that
Boss RV-6 Reverb
Boss
8% matchKeep Boss RV-6 Reverb in Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head's effects loop, clear of Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII
Walrus Audio
8% matchKeep Walrus Audio Mako R1 Reverb MkII in Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head's effects loop, clear of Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
DOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive
Dod
tonal matchDOD YJM308 Preamp Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head delivers it
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head?+
The closest matches in character are the Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head, the Park P50RH, the Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo.
What pairs well with the Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Greer Tomahawk, Tone City Model B Distortion TC-T31, Vemuram Jan Ray — Into Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine M-80 Head, Greer Tomahawk is right at home: it's built around Fender-style amps.
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