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Fender blackface amp American 60s amp spring reverb bright mahogany rosewood single coil electric guitar, ampeg svt amp rock bass amp alder ernie ball slinky electric bass, pre muffled edge muffled brushes-and-sticks drum kit, block chord tack piano, tenor phosphor bronze ensemble honking attack saxophone, tambourine orch, Hammond b3 canonical 1955 1975 jazz gospel rock standard block chord fast tremolo tonewheel organ. compound architecture 1958-1970 indie-commercial small la chambers. passive ribbon, tube pre, colored vintage console, vari-mu, Pultec passive program EQ. 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