Mann Review: M90B 1x15 Bass Combo Tube Amp

History:

Purchase: Purchase of Ebay for $300 CDN.Mann amps were built by Garnet amplifiers out of Winnipeg ,Manitoba,Canada.Had always wanted a tube amp and the price was right.

What I Like About This Mann M90B 1x15 Bass Combo Tube Amp: Nice warm tube sound.Definetly different than my Behringer BX300 solid state.Two inputs with tone controls pull brite/bass-boost/mid-boost controls. 2 X 12ax7, 2 X 6V6,1 x 15" speaker(appears to be the original). Even with the Behringers excellent shape function its hard to get the exact sound of the Mann.With the bright knob pulled out the mids and hi's are perfect.Definetly loud enough for rehersal or small gigs.

What I Do NOT Like About The Mann M90B 1x15 Bass Combo Tube Amp: Only thing is the weight.At about 60lbs its not light and puts up a good fight to get it it the trunk.

Mann M90B 1x15 Bass Combo Tube Amp Quality Rating: Excellent condition,built like a tank, nice and solid.

Review Summary: Glad I bought it.Offers other tonal possibilities to my gear.May change the speaker down the road just to see if a modern design will add something.My Ibanez SR490 & Jazz bass sound great thru it but my Univox 4001 copy really shines(shades of Rush's first two albums).May change the speaker down the road just to see if a modern design will add something.

Rating of this Mann product: 5

This Mann M90B 1x15 Bass Combo Tube Amp Bass Guitar Amplifiers Review Submitted By: Tom A Vancouver,Canada

Review Date: 2003-12-29