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Solid-state era

Standel beat Fender to market with a solid-state amp by 1964, after Crooks began experimenting with semi-conductors in 1961 and produced a hybrid tube/solid-state design.

Catalogue code
solid-state era
Years
1964–1972
Type
combo
Valves & speakers
solid-state (and hybrid) circuitry
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
Speakers
Tubes
Channels
How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Transformer code.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1964; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

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Evidence: Vintage Guitar magazine · Standel — maker history