Old emc cab and head?

**fuzzy beard** · #1 06-04-2011, 08:39 PM

Vintage EMC b800 Head and 15" Cab 300W (Electronic Music Corporation) Cleveland Ohio Company

Anyone here know or remember anything about these cant find much searching! Found it in my local cl for 100 bucks guy says it works great just a big heavy dinosour!

I think it might be worth it! What do you think?

Jeff Scott · #2 06-04-2011, 08:46 PM

I used to play through a guy's EMC combo amp when I was first starting out playing bass, in '71. IIRC they were made in North Royalton, a community a bit SW of Cleveland, itself. They were pretty popular around here since they were a local company, much as Dr. Z is these days for guitards, here.

**fuzzy beard** · #3 06-04-2011, 09:16 PM

How was there quality?ANd anyone else have some info?

**fuzzy beard** · #4 06-05-2011, 09:27 AM

Bump before i go look at it!

Jeff Scott · #5 06-05-2011, 09:49 AM

Quality was average but I don't recall my friend's amp ever failing. I can't comment on sound quality as I was playing bass through a guitar combo.

**JxBass** · #6 06-05-2011, 10:25 AM

Our whole band used EMCs way back when. They were tall rigs and all matched cosmetically, which was the thing back then. My cab had 2x15s, the keyboard had 2x12s, and the guitar 3x10s (I think). Everyone really like their sound and we kept them longer than any other rigs we owned.

I even traded in my Sunn 200S with 2x15 JBLs for the EMC .... not sure I would do that again

meatwad · #7 06-05-2011, 11:52 AM

I have an old EMC 800 in storage right now. Very Acoustic-esque. I think the output stages (there are two) are mounted on PC-type boards, that plug into the main board. I'm no amp guts expert, but I found that very interesting for such an old amp. I suppose lightning hit it and it went from having a loud hum, to not working at all. I have an old TOA PA amp I have thought about incorporating into the chassis with the EMC's preamp, just for giggles.

Jeff Scott · #8 06-05-2011, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by JxBass

I even traded in my Sunn 200S with 2x15 JBLs for the EMC .... not sure I would do that again

OOPS!

**fuzzy beard** · #9 06-05-2011, 06:58 PM

Well he has not called me today i was really going to get this if it worked! Only a hundred bucks! Someone must have got to it before me!