cool find, you are having fun, and guitars and amps are fun , the secret to a happy life is find what makes you happy and you did it and now we all benefit, thanks
Comic Lover I had no idea his fingers were wound with copper around a magnet to turn the vibration of the string in to a signal. That his fingers were made from 10 feet of insulated copper wire that carried that signal and depending on the purity of the copper changed the properties of the original signal picked up by his magnetic copper wound fingers. Or that his hands had vacuum tubes in them. The real question is where does he hide the speakers? What amount of wood is he made of? What species is the wood?
and wud be so cool to see the back of a marshall cabinet with swiss cheese holes all in it with little covers that slide on each individual hole so u can port the cabinet to taste depending on the place that your playing. this has to be a good idea.
What a sexy little amp, looks unique,sounds great...correction,you sound great. Next we will put a pickup and some strings on a toilet bowl, it sounds like a cranked Plexi. Let’s face it , you have the magic touch Johan. Cheers. 🍻
Sounds really good! Warmer & fuller than I'd expect from 8" speakers. But by 2moro they won't be $elling for reasonable prices anymore, because of U Johan. ;)
Hi Johan, if you like the Dynacord Amigo you should try the Dynacord DA16N or DA16V. These amps are older but have more gain and they look like a sewing machine. Realy nice.
I have one...it sounds amazing with harmonica too....and with my cheap hofner copy bass(with flats) there is the roundest bass tone. It's a keeper! Thanks for the great vids Johan
I have a Dynacord Twen 100% original and it still sounds amazing. I think about 15watts. Nothing but butter tones. Its darker sound than a fender but still clear and airy and past 4 you're getting some nice overdrive.
i got 2 of each, twen and amigo sound different, id say 2x8 amigos speakers are together maby 12w, its getting crunch very easy, twen speaker is more like 20-25w, it handles power of the amp better, but need more gain. cheers
Wicked sound! I've seen a couple very similar Dynacord "Jazz" amps for sale recently. "Jazz" is a 1x10 combo (I think) but otherwise they look nearly identical compared to the "Amigo" here. And best of all at 400 euros they are quite cheap when it comes to amps of this vintage.
Hi Johan! Another great test, congrats! Behind the "Iron curtain" there were some great amps, if you have a chance, try an MV3 (Musikelektrik Klingenthal made in the late '60's); connect some boost in front, hook it to a 412 cab, crank the volume full and controll your sonud with the same ol' way, MV3 amp sound huge!
Sir, I have an old Marshall MG15. Most reviews in UA-cam about the MG15 are bad. Well yes it is a cheap little solid state amp but after hearing your tone and your playing, might as well request for a review of the MG15. I will be amazed if you can find a good way to make it sound good the same way you can make just about anything sound good really. More power sir. Thanks in advance.
Nice one !!! Recording the open back , way cool , as long as you watch out for those Negative Waves . Seems you ironed out those into positive coolness.
Hi Johan! Another great video, keep them coming :) Dynacord made many great amps, the Amigo is the "little brother" of the Twen (1x12"). I would love to hear/see you test the pinnacle of german guitar amp engineering, The Dynacord Reference 500 series from the mid 80s. Your friend Racing/Gain Forlife has one. Possible the very best built marshall-esque amp in the world. Lets go? (pretty please)
Never seen or even heard of that amp before today. Great playing/tone/demo as usual. Is that a "real deal" 1955 LP Spcl? I've got a real deal '55 LP Special in TV-Yellow my Dad got when he was 14. P90's in ours. Both yours and ours sound amazing. I'll have to keep my eye out for a Dynacord. Not sure if they were sold in the States? By the way, I like your hat too :-)
Great video again.Love youre sounds and playing style,question:Do u have some band or own music and where can i hear it? And another question: if you go to basic gig to small or medium sized club to play what is youre normal guitar rig?
Hey Johan, have you ever tried the Electro-Harmonix English Muffin pedal? I read that it's supposed to be a copy of a JTM45. I have one and used it for a bass recording and it sounded really close to another take I did with my friends 65 blackface bassman. Love the videos, keep em' crankin! Greetings from America.
+silver Hi, I think a Master Volume or Post Phase inverter master volume and an attenuator does a better job than any pedal. Every pedal I have tried have required a good amount of volume. I use a 1977 Marshall 2204 and it's master volume and some very slight attenuation to get Marshall tones at low volumes. Cheers Johan
I've got on radar an almost like new Dynacord Amigo, exactly the same one as in the video. Anyone had one and has anything to warn me about before I end up pulling the damn trigger?
I think so, but with a lot of money for labour and new parts. All pots were damaged and badly corroded, I couldn't move any of its pots. The tubes were origin as far as I could see, if the speaker works, I couldn't proof. If there were other damages (circuit) I don't know. As I mentioned, if it's were in better condition I probably had buy it, because of its so solid crunch tone. ;-)
David Woods that damn Johan...jacking the prices of cool gear around the world ...if you find something on Saturday BUY IT because by Monday Johan will have a video and whatever the item they will all be sold...I should send him my 57 (REAL 57!) Goldtop to do a sales video for me!
Fantastic!!! That is unbelievable!!! Johan, is it possible uninstall one of the speakers and to take a detailed picture of the cone? Can you please measure frequency response of this speaker by Hi Fi amplifier and one of your ribbon/capacitive microphones? That is too important for cloning this amp. All DIY guys will be very very appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance! If any body needs dimensions here is a front pic with 7" cutouts: i.imgur.com/eatZ4D3.jpg Cabinet seems to bee 21x16x5" Here is schematic without tremolo: i.imgur.com/dZv8EJi.png
today we are going to plug this les paul in to a cow...it will surprise you how much it sounds like a cranked marshall
+STEVE LEITNER :-)
We are guitarded
STEVE LEITNER Hashanah man.... you nailed it!!
Best laugh of the day
Keep it up, like the rare finds. Sounds nothing short of amazing. Looks like you are having FUN! Got my foot tapping.
+Paul Laughton Glad to hear it Paul! I had a great time indeed. Cheers!
cool find, you are having fun, and guitars and amps are fun , the secret to a happy life is find what makes you happy and you did it and now we all benefit, thanks
Nice to see you with a Gibson solid body.
Oh I had one of these in the early eighties, but with a 12" speaker. Played loud and this amp had an awesome crunch, for sure.
Been awhile since I commented but you're still doing the thing Johan. It's all fingers as they say.
+Comic Lover Thanks my friend! :-)
Comic Lover I had no idea his fingers were wound with copper around a magnet to turn the vibration of the string in to a signal. That his fingers were made from 10 feet of insulated copper wire that carried that signal and depending on the purity of the copper changed the properties of the original signal picked up by his magnetic copper wound fingers. Or that his hands had vacuum tubes in them. The real question is where does he hide the speakers? What amount of wood is he made of? What species is the wood?
Art and I meant tone is in the fingers. It's something people say 😂 I'm glad you understand the science though.
and wud be so cool to see the back of a marshall cabinet with swiss cheese holes all in it with little covers that slide on each individual hole so u can port the cabinet to taste depending on the place that your playing. this has to be a good idea.
+Tone Fingerz Cool idea! :-)
What a sexy little amp, looks unique,sounds great...correction,you sound great. Next we will put a pickup and some strings on a toilet bowl, it sounds like a cranked Plexi. Let’s face it , you have the magic touch Johan. Cheers. 🍻
+Xosis Thanks my friend! :-)
Thanks Johan! Sounds epic, I wonder what it would sound like through a 4 x 12 cabinet 😁. Thanks for your time and passion.
Sounds really good! Warmer & fuller than I'd expect from 8" speakers. But by 2moro they won't be $elling for reasonable prices anymore, because of U Johan. ;)
+Byron Laird hahaha ;-) Cheers Byron!
Awesome Johan. I love your video reviews. Greetings from a Kiwi in the Netherlands.
Sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing Johan. Love your work.
Hi Johan, if you like the Dynacord Amigo you should try the Dynacord DA16N or DA16V. These amps are older but have more gain and they look like a sewing machine. Realy nice.
I have one...it sounds amazing with harmonica too....and with my cheap hofner copy bass(with flats) there is the roundest
bass tone. It's a keeper! Thanks for the great vids Johan
+Lu Woods Thanks Lu, glad to hear that!
Great tube sound. Another hidden gem.
+SirVicconius Thanks! :-)
. . . sweet tone indeed.
Even better playing Johan . . . really classy.
Lovely ring/overtone.
+CIRCLE OF TONE Your friend for guitar tone Thanks! :-)
would love to hear the story about that '55 LP...looks like its had a lot of work. Refin too by the looks? Great video like usual johan!
+ferris5150 Thanks ferris! I'll ask the owner.
I have a Dynacord Twen 100% original and it still sounds amazing. I think about 15watts. Nothing but butter tones. Its darker sound than a fender but still clear and airy and past 4 you're getting some nice overdrive.
i got 2 of each, twen and amigo sound different, id say 2x8 amigos speakers are together maby 12w, its getting crunch very easy, twen speaker is more like 20-25w, it handles power of the amp better, but need more gain. cheers
Wicked sound! I've seen a couple very similar Dynacord "Jazz" amps for sale recently. "Jazz" is a 1x10 combo (I think) but otherwise they look nearly identical compared to the "Amigo" here. And best of all at 400 euros they are quite cheap when it comes to amps of this vintage.
+Tuomas Raatikainen Thanks Tuomas! Cheers Johan
Great playing as always my friend 😀
+Davyd Mir Thanks my friend! Great to hear that!
Please do more about cheap amazing guitar amps! Peace!
Where and how do you acquire all these amplifiers, guitars, mics, and cool gear? Some of this stuff has to be hard to find.
+MrMudEagle Most of it belongs to friends actually :-)
Cool bunch of friends you have pal. That is awesome.
Hi Johan! Another great test, congrats! Behind the "Iron curtain" there were some great amps, if you have a chance, try an MV3 (Musikelektrik Klingenthal made in the late '60's); connect some boost in front, hook it to a 412 cab, crank the volume full and controll your sonud with the same ol' way, MV3 amp sound huge!
Sir, I have an old Marshall MG15. Most reviews in UA-cam about the MG15 are bad. Well yes it is a cheap little solid state amp but after hearing your tone and your playing, might as well request for a review of the MG15. I will be amazed if you can find a good way to make it sound good the same way you can make just about anything sound good really. More power sir. Thanks in advance.
Great dynamic....... wow, Ty Bro
+Super Strato Thanks bro
Nice one !!! Recording the open back , way cool , as long as you watch out for those Negative Waves . Seems you ironed out those into positive coolness.
+LRoy Shreding Thanks man, but that was actually the front. I was convinced it was the back too. Cheers Johan
You sound like Kieth Richards. Great sound Johan.
Great interaction between you and the amp!!
+skotrock Thanks, really good to hear that!
Did you try the *Vibrator* channel? Also, what is the impotence?
+Adam Rainstopper You're nor gonna let me get away with that one, are you? ;-)
Sorry Johan, it is my sworn DUTY to make fun of people. But don't worry, I am a tree.
Hi Johan!
Another great video, keep them coming :)
Dynacord made many great amps, the Amigo is the "little brother" of the Twen (1x12").
I would love to hear/see you test the pinnacle of german guitar amp engineering, The Dynacord Reference 500 series from the mid 80s. Your friend Racing/Gain Forlife has one. Possible the very best built marshall-esque amp in the world.
Lets go? (pretty please)
+JanAjohnsen Thanks! Cool maybe we can do a clip of it!
Whats the new guitar Johan? or maybe its not new and I'm just not caught up with all the videos
Never seen or even heard of that amp before today. Great playing/tone/demo as usual. Is that a "real deal" 1955 LP Spcl? I've got a real deal '55 LP Special in TV-Yellow my Dad got when he was 14. P90's in ours. Both yours and ours sound amazing. I'll have to keep my eye out for a Dynacord. Not sure if they were sold in the States? By the way, I like your hat too :-)
+jcoulter43 Thanks :-) Yeah its the real deal. This one was modded for Humbuckers at some point.
Johan Segeborn *; that looks like an 80's fire brand, is it a fire brand ?
+aunt jenifer it's a 1955 Special stripped of paint and with Humbuckers
Great video again.Love youre sounds and playing style,question:Do u have some band or own music and where can i hear it? And another question: if you go to basic gig to small or medium sized club to play what is youre normal guitar rig?
Dynacord Jazz mid 60's for blues-rock? I've one to shoot about 300€...
hi "Amigo" Johan could you make a video about the hiwatt solid state G50Cmr?
Johan, have you ever played around with Bias FX or an amp/cab emulator and compared Plexi sounds to the real thing? Cheers!
interesting brand, they made units that combined spring reverb with tape echo
Hi Johan! Do you know if the twen amp is any similar to this one in the video?? Thanks!
Wow! Imho, I wouldn't say it sounds smoother but rounder yeah :)
I'm curious about the picks you use...
Hey Johan, have you ever tried the Electro-Harmonix English Muffin pedal? I read that it's supposed to be a copy of a JTM45. I have one and used it for a bass recording and it sounded really close to another take I did with my friends 65 blackface bassman. Love the videos, keep em' crankin! Greetings from America.
+Boo Radely Thanks man, haven't tried that one I'm afraid.
+Boo Radely Cheers from Gothenburg!
How does that amp sound into a "proper" speaker and cab, Johan?
+JDODify I havent tried that, but probably not as good
johan please
which most transparent pedal to use on a clean marshall to make it sound cranked on a low volume without really cranking the amp?
+silver Hi, I think a Master Volume or Post Phase inverter master volume and an attenuator does a better job than any pedal. Every pedal I have tried have required a good amount of volume. I use a 1977 Marshall 2204 and it's master volume and some very slight attenuation to get Marshall tones at low volumes. Cheers Johan
thanks a lot:)
Important lesson.
Good find! Sounds and looks cool. The amp ain't bad either...
+NPGANDERSSON hahaha! The guitar is a killer too indeed
Johan, what amp is the orange combo that is next to you in his video ?
I've got on radar an almost like new Dynacord Amigo, exactly the same one as in the video. Anyone had one and has anything to warn me about before I end up pulling the damn trigger?
Amp sounds great but that's about the coolest guitar ever Johan!!
+Nick Benjamin Thanks Nick, Yeah that guitar is a killer :-)
I've been meaning to build myself an all mahogany LP for years, I had a cool Gordon Smith one years ago I still miss!
Gracias.
Hi johan, that thing‘s pretty cool man is it all stock or did you do something to it
That's a pretty cool amp Johan, who manufactured it?
Dynacord, Deutschland (www.el-me-se.de/old/pdf_files/AMIGO.pdf)
That´s a really, really cool guitar! Is it old or new PAF:s? Sounds fantastic!
Sorry. Saw now that more people asked about the guitar here :-)
+Bosse I Thanks Bosse! those are the original PAFs
Yeah Johan you could make a pignose sound good.
+dan peabody Thanks Dan! ;-) Have a great weekend!
Pignoses do sound good !
guillll I had one in 1976 got it around the time of my first les paul
Sounds like a Marshall with a blanket over it. That may be more due to the speakers and cab than the amp.
A few weeks ago a saw one of these again on a old radio flea market. I would buy it, but it has a bad condition...
Can’t it be repaired? These are amazing
I think so, but with a lot of money for labour and new parts. All pots were damaged and badly corroded, I couldn't move any of its pots. The tubes were origin as far as I could see, if the speaker works, I couldn't proof. If there were other damages (circuit) I don't know. As I mentioned, if it's were in better condition I probably had buy it, because of its so solid crunch tone. ;-)
i got amigo and twen, with and old (70s) 2x12 fender customshop cabinet it fuckin kills
Forget it people! I got here first, have already checked eBay and Reverb. No luck!
+David Woods Yeah, I dont know how many that were built
David Woods that damn Johan...jacking the prices of cool gear around the world ...if you find something on Saturday BUY IT because by Monday Johan will have a video and whatever the item they will all be sold...I should send him my 57 (REAL 57!) Goldtop to do a sales video for me!
dude you got an akg c414 eb (brass capsule) thats awsome!)
+James Cassidy Hi James, these are actually the version before the EB. Cheers
oh I see, but is it the brass capsules?
Not a single comment on the label over the nobs? ;)
+Arturas NX7 a couple of them actually ;-)
None on Reverb.com... :(
Niice amp !
+Thibault FONTAINE Thanks! :-)
Special request: make a video in your language, with english subs. ;) i'm sure it'd be great for the fans
"Vibrator channel".......ahem......
+John Waldock hahahaha! Those were innocent days ;-)
Hi!
Fantastic!!! That is unbelievable!!!
Johan, is it possible uninstall one of the speakers and to take a detailed picture of the cone?
Can you please measure frequency response of this speaker by Hi Fi amplifier and one of your ribbon/capacitive microphones? That is too important for cloning this amp.
All DIY guys will be very very appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance!
If any body needs dimensions here is a front pic with 7" cutouts: i.imgur.com/eatZ4D3.jpg
Cabinet seems to bee 21x16x5"
Here is schematic without tremolo: i.imgur.com/dZv8EJi.png
www.el-me-se.de/old/pdf_files/AMIGO.pdf
LOL "vibrator." Some typos are better than others.
+bevo65 ;-)
Run it though a marhall cab
+Granville Friel Cheers
Guvnor in front of it! :-D plz!
An amp that has a built in "vibrator". Kinky.
+WiserInTime hahaha! ;-)
"vibrator"
lmfao
Amp didn't do much for me honestly
no clean sounds....