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Our friends at Artisan Guitars in Franklin, Tennessee put up a page about their Rambler display model, a nude
1×12 combo with clear Lexan panels and speaker baffle, and an unfinished, bare pine cabinet. If you’ve ever wondered what’s inside a Rambler, see Carr Rambler 1×12 Display Unit at Artisan Guitars.
It has been almost 11 months since we made a video, but yesterday Steve got the bug and recorded this one with the help of Mike Kenlan working the camera. This episode is about different types of preamp tubes, and Steve offers some suggestions for substituting one tube type for another.
Steve wishes he had mentioned tube pin straighteners in the video. Many times the pins on NOS and even brand new current production tubes are bent and not aligned with the socket hole spacing. A pin straightener will fix mis-aligned pins, avoiding damage to the tube and socket.
A Rambler 2×12 combo video demo produced by Al’s Music Factory in Spain.
Thanks to a suggestion from a fan on our Facebook page, we bring you Carr Amps Video #4: Building a Rambler, Part 1. In this episode, follow the progress of a Rambler’s electronics chassis as it is built in our shop.
JazzTimes, Oct 2009
This month’s issue of JazzTimes has a review of the Rambler. Reviewer Russell Carlson writes:
I’d say what you’re paying for–beyond the great tone–is top-notch craftsmanship, hand-wired electronics and thoughtful, well-researched design that adds up to a solid piece of dependable equipment.
Incidently, the cover story is on Nels Cline, who plays a Raleigh and a Rambler.
Update – 4 Nov 2009: JazzTimes has put the review online at http://jazztimes.com/articles/25115-gearhead-carr-rambler-amplifier.
Photography by Daniel Giles/TimesDaily.com
Rambler player Will McFarlane (at left) with fellow Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section players Jimmy Johnson and David Hood perform “When a Man Loves a Woman” with Percy Sledege after being inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville. 28 Oct 2008. (The Rambler is behind Will’s legs.)
Go Will! Go Rambler!
Story and photos at TimesDaily.com.
Wilco guitarists Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline play a Mercury and a Rambler on the October 30, 2008 episode of the The Colbert Report.