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Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild
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Nice pick for an amp to mod!  I've worked on and actually used to buy Bogen's to mod and they are nice platforms. I often used the octal pre-amp ones but did a bunch of 60's ones too.  The transformers generally sound pretty good.  It's a shame they got so expensive to acquire.

I have to agree that the Contertina is probably the best sounding PI too.  I do have a fondness for various iterations Paraphase inverters too but in the stability and versatility department they are inferior.  They sound great though.  To my ear the Concertina are warmer and have more character than the Schmitt.  It is hard to explain that to customers that believe that Fender/Marshall/Vox's PI must be the gold standard but most players I know seem to agree after they've tried both types.
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Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 01-18-2024, 05:40 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 01-18-2024, 08:16 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 01-18-2024, 08:33 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 01-19-2024, 05:55 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 01-19-2024, 02:00 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by makinrose - 01-21-2024, 07:50 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 01-21-2024, 08:40 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 01-21-2024, 08:36 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 01-21-2024, 08:42 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 03-09-2024, 05:02 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 04-09-2024, 02:08 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 04-09-2024, 10:49 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 04-09-2024, 12:22 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by Sherlok Ohms - 04-09-2024, 03:59 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 04-10-2024, 02:04 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 04-10-2024, 10:38 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 04-11-2024, 01:20 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 04-11-2024, 03:03 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 04-26-2024, 04:26 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 04-26-2024, 04:40 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 04-26-2024, 10:39 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 04-28-2024, 04:00 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-01-2024, 05:15 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-01-2024, 06:20 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-01-2024, 11:53 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 05-02-2024, 12:37 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-03-2024, 04:40 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-07-2024, 05:01 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-09-2024, 04:53 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 05-09-2024, 11:32 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-11-2024, 03:27 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-11-2024, 03:46 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-28-2024, 02:06 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-28-2024, 02:07 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-28-2024, 03:54 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 05-28-2024, 01:13 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-29-2024, 02:51 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-30-2024, 03:15 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-30-2024, 05:10 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-30-2024, 05:34 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 05-30-2024, 09:21 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-30-2024, 11:16 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 05-31-2024, 07:43 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 05-31-2024, 11:06 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 05-31-2024, 11:45 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-01-2024, 12:16 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-03-2024, 07:47 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 06-03-2024, 10:57 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-03-2024, 07:23 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-04-2024, 12:24 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 06-04-2024, 01:05 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-04-2024, 06:47 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-04-2024, 07:42 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-11-2024, 12:29 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-11-2024, 04:17 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-11-2024, 03:35 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 06-11-2024, 04:59 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-11-2024, 07:16 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-11-2024, 07:38 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 06-11-2024, 08:43 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-11-2024, 09:23 PM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-12-2024, 05:43 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-13-2024, 04:50 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by K O'Connor - 06-13-2024, 11:07 AM
RE: Bogen CHB-20A Rebuild - by physics - 06-13-2024, 11:43 PM

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