Martin Kidd's new amp line KILLS! Olympic Amplification.

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Martin Kidd has left Cornford Amplification, and has introduced his newly designed Olympic "SilverBack" amplifier. I don't care what it costs - I must have this amp!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVi7HLTg ... ture=g-u-u

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"Just to make this clear - this is not a Cornford product, this is a new British amp brand launched by Martin Kidd.
We didn't name the brand here for a few reasons but if you look closely at the amp panel you can read it ;-)"

RobChappers in reply to TonusDiabolicus (Show the comment) 2 hours ago
 
TrueTone500":rkdhdu1e said:
Martin Kidd has left Cornford Amplification, and has introduced his newly designed Olympic "SilverBack" amplifier. I don't care what it costs - I must have this amp!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVi7HLTg ... ture=g-u-u

Video won't load?


"Just to make this clear - this is not a Cornford product, this is a new British amp brand launched by Martin Kidd.
We didn't name the brand here for a few reasons but if you look closely at the amp panel you can read it ;-)"

RobChappers in reply to TonusDiabolicus (Show the comment) 2 hours ago
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Got ya working man!
Sounds bad ass! :rock:
 
"...clutching this open shhhassie membrane thing..." :lol: :LOL:

It has that Martin Kidd/Cornford tone in spades! It makes me wonder if Cornford will still be building MK series amplifiers?
 
Love that volume roll off response. A very cool sounding amp. I won't be able to afford it but I look forward to more YT shenanigans :lol: :LOL:
 
I must admit, I like the tones in the video. but I'd really like to hear this amp opened up at stage volumes.
 
Wow!

I love how warm and fat and thick the pushed cleans, low, medium and medium high gain tones are on this- I don't play any kind of Metal- but this is one of the warmest high gain Amps I've heard judging from the Demo- beautiful, blooming, harmonic warmth etc.

Too bad - sounds like it will be expensive but maybe they'll come out with a Production Version non hand wired at some point for lower cost- and hopefully a Studio or Preamp version..........
 
This is basically an MK50H II with a preamp boost "torch" switch instead of the MK's variable boost control. It also has 2 channel reverb and a single master volume. Sort-of a Hurricane meets MK50H II maybe? He dirtied-up the clean channel just a tad, but the voicing sounds the same as the MK to me. Rob described a non-latcing mid-boost function that I will assume switches to a lower value slope resistor... 33k maybe? It shouldn't cost too much, since it is a PCB/hand-wired hybrid. It would take a lot less time to build compared to a fully hand-wired MK50H II, so production costs would be significantly reduced.

There's a new Kidd in town! :lol: :LOL:
 
There is apparently some interest almost 10,000 views on that video already. Lead channel very reminiscant of my Earhart Cornford copycat.
 
sjk":1u5v96pp said:
There is apparently some interest almost 10,000 views on that video already. Lead channel very reminiscant of my Earhart Cornford copycat.
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"You can start with strawberries, then work your way up to those god-damn bananas!" :lol: :LOL:
 
Titty Butter! :rock: That's a beast, great tonez and touch/volume control is awesome. I really like the 2 switching FX loops too. :thumbsup:
 
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