New Sportsman Owner Bill Frisell
By admin on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 15:20 We just received this photograph of guitarist extraordinaire Bill Frisell playing his new Sportsman 1x12 combo. Bill has also owned a Mercury.
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If you love small American combos but wish for more headroom, reliability, and tone options, you are the target market for the Sportsman.- Guitar Player, April 2012
Best in Show, Guitar & Bass magazine's coverage of the NAMM 2012 tradeshow.
This is one mean-sounding amplifier.- Guitar & Bass, April 2012
And while many tube amplifiers promise to deliver satisfying tones at optimal studio and bedroom levels, few succeed as admirably as the Mercury.The entire review is available here: Out of This World (931kb pdf).
The Sportsman’s ability to nail vintage, clean, and overdrive sounds—and move beyond them in breadth of tone—arguably makes this Carr a contemporary classic.The entire review is available at premierguitar.com: Carr Amplifiers Sportsman.
nude1x12 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 1x12 Display Unit at Artisan Guitars.