Name: Steve Kennedy
Email: steve@pacair.com
Subject: PS Systems EB100S Guitar Amp
Thread: 61
Time: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 03:02:49 UTC
...and now for something COMPLETELY different! Take a mental break from Music Man for a few minutes....
Have you ever heard of a PS Systems EB100S guitar amplifier?
Look in 1993 (June & November that I know of) Guitar Player Magazine for ads.
I had wondered for years whether they actually made them. The ads shown a illustration, not a real photo.
Well, I bought a non-working one on eBay (Serial # 0004, with matched and labeled circuit boards inside)just before Christmas. I was the only bidder after two different postings over a 3 week period. I guess I was the only person who saw it who knew what it was!
I got it cheap enough to make it worth my while to take the plunge to satisfy my long-standing curiosity regarding this behemoth. The shipping cost me half of what I got the amp for.
I put some repair time (8 hours) and parts into it over the last few weeks when I could and actually got it running well (with no manual and no schematic, just winging it).
Check out some pictures and my repair log and initial comments here:
http://www.musicmanamps.com/EB100S/
This thing looks like it it was pulled from the space shuttle (a comment I have heard applied to this beast more than once).
I have no idea how many actually got made and I have only found one other person on the net that owns one. I guess I have a little bit of detective work in my future... the company went out of business in late 1993 or early 1994 from what I can determine.
I intend on posting a comprehensive review to Harmony Central when I have a chance to play around with it more.... but it looks like a wierd, fun and cool diversion!
Steve