srgntschultz wrote:If the standel amp clone is the Invicta cascade,dont waste your time or money. Its no way even close to a standel amp in any shape or form. The musicman rd-50 smokes it. The invicta is someones opinion of a standel amp that apparently hasn't heard one before.
It is nigh impossible to build a true "clone" amp without having 1)accurate schematics/blueprints, and/or 2)an original amp to work from. Without an original amp to compare the schematics against, most any builder would be lost in creating an actual clone. The Invicta Cascade is only based on the design type of the Standel (Williamson circuit) because the builder (Owen Duffy - OC Duff pickups) didn't have an actual original 25L15 to copy. The auctions/ads describe the Cascade as an "idealized re-creation" of the 25L15, not an absolute clone. It uses 6L6 tubes instead of 807s, and is housed in a Fender Pro cabinet. I've never tried one but I suspect it sounds pretty good. However, I wouldn't consider it a 25L15 clone either.
