Watkins Guitar World - Amps & Combos

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HISTORIC list of Combos produced by Watkins/WEM	AMPLIFIER HEADS and MIXER AMPS
THE CLUBMAN	THE PICK-A-BACK
THE WESTMINSTER	THE PICK-A-BASS
THE DOMINATOR MK I,II & III	THE ER15
THE WARRIOR BASS	THE ER30 & BR30
THE (POWER) MUSETTE	THE ER40
THE CUSTOM 15	THE ER100
THE MERSEY SUPER 15	THE MONITOR REVERB
THE MONITOR	THE GX40
THE JOKER	WEM200 MIXER AMP
THE SAPPHIRE 100	THE BANDMIXER
THE POWER CAT	THE FR30

THE DEEP BLUE	THE AGGRESSOR
THE SCOUT	THE HR30
THE DOMINATOR BASS MK I	THE CONTRACT
THE DOMINATOR 25	THE REVERBMASTER

THE DOMINATOR 35

THE SOUNDMAN

THE DOMINATOR 45	WEM 40 & PA40
THE DOMINATOR 50	WEM PA100
	THE AUDIOMASTER
	THE AX40
	THE SL100 SLAVE

THE ULTIMUS BASS HEAD

PLEASE SEE BROCHURE PAGES FOR OTHER IMAGES OF AMPS

THE GX100

DOMINATOR

MK1

This was the revolutionary wedge-shaped cabinet designed and marketed by Charlie Watkins. The idea was to obtain a wide sound dispersion from a relatively modest power input and this was certainly achieved because all Watkins/WEM amps have a reputation for being 'louder' than their rated power outputs may suggest.

The Dominator may be the best known of the range but the Westminster was the first proper production model

There have been several incarnations of the Dominator and Westminster over the years.

WESTMINSTER

MK1

There were certainly few refinements visible on the early Westminsters but they hit the market at just the right time in the mid 1950's when the explosion in pop music had begun and everyone wanted a piece of the action. By 1956 three models, the Westminster, Dominator and Clubman were in full production. By the early 60's, Charlie's factory had about 40 workers.

CLUBMAN MK1

The styling of the Clubman was based on the Westminster but with reduced power output. It made an ideal practice amp.

SCOUT

WEM 40

WEM 200

PA MIXER

WEM

BAND MIXER

WEM

BANDMIXER

100 Watt solid state mixer/amp

eight inputs on four channels

WEM

GX40 BI-TONE

WEM MONITOR

REVERB 50

WEM PA100

WEM

PICK-A-BASS

(POWER BASS)

Usually sold as a combo of Pick-a-Bass cab and Control ER15 head. Introduced 1963 and a year later was re-branded as Power Bass

WEM FR30

STUDIO AMP

WEM

POWER MUSETTE MK2

This combo was intended for organ and accordian use rather than guitar and used a twin cone speaker. It still sounds fine when used as a guitar amp and overdrives nicely for blues playing.

The name Musette comes from a type of accordian tuning which produces beat notes. Charlie Watkins is a great accordian enthusiast

WESTMINSTER

DOMINATOR

BOTH Mk1

courtesy www.ampaholics.org.uk

JOKER

courtesy www.ampaholics.org.uk

CUSTOM 15

courtesy www.ampaholics.org.uk

WATKINS

MONITOR

This is a very rare Watkins Monitor.

Cliff and the Shadows had one of these models.

Thanks to P.Goodhand-Tait of www.ampaholics.org for this and the Scout pictures on this webpage.

WESTMINSTER

V-Front

2 x 10

courtesy www.ampaholics.org.uk

ER15 with

PICK-A-BACK

courtesy www.ampaholics.org.uk

WESTMINSTER

2 COLOURS

+ NAME THAT

BAND !

courtesy www.ampaholics.org.uk

WESTMINSTER

MKII

SAPPHIRE 100

AUDIOMASTER

MIXER

WARRIOR

BASS

HR30

SOME WEM PA

GEAR

Thanks to Mark Waldispuhl for this image of his Audiomasters, Slaves and Copicat

AX40 & AX100

WEM SLAVE
CLUBMAN c 1974
DOMINATOR BASS MK1
DOMINATOR MKIII
WEM CONTRACT		This is quite a rare piece of kit. 250w into 4 ohms with five mixed channels - solid state Thanks to Jim Celata for the pic and info