Heilman amplifier mystery

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Heilman amplifier mystery

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Hola, Forum. Hoping to get any info I can on an amp I aquired. It's a Heilman Laser 400 (solid state) & was purchased new in the 80's at Steel Guitars of Nashville. Only info I've been able to unearth is that it was built by Benny Heilman in Donaldson TN (he lived in Minneapolis prior to that). Anyone have any recollection of these? Desperately searching for a schematic to bring it back to life.

Thanks,
Pete
Excel Superb D10, Sarno Black Box, Goodrich L120, various effects into a Sarno Spectrum preamp feeding a Jay Ganz Straight Ahead into pair of JBL K130 loaded cabs.

They say "thats how it goes". I say "that ain't the way it stays!"
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Excel Superb D10, Sarno Black Box, Goodrich L120, various effects into a Sarno Spectrum preamp feeding a Jay Ganz Straight Ahead into pair of JBL K130 loaded cabs.

They say "thats how it goes". I say "that ain't the way it stays!"
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Post by Pete McAvity »

Let's give it another go, yes?
Excel Superb D10, Sarno Black Box, Goodrich L120, various effects into a Sarno Spectrum preamp feeding a Jay Ganz Straight Ahead into pair of JBL K130 loaded cabs.

They say "thats how it goes". I say "that ain't the way it stays!"
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Post by Jack Hanson »

Check with Clem Schmitz in Mpls. If anyone would know, he most likely would. Ditto for Mike Cass & Ernie Renn.
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On it. Thanks, Jack!

And none of that stinkin’ root beer!
Excel Superb D10, Sarno Black Box, Goodrich L120, various effects into a Sarno Spectrum preamp feeding a Jay Ganz Straight Ahead into pair of JBL K130 loaded cabs.

They say "thats how it goes". I say "that ain't the way it stays!"