Merle Travis & Leo Fender

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Author Message   Steve Kennedy (admin) Username: admin Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Monday, November 29, 2004 - 12:25 am:    In the January 2005 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine in their Fretprints column article on Merle Travis (page 86), the following is mentioned: "While it is likely that Merle used Gibson, Magnatone and Fender amps prior to aquiring these (Standel amps), his Standels were the only amps he ever endorsed. In later years, Merle also used a Music Man amplifier built for him by Leo Fender." Steve   guitarchuck Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 09:03 pm:    Here's a photo of Merle Travis with his Musicman.   guitarchuck Posted on Friday, February 24, 2006 - 10:18 pm:    Is this a 115 Sixty-Five that Merle Travis has in the photo? Thanks, Chuck   c Posted on Saturday, February 25, 2006 - 08:36 pm:    yep