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Article: Small wonders: Ashdown Peacemaker 20 and Cornford Hurricane. (Bench Tests).
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- Guitar Player
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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Representing two ends of the price spectrum, the Ashdown Peacemaker 20 ($800 retail/ $649 street) and Comford Hurricane ($2,475 retail/street N/A) are low-wattage, reverb-equipped combos that deliver sweet EL84 grind at volumes that won't vaporize your eardrums. The Peacemaker and the Hurricane both receive an Editor's Pick Award.
For the last four decades, electric guitarists have reveled in the sweet, chiming grind of Vox's legendary EL84-powered amps. And while the 30-watt AC30 typically gets all the glory, it was Vox's first amp--the 15-watt AC15 from 1956--that really brought guitarists and the EL84 together.
In the late '80s and ...