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    AMPLIFIER FAQ

    Jul 03, 2020 3 minutes

    Have a burning question about your amp or, worse still, a burning amp? Email us at editors@guitar.com

    Can you explain what a Leslie cabinet is? I’ve been offered one for sale but I’m not sure if I can use it with my guitar amplifier.

    ADRIAN, ABERDEEN

    Hi, Adrian. The Leslie speaker is a separate amplifier and loudspeaker unit named after its inventor Donald Leslie. In the late 1930s, he started work on a device that would deliver the sound of a pipe organ better than his current setup. The story goes that

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