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The Domino Echo mark 2 was released in late 1964. Its livery - grey and green - matched that of the newly-revamped range of amps.

Domino Bass amplifier section in the new livery of late 1964.

Its case, with latching top and front covers along the lines of the Vox "Short Tom" Echo, marked a considerable departure from the earlier slope-fronted Domino Echo mark 1.

Vox Domino Echo mark 2 serial number 4043. The first image shows the latching front (at right) and top.

Vox Domino Echo mark 2 serial number 3132, plate

Vox Domino Echo mark 1

The circuit devised for the Domino Echo mark 1 and 2 was in essence copied from the Watkins (WEM) Copicat mark 2 - which may go some way to explaining why JMI did not circulate (publicly) a service sheet for the units. One does survive, however, (a single copy currently known) in the form of JMI OS/042, drawn by Mike Turner on 19th December 1963.

The electronics of serial number 3132.

The complement of valves was: two ECC83s (12AX7) and one 6BR8. The mains transformer allowed for operation at 110V (potentially for the USA) or 240V.

In September 1964, the Domino Echo mark 2 was pitched at £47 and 5 shillings by Jennings, over £30 less than the Vox "Short Tom" Echo unit (at the head of the list below):

September 1964, the Vox Domino Echo mark 2.

An overview of surviving units.

The serial number range for the Domino Echo mark 2 is likely to have begun at 3000. Numbers were hand-stamped. Serial number plates were fixed inside the removable top cover.

Serial number 3132

Serial number 3644

Serial number 3674

Serial number 3682

Serial number 4043

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