Description
‘classic black with grey lettering faceplate’
Black Grillecloth pattern tolex with silver/black medium and small skirted aluminum knobs
if you’re the type of person that gravitates to simple controls that DO things, basic, understated, and elegant, this is your amp. extremely versatile tone options await this amp with a good spectrum of full blackface style to bright voxy cleans running through the proto-fuzz and chest thumping grind of a full-tilt gain monster. (check the youtube demo video for a taste)
Stage I Spec:
2xKT88 power amp tubes
Switchable tone stack (TMB/BAX)
custom clean/crunch control switch for ch1 to switch between hi headroom breathy clean or a tight focused british voiced crunch with fast string response
Channel switchable with front button, or (optional, extra cost) footswitch
Custom high gain contour control knob to shape midrange response of the amp from crunchy british to heavily scooped (think 5 slider “smiley face” settings on an old MK3 or MK2 mesa?)
Why you want this amp:
-you play a wide variety of ROCK guitar and need something that covers the bases.patches and presets don’t do it for you
-you are passionate about tone. we tune every amp we make, by hand, for maximum sonic improvements.
-Because i’m a one man show, I can put the cost of the amp directly into the parts that make great sound, not sponsoring race cars, sales “spiffs” or other frippery.
– I ‘Fettle” each amp, one at a time, to bring out the very best sounds the amp is capable of producing. like a sublime meal, it is a meld of balance, and extremes. the process is very time and labor intensive, but the results speak for themselves. Included with each amp is a hand written section detailing the nuances of each particular amp and some sample settings i’ve discovered and shared with you, the new owner.
-Blueprinted tubes: each amp’s tube complement is rigorously tested for acoustic and electrical properties, and written in the fettling sheet included with the amp.
-I played guitar professionally for almost 2 decades, and built and played most every guitar or bass amp circuit out there. i’ve experienced first hand what sounds great and what doesn’t. that knowledge and ‘ears’ go into the design and refinement of everything we make.
so, go with Omakase… or in other words “Trust the Chef”…
those amps you see on stage and in the studio with your fave band performing? they didn’t just get that from their local guitar store. a tech “massaged” their amp. quite frequently, if you peeked under the hood whats printed on the front of the amp has nothing to do with whats going on inside!
I give you this “secret power” with all of my amps.
This amp features:
Midrange Contour – shift the eq response of the high gain from scooped to boxy
Switchable Tone stack – this covers all of the popular 2 and 3 knob tone control frequency response
the manual for this amp is available online, and a printed copy will come with your amp.
the gain channel: throws out thick chunk right out of the gate, then dials fatter and fatter through american voiced high gain monsters all the way up to dial crushing fuzz that can run the spectrum from an orange OR lit up at full roar to “that” sunn T sound that everyone is after, but requires acres of boutique pedals to really wake them up (not here, just use this amp, chum..) then you can keep going til square wave zip code sits in your lap and invites you out to dinner..
we took the original circuits and adapted them to our tone response for these amps to maximise the influence on the sound of the amp in a simple to understand format.
a footswitch is available for this amplifier for additional cost.
Triple Tested Tubes (sm) we only use tubes that have been tested by 3 different companies: the tube factory (which screens out up to 90{d4bedfb142f39760bcc99bdc493ac665ae9906ad68bf0ab08734e20c4fe243fc} failure rate) a trusted USA tube vendor (which can screen out up to 90{d4bedfb142f39760bcc99bdc493ac665ae9906ad68bf0ab08734e20c4fe243fc} of the tubes from the factory), and our own testing process that ‘blueprints’ the tubes used in your amp. yes, we hand match and select power and preamp tubes that I choose for their sonic qualities.
Custom midrange contour control for this amp opens up even more sonic possibilities for the high gain channel.
squash it, bloom it, fill the room or cut thru a mix..
Included with your amp:
-fettling / build sheet detailing the particulars and options of each amplifier with hand written notes with information about each custom control and the technical details of the amp. tube ratings and general tasting notes
-Handpicked control settings for each individual amp to show off just a few of the grand sounds you can find within (located in the back of the printed manual) these are handwritten by me as I am walking through final playtesting of the amp, making sure it is capable of great sound
-Solid Cables GT instrument and speaker cables (over $200 value)
-Mercury Magnetics heavy duty red power cable
-Signed Certificate of Awesome showing completion date and serial number of the amp
your amp will come with a speaker cable and power cord for your country (if we have it in stock)
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