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Hand Wired, 18 Watt, Plexi, All Valve Guitar Amplifier Head

- 100% Made in the UK -

Great Build Quality, Solid Construction, VP Handmade Transformers, 2mm Bent Alloy Chassis with the Best Quality Components, All Hand Wired Turret Board, Carling 'Off/Standby/On' Mains Power Switch, 'Volume' and 'Tone' Controls, 'POWER' (OPR) Control, Bias and Gain Switches and FX Loop. The Amp uses 2x JJ 'ECC83S' Valves in the 'Front End', 2x JJ 'EL84' Valves in the 'Power Section' and an EI 'EZ80' Valve Rectifier. It is Cathode Bias, Push-Pull, Based on the 'Lite llB Variant' Specifications.

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Custom Made Finger Jointed Birch Ply Head Cabinet covered in Black 'Tolex' with Gold Colour 'Plexi' Front and Rear Panels.

A SUPERB Amp, Plenty of 'Clean' and some Nice Overdrive Distortion past about '7' on the Volume Dial. The Amp offers some Stunning Tones, that only a Point-2-Point, Hand Wired, All Valve Design is Capable of.

Unique Twin Input System - Input '1' Drives just Half (V1A) of the Preamp Valve and Input '2' Drives Both Halves (V1A+B) of the Preamp Valve. There are 3x Speaker Outputs - 4, 8 and 16 Ohms.

-Main Features-

1. - POWER Control -  'OPR' - lets you get a true 'Cranked Amp Sound' at VERY Low Volume Levels - Fat Harmonics - Sustain a Mile Long - the Full Works, but at a Volume level you can 'Talk' over. Simple to use, Just like a Normal Volume Control, as you 'Dial Down the Power' - The Volume Drops but the Tone is Maintained. The Output Power of the Amplifier can be Varied from 100% down to Less than 1% of the Full Rating- Fully Maintaining the Warm Tone and Natural Harmonics of the Output Valves. Waste Heat from the Output Stage is Dramatically reduced as the Power is Dialled down, Greatly Extending Valve Life.

2. - 'TRI Rectifiers'.

3. - 'Bias' and 'Gain' Switches.

4. - Series FX Loop - Send and Return Sockets. A Series Loop 'Inserts' the Effect in the Signal Chain and has been Configured for 'Stomp-Box' Type Effects.

18 Watt RMS (Clean) Power Rating  - At full Volume (About 30 Watts Peak Power), Driving 1 -or- 2 12" Speakers, this Amp is 'LOUD'. Also, you can 'Dime' the Controls to get that Fantastic Cooking Valve Amp Sound, then use the 'POWER' (OPR) control to set the actual Volume to a Whisper, the Tone will stay the Same.