Port City

The Port City "Twelve" is the perfect, small combo for guitarists seeking the elusive Black Face tone with a focused low end rather than the flub of the original, who want the wattage, volume and bubbly feel of the original Black Face Princeton and who also need an amp capable of morphing into smooth, moderate overdrive.

This is a wonderful Americana amplifier with the tweaks expected by modern players who know great amps.

From Daniel Klein's (Port City's) website:

"The idea for the Port City Twelve amplifier was simple.......A lower wattage amp that is simple yet classy. Smaller in size but BIG in performance. Handwired using the best components with a price tag that won't affect your long term financial goals. I believe we hit the mark.

The first thing you will notice when you plug into this amp is clarity. At lower volumes this amp is CLEAN. Your touch, your guitar, your pick, heck...even the way you breathe will come through! Ok...maybe not, but you get the idea. When you begin to turn up the volume you get some natural breakup. That only whets your appetite to crank it. Doing so will unleash the natural compression and drive that is sure to put a smile on your face. With the amp cranked you can still use your volume knob and pickup toggle switch to get a multitude of different tones. We recently added a thick switch beside the tone knob. This adds just a bit more low mids to your sound. Did we mention the Twelve amp loves pedals? Overdrives, boosts, delays, reverbs...The Twelve takes them all wonderfully.

Specifications:

• ¾ in. solid pine cabinet (Finger jointed) covered with heavy duty tolex covering
• Switchcraft brand jacks
• Solid metal shaft Alpha potentiometers
• Carbon composition resistors
• Custom wound Heyboer output transformer, power transformer, and choke
• Tube Layout: 2 X 12AX7 preamp tubes, 2 X 6V6 power tubes
• Mojo BV-25M speaker (Combo only)
• Power Output: 12 watts - 8 ohms
• Combo size: 18” tall 10.5 inches deep 17” wide; 29 lbs.

The Port City 112 Oversized, "Wave" technology cabinet is our reference 112 cabinet.

It just works flawlessly with every amp/guitar combination we have tried.

Nice touches such as the recessed, top mounted, metal handle and recessed chrome Port City logo make this cab both functional and attractive.

It's also wide enough that most heads will fit on top of it perfectly.

What really makes this cab work though is an internal construction technique that eliminates standing waves in the cabinet. This makes the cab bigger sounding than it is, smooths out any unwanted harshness or fatiguing frequencies in the upper midrange and, in general, give the cabinet a larger presence.

The standard speaker is a Celestion Vintage 30 at 8 Ohms which works very well because when used with this cab you get the advantages of the V30 which are: a 30 watt break up point for nice speaker interaction, 65 watts of handling ability and none of the upper mid issues this speaker has a reputation for; the Wave technology eliminates that problem completely.

Also available unloaded for $450.00 or with other speaker, tolex and grille cloth options.....please inquire for customized quote.
 

We had these cabinets made to match the PRS/Sewell Sweet 16 head perfectly. The tolexes are identical and the sonic combination is the best we have heard yet.

Daniel Klein's standard Oversized 112 speaker cab with internal Wave Technology covered in black and white tolex with Celestion Vintage 30.

The Port City 112 Oversized, "Wave" technology cabinet is our reference 112 cabinet.

It just works flawlessly with every amp/guitar combination we have tried.

Nice touches such as the recessed, top mounted, metal handle and recessed chrome Port City logo make this cab both functional and attractive.

It's also wide enough that most heads will fit on top of it perfectly.

What really makes this cab work though is an internal construction technique that eliminates standing waves in the cabinet. This makes the cab bigger sounding than it is, smooths out any unwanted harshness or fatiguing frequencies in the upper midrange and, in general, give the cabinet a larger presence.

The standard speaker is a Celestion Vintage 30 at 8 Ohms which works very well because when used with this cab you get the advantages of the V30 which are: a 30 watt break up point for nice speaker interaction, 65 watts of handling ability and none of the upper mid issues this speaker has a reputation for; the Wave technology eliminates that problem completely.

Stu's Highly Recommended™ 

This example was special ordered with vintage style, basketweave grille cloth as a cosmetic mate to the Vox Night Train. Yes, it actually costs more than the Vox, but it really makes the Night Train sound so incredible that we feel it is money well spent and still results in a very affordable rig overall.

Of course, it also looks great with other amps. The Basketweave cloth is a $40.00 upgrade, but it lends a slightly vintage look to the cab and also diffuses the top end a bit better for a less directional sound making it essentially "Tone Cloth".

The Port City 112 Oversized, "Wave" technology cabinet is our reference 112 cabinet.

It just works flawlessly with every amp/guitar combination we have tried.

Nice touches such as the recessed, top mounted, metal handle and recessed chrome Port City logo make this cab both functional and attractive.

It's also wide enough that most heads will fit on top of it perfectly.

What really makes this cab work though is an internal construction technique that eliminates standing waves in the cabinet. This makes the cab bigger sounding than it is, smooths out any unwanted harshness or fatiguing frequencies in the upper midrange and, in general, gives the cabinet a larger presence.

The standard speaker is a Celestion Vintage 30 at 8 Ohms which works very well because when used with this cab you get the advantages of the V30 which are: a 30 watt break up point for nice speaker interaction, 65 watts of handling ability and none of the upper mid issues this speaker has a reputation for; the Wave technology eliminates that problem completely.

Also available unloaded for $490.00.

Stu's Highly Recommended™ 

A scaled down version of the OS (oversized) Port City cabinet. This cab offers a slightly less large wave size as a trade off for a more compact, portable cabinet and lower price point.

The Wave technology and all of its patented brilliance is still going on inside the cab so it still eliminates standing waves making the stock Celestion Vintage 30 smooth as silk with no upper mid hardness.

A perfect complement for many amplifiers, but it's as if it were made for the Vox Night Train!