Used & Vintage

SN: O18282

Year of Production: 2004

Condition: Mint - new tubes

Street Price New: $1249.00

Savings: $300.00

Warranty: Fat Sound 12 month parts (excluding tubes) and labor, 90 days on tubes

The Non-Reverb version of the MAZ 18 was built at the request of Fat Sound Guitars and released as a new model in 2002.

The idea behind removing the reverb was that it would remove some signal restrictions within the amp a bit adding to the openness, bass response, touch sensitivity and gain. the difference is relatively minor, but definitely noticeable and frankly, the MAZ 18 is so multi-dimensional and complex that for most applications reverb just isn't necessary.

When reverb *is* necessary or desired you have an FX loop that works beautifully with a wide range of reverb effect pedals as well as stand-alone units like the excellent Z Verb. So, when you want reverb you can have it, but when you want the best dry tone possible you have that too.

The dynamic range of this amplifier, which is addressable simply by changing attack or guitar, without ever touching the amp's controls is a huge part of why it has been our best seller for 8 years. This comes in very handy for live players!

Specifications

• Red Tolex
• Tan grille cloth
• Power Output: 18 Watts
• Output Tubes: 2 - EL-84
• Preamp Tubes: 4 - 12AX7,
• Rectifier: 1 - GZ34
• Controls: Volume, Treble, Mid, Bass, Cut, and Master Volume

Fat Sound's Award for Sonic Excellence!™

SN. L15046

Year of Production: 2001

Condition: Fair Cosmetically / Excellent Functionally (Tolex is in very good condition, face and rear plates show scratches in high wear areas. Functions flawlessly)

Street Price New: $1549.00

Savings: $550.00 (35%)

An older, great sounding Z-28 with a nicely broken-in, original, British "Ipswich" Celestion G12H30 12" speaker.

From Dr Z's Website

The Z28 shares the same EF86 front end as its bigger brothers the Route 66 and KT45. Pairing this front end with a pair of fixed bias 6V6s yields an authority not heard before from a dual 6V6 design. Having more of an American type sound, the Z28 gives you a wide pallet to work from. You can dial in a clear, sweet clean sound as well as a biting crunch with just 3 knobs. Like our other 3 knob amps, the treble and bass function normally until 12:00 and dial in gain once turned past noon. The stout, tube rectified power supply gives the Z28 a tight low end and makes it very pedal friendly. You won’t find the typical short comings of a dual 6V6 amp here. Weighing in at approximately 22 watts, the Z28 is great for most gig/studio situations.

Specifications

• Original, "Ipswich" British Celestion G12H30 12" speaker
• Black tolex with original style Tan grille cloth
• Power Output: 22 Watts
• Output Tubes: 2 - 6V6EH
• Preamp Tubes: 1 - EF86, 1-5751/12AX7
• Rectifier: 1 - 5AR4
• Controls: Volume, Bass, Treble
• Dimensions: 23" W, 20 1/8" H, 10" D; 47 lbs

Condition: Mint

Street Price New $899.00

Savings: $200.00

From Twister's Website

"This is a small single 12" combo with an incredible sounding 12 watts of pure class A, single-ended, cathode-biased EL34 tube power.

This little guy may be small, and easy to carry, but don't let its diminutive size fool you. This hot- rod will rock the house without breaking a sweat.

The control layout is simple

• Two inputs "Hot", and "Cool" to tailor the amp to your guitar's pickups.
• Volume Knob with a "Pull Boost" feature that gives you an unlimited array of gain settings from bright spanky Tele-twang tone, to creamy, effortless super sustaining high gain rock tones.
• An extremely effective "Tone Knob" That will let you dial in YOUR tone from thick, and swampy to bright, and articulate, and anywhere in between.

VARI-WATT!!

This amp's ON/OFF knob also doubles as the Vari-Watt control. This is no simple master-volume. This is Power-Scaling at its best! Crank the Vari-Watt control all the way up, and you get the full 12 watts from the power section. Turn the Vari-Watt all the way down, and you will decrease the power output of the EL34 power tube to approximately 1/10th of a watt!!!! And of course you can set it anywhere in between - dial in the tone and volume you need.

The Vari-Watt circuit actually changes the voltage going to the plate of the power tube. So when you turn the Vari-Watt down, even though the tube isn't putting out it's full power, the tube still reacts like it's running at full-blast. The advantage to this design over standard master volumes is that you can get power tube saturation at extremely low volumes.

As a matter of fact, the further you turn the Vari-Watt control down, the EASIER it is to get power tube saturation, and distortion.

This feature makes the Dust Devil truly capable of getting those wonderfull cranked up tones, compression, and saturation at REAL BEDROOM VOLUME LEVELS.

This very well may be the perfect all around amp. AMAZING tones for recording - plenty of power for smaller gigs - and at home the Vari-Watt control will let you play to the wee hours of the morning without disturbing anyone else in the house!"

-Jade Lowrey, owner, designer and builder Twister Amplifiers
Dayton, OH
 

Specifications

• Class: Class A
• Power: 12 Watts
• Bias: Cathode (self-biased)
• Power Tubes: 1x EL34
• Preamp Tubes: 1x 12ax7
• Rectifier: 5AR4 / GZ34
• Vari-Watt: YES
• Channels: Single
• Inputs: 2 (Hot & Cool)
• Controls: Volume & Tone
• Pull-Boost on Volume

Dimensions

• 16.5" H x 20" W x9.5" D
• Weight: 34 lbs.

SN. 117277

Date of Production: 2008

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $2239.00 before mods

Savings: $390.00 plus free mods performed by Bogner (see below for list)

From Bogner's Website

"DUENDE" an Andalusia term for a mystical protector of treasure...

Tonal treasure is the new DUENDE amp, a giant leap forward in the quest for a versatile lower wattage Channel switching, Reverb and Tremolo "grab and go" amp.. The DUENDE is comfortable in either the living room or blazing at a sweaty juke-joint jam. A Musical Sherpa that can artfully carry one from vintage clean tones or sweetly organic edge of breakup grind to chunky British higher gain. Honeysuckle sweet to burnin' Moonshine you decide how to set the two channels or COMBINE both channels so the Gain, Volume and EQ controls become interactive and an incredible range of radical gain and EQ options are available such as: Shimmering American vintage cleans, greasy tweedy thick mids and grind, forward shifted juicy midrange like vintage lapsteel/harp amps, British higher gain hotrod tones with focused lows. The DUENDE has a beautiful dynamic tube Sag and Compression that feels great to play and is really connected to your picking hands attack.Other features include a tube buffered Effects Loop and Compensated Recording Output. Both single coil or humbucker pickups will have a tone feast through the DUENDE as it breathes effortlessly....

Features

• 15 watts from two 6V6 tubes
• 5Y3  tube rectifier
• Five 12AX7 preamp tubes
• Two channels that can be COMBINED or used separately, footswitchable
• Reverb with independent level controls for each channel, Accutronics Spring large tank
• Tremolo with speed and depth (pull on) controls, footswitchable
• Effects Loop tube buffered send/return
• Compensated Recording Output
• Power-amp Line Output
• Master EQ section: Air (Treble), Body (Bass) controls shared with Channel 1 and 2
• Channel 1: Gain (Pull Bright), Treble, Bass, Volume and shared Master EQ controls
• Channel 2: Gain (Pull Gain) , Volume and shared Master EQ controls
• Included 3 button footswitch for channel select, combining channels and tremolo on/off

Modifications Performed by Bogner

• Volume B "Pull Gain" made footswitchable. A standard on/off latch footswitch such as the BOSS FS-re-voiced type with LED can be used for this function
• In the "Pull Gain" position the gain has been increased
• Channel B has been re-voiced slightly to better accommodate the higher gain
• Channel B bass increased slightly
• Mid control added on master EQ and effects both channels. If the added mid knob is set to 12:00 the midrange is the stock fixed position
• Modification documentation provided by Jorg Dorschner of Bogner Amplification

Condition: Mint

Street Price New $3095.00

Savings: $646.00

Fat Sounds' Take

The London 18 from 65 Amps became a near Icon in its' first couple of year in the market. Walking a fine, but successful line between the Great 60's, lower wattage British amps, there are obvious shades of Vox AC15 and Marshall 1974X in the sonic signature of this amplifier. While not nearly as compressed as the 1974X or as swirly and chimey as the AC15, anyone with experience with these venerable amps will easily recognize the influences behind the London 18.

Intentionally designed to be a loud 18 watt amplifier, the London has plenty of headroom, is excellent for club use, but may need a proper attenuator like the Dr Z Brake-Lite ($169.00) installed in the cabinet for home use if you want to get the output tubes singing. The single Alnico Blue version, as available here is, however, the lower volume offering of the various London 18 models.

Backed by some of the nicest, most upstanding folks in the industry with a clear sonic vision, 65 is a great company building fantastic amplifiers.

From 65 Amps' Website

Evolved from some of the Mid-Sixties best low powered amplifiers. The 2xEL84, Cathode Biased, Class A sound is that of astonishing warmth, depth, harmonic richness all in a small package that allows big-amp sound on small stages, in the studio or at home. The London takes the classic 2xEL84 vocabulary and pushes it way beyond all predecessors. With the distinct tones of 2 very different 60's 18watt amps in one package, The London offers 2-amps-in-one and allows a greatly increased vocabulary.

Trem channel - 12AX7 based with a single tone knob and an organic Bias tremolo activated by a footswitch. This channel is the one for many of your classic British tones from your favorite Blues and Rock records.

Colour Channel - EF86 (pentode) based with a tone knob and 6-way color switch that adjusts the mid focus. This channel is reminiscent of the British Invasion sound until you push it hard via the Booster Switch and then if flips into ultra-rich, harmonic saturation that defines modern day boutique amplifiers.

Specifications

• 2xEL84, 2x12AX7, 1xEF86. 1xEZ81 based
• Complete point to point hand wiring, 100% hand assembled with care and 100% made in the USA
• Each amp is custom voiced and broken-in thoroughly before sale to ensure 100% reliability and maximum tone!
• Channels:  Normal channel is EF86 based with Tone and 6-way Color controls.  Classic Tremolo Channel is 12AX7 based with single Tone, Speed and Intensity controls
• Cut knob affects both channels
• Resistors: Rare 1/2 watt 5% NOS Allen Bradley Carbon Comps in all tone-affecting positions. 1% or 2% Metal films, wirewound otherwise
• Capacitors: Custom made tone capacitors based on the original Mustard Cap™. These capacitors truly represent the originals.  Custom made, super fast Electrolytics. Silver Mica JJ cap can
• Transformers:· Custom wound, premium transformers perfectly cloned from original 1960's Radiospares trannies. All transformers use only hand-annealed steel just like the originals. (Modern transformers use Silicon steel that affects response and tone). Both transformers are packing serious iron and strongly deliver a wonderful, robust vocabulary to our amps.
• Speakers: Celestion Alnico Blue / Celestion G12H30
• Tube Sockets: Highest grade ceramic power and rectifier tube sockets for maximum life. · Micalex preamp tube sockets for reduced microphonics
• Nuts & Bolts:· Custom Handmade double-turret board.  Sealed Military -Spec Toggle switches.  Custom Handmade Baltic Birch cabinet built to exacting specifications.

SN. 084

Condition: Mint

Production Date: 2-19-2009

Street Price New: $1999.00

Savings $450.00

From Top Hat's Website

This is TopHat's endeavor to produce the most outstanding, classically based amp that will make records for the ages.

We also wanted to provide this in an Aluminum chassis Head version, especially useful for those working in a studio environment. We found the Aluminum chassis brings a lot to the table, sonically. Much of this is very hard to put into words. Put simply, it is more alive or lively, presenting a more transparent sonic field.

There are two things that have come onto the market in the few years that allow higher levels of correct breathing tone to occur. One is the EZ81 rectifier tube. This is the original rectifier used by 18-watt Marshall's and the Vox AC15 amps; the two amps upon which oue Supreme 16 is base, This tube has been out of production for decades, yet very necessary to feed a 2-EL84 amp the right amount of current. The other item is the Celestion Blue Alnico. It is my personal contention, not verified officially by Celestion, that the Blue Alnico has been upgraded with the "glues, parts and pieces" used on the new Heritage Series speakers, also made with the "Blue", in England. This speaker has come along way from where it has been the last 10+ years. It now allows all the great things to happen, like the originals. THIS IS A GREAT BREAK THROUGH! When we went to the drawing board to design this amplifier, we started with what we believe is the best 2-EL84 platform of all time -- the early 60's AC15.

This platform is different than an AC30 and can only be reasonably done with 2 power tubes. We also believe this platform to be superior to the 18-watt Marshall design, for a variety of reasons. We then chose to provide the EF-86 channel, with a fat/bright switch and single volume knob along with a second channel that has the full EQ, master volume, Club Royale preamp design, with its' fat-off-bright switch. To keep the head a portable size, we moved the cut knob to the back panel. This works on both channels, as it is in the power section of the amp.

Part of the magic of this design, is the far less common use of a large choke. Simply put, this coil affects the way the amp compresses and breathes. It causes a feel unlike any other. It is very hands and ear friendly. It also matches up with the Aluminum chassis and new found papery clarity of the Blue Alnico. The Aluminum chassis has welded corners and been fully powder coated and silk-screened on the outside, utilizing no faceplates. The head and speaker cabinets are finger-joined 15mm Baltic Birch plywood, covered in two-tone vinyl with an Art Deco inlaid piping design surrounding the new style round, lit up logo.

Specificatons

• 16 watts via a pair of EL84 power tubes
• EZ81 rectifier tube
• Fully Powder Coated, Aluminum Chassis
• Tung-Sol EF806 (high-end EF86), Vox AC15 derived channel
• 12AX7 Marshall 1974X derived channel
• Master Volume
• Fat/Off/Bright switch for 12AX7 channel
• Fat/Bright switch for EF86 channel
• Global Cut knob on rear panel
• Hand-Wound, custom transformers and heavy duty choke
• Switch for 120v or 240v operation (Euro and Australia compatible)
• Unique Art Deco design
   

SN 200904079

Date of Production August 2009

Condition: As New

Street Price New: $1659.00

Savings: $260.00 and free shipping

Having been in the boutique amp business since its inception in the early 90's I've found myself in the unique and fortunate position of helping bring to market a few amplifiers which have reached iconic status amongst modern players. I've learned to recognize these amps when I play them and the new PRS Sweet 16 is one of those amplifiers.

Destined to please a wide variety of players and to have long-lasting staying power in the market place, this new amplifier is as good as any single channel amp I have played yet unique enough to carve out its own niche in the amplifier collections of my clients.

With the Sweet 16, PRS has brought to market a beautifully designed, amazing sounding, amplifier at 16 watts that combines the clean tone qualities and gain qualities of some of my favorite amplifiers with Doug Sewell's personal sonic touches in one small, reasonably priced package that looks stunning and is gorgeously constructed both inside and out.

The cleans have the absolute perfect amount of compression on the initial attack that gives the amp that wonderful feel under the fretting fingers....the feel that I describe as reminding me of squeezing water out of a sponge.

The initial compression releases at just the right moment which is critical for attaining that perfect degree of bloom up and out of the speaker cabinet and swirl around the room with that surround sound type of ambient greatness. I have only ever experienced this from a handful of other, single channel amps....none of which have the incredibly smooth and thick overdrive tones of this amplifier.

The reverb circuit has a warmth to it that augments the clean tones perfectly without ever getting in the way unless you want it to via higher setting of the potentiometer. It fills out the room with a wonderful multi-dimensional quality while laying behind the fundamentals in a way that is very transparent and unobtrusive.

With gradual increases of the Volume control the amp morphs from pushed cleans that allow the player to control the amp via pick attack, through mild overdrive that is sweet and smooth, thick and complex and ultimately into higher gain sonic territory with very chewy, meaty overdrive with wonderful definition. This is not a gain tone to hide behind, but one to emphasize your skills or, perhaps, make you a better player; there's no cascading gain with infinite sustain here; just honest power tube distortion with richness, clarity and meat.

As is common in today's flooded boutique amp segment of the marketplace, on paper this amp will seem to be similar to many other offerings by other boutique builders, but the range and quality of lush, swirly and harmonically complex cleans to pushed, mild overdrive to singing lead tones via a single channel amplifier has got to be experienced to be fully appreciated.

The Sweet 16 ultimately is more of a musical instrument than a mere amplifier and possesses the very broad range of tones typically only found in dual-channel amps costing twice as much.

I can tell you that after 16 years of not just selling, but actually consulting with amp designers and personally bringing some of today's most iconic boutique amplifiers to market that it takes a lot to impress me. This amp has blown me away and it will do the same for you.

Specifications

• JJ or Tung-Sol 6V6 power tubes
• V1 - 12AX7, V2 - 12AT7 (reverb driver), V3 - 12AX7 (reverb recovery), V4 - 12AT7 (phase inverter)
• Silicone Diode rectification
• Aluminum Chassis
• Belton tube sockets
• Mallory 150 coupling caps
• Cliff jacks
• Pine cabinetry for more open, ambient sound and lower weight

Fat Sound is extremely proud to have been able to have played a small part in the development of the Sweet 16.

SN: 06121

Condition: Excellent

Year of production: 2006

Modification work completed: 2008

Street Price New: $2100.00

Bay Bray modifications added $550.00

Savings: $1051.00

From Reinhardt's Website

The 18 watt is based on a Marshall with a few circuit changes. This amp goes anywhere from sweet clean tones, to classic rock, to heavier gain, without being too heavy. Think AC/DC, Van Halen, ABB, etc. Due to overwhelming demand and popularity power scaling is now a standard feature on the 18. This amp does it all, and does it so well. Touch sensitivity on either channel is second to none. Play lightly, it has sweet cleans, dig in a little and its unleashes mild bluesy overdrive tones. Dig in harder and its Classic rock at its finest. No need for pedals with this, but it does love a good boost as well. Do not confuse with the original 18 watt Marshall amp, this amp has all that, and much more.

The first channel, or "normal" channel is based on the stock amp, nice chimey cleans to a killer smokey blues. Great feel and dynamics.

The second channel or "bright" channel is the hotrodded channel. This channel has had the tremolo removed, and another gain stage and full range EQ added in its place. With a master volume on this channel, it can go from amazing chimey clean to nice crunchy gritty blues, to a killer classic and hard rock tone. No over the top heavy muddy gain here, but a killer hot plexi level.

Specifications

• Tubes: custom blend of JJ. TungSol RI and EH tubes. This amp uses 3 12ax7/ecc83 preamp tubes, 2 el84/6bq5 power tubes and a 6ca4/ez81 rectifier.
• Transformers are Heyboer copies of the original Radio Spares trannies.
• Sozo Vintage series and Mallory 150 caps, 1% tolerance resistors, all Teflon wire and shielded input cable for low noise.
• 2x12" cabinet loaded with one Celestion G12H30 and one Vintage 30

Dave Bray Modifications

• Internally jumpered channels
• Increased gain to both channels
• Added a, footswitchable, boost switch to channel one
• Added a Fat switch, and a high cut switch.

SN. 000842

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $1799.00

Savings: $450.00

Features

• Multi-Watt, Channel Assignable Power Amp allows you to assign either 2 or all 4 EL-34 Power Tubes to each Channel for Power Ratings of 50 or 100 Watts of Class A/B Power via independent 50/100 Watt Power Switches / 4xEL-34, 5x12AX7, 2x5U4
• Fixed Bias
• 2 Fully Independent Channels with 6 Modes (Channel 1 = Fat Clean, Tite Clean or Crunch (Cloning Channel 2), Channel 2 = Crunch, Tite Gain or Fluid Drive)
• Channel Assignable Dual Rectification with Recto Tracking (Diode or Tube Tracking)
• Independent Gain, Treble, Mid, Bass, Presence & Master Controls per Channel
• Bold/Spongy “Variac” Switch
• Output Level Control (over all channels when activated)
• Footswitchable Solo Level Control (over all channels when activated)
• Fully Buffered FX Loop with Send Level Control (over all channels when activated)
• True “Hard” Bypass Switch that removes FX Loop, Output Level & Solo Level Controls from signal path
• Slave Out with Level Control
• External Switching Jacks for Channels 1, 2 & Solo • Chrome Chassis
• Includes original cover, footswitch amd owner's manual

SN. 281365B

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $1699.00

Savings: $500.00

Overview

The 50-watt 1987XL shares the same front and rear panel features as its big brother, the 1959 SLP. As is the case with the 1959SLP, the 1987X has fittings and hardware that is very true to the originals, thus ensuring that authentic Marshall "Vintage" look to match the sound.

The Marshall re-issue models all are faithful reproductions of the originals (in a more cost effective, printed circuit board format) which shaped the sound of the electric guitar as we know it. The main characteristic that these amps share is their simplicity of operation and superb natural valve tone. Achieving the beautifully organic and vibrant overdrive, which is their trademark, can only be done in one way - crank 'em up! The result is pure, majestic tone uncluttered by unnecessary circuitry. With solos this produces a big, round, warm, sustain, full of classic character. With chord work you get a bark and percussive attack with a natural sounding break up, which allows each note to ring out in a glorious musical crunch.

Specifications

• Output: 50 watts
• Inputs: Traditional, bridgeable 4 Input head with High Treble and Normal channels
• Pre-amp Tubes: 3 x ECC83
• Power Amp Tubes: 2 x EL34
• EQ: Treble, Bass, Midrange, Presence
• FX Loop which can be switched in or out of the circuit for more modern useability or a more vintage correct signal path
• Weight: 34 Pounds

SN. 2609352

Year of Production: 2008

Condition: Mint

Street Price New: $2199.00

Savings: $500.00

The most versatile Marshall ever designed. An incredibly wide range of tones. The JVM 410 is Marshall's own homage to their heritage in which they bring you nearly every Marshall tone they've ever created in one amplifier.

Overview

The JVM Series 100 Watt (JVM410H), valve-driven power stage is built on the classic design responsible for the legendary Marshall roar found in the JCM800 2203 and "Plexi" Super Lead amplifiers - a timeless foundation for countless classic rock and metal guitar tones for over four decades. Featuring a quartet of EL34 valves, the JVM410's power section design has been crafted to complement the extraordinary wealth of tones found in the JVM.

12 All-Valve Amps in One
Each of the JVM's four channels has three modes - green, orange and red - providing 12 totally unique, yet complimentary amplifier topologies, making it 12 amps in one! As a result, the Series offers an amazing array of instantly switchable tones - from the cleanest clean to the highest gain ever found in a Marshall and all points in-between! Overflowing with harmonically rich tone and responsive fluidity, each and every one of its 12 modes exude that unmistakable Marshall sound while expanding upon it.

Four JVM Channels

• Clean: With the gain stages lurking after the tone controls, all three modes offer classic clean and bluesy tones - simple, pure, perfect.
• Crunch: From a "Plexi" Super Lead (green mode) to a 2203 (orange) to a hot-rodded JCM800 monster (red), this is the classic rocker's dream.
• OD1: Imagine every high gain, all-valve Marshall ever made and then add even more gain! Incredible tone and extreme gain that runs the gamut from cutting to fluid, OD1 is perfect for shredding, hard rock and metal.
• OD2: Add even more gain to OD1 and change the tone network topology in the all-important mids and you have a fire-breathing, modern high-gain monster that takes no prisoners. Totally addictive!

Logical Layout
The JVM front panel is simple and uncompromising; dedicated Gain, EQ, Volume and Reverb are present for each of the four channels. Add to this a Master section with dual Master Volumes, Resonance and Presence and you have a clear, concise layout that makes the JVM easy and intuitive to use.

Seamless Switching, Perfect Memory & MIDI
The onboard logic not only ensures switching is swift and silent, but also remembers the position of each front panel switch in all 12 modes - Reverb (on/off), FX Loop (on/off) and Master Volume (1 or 2). So, when you return to any mode, all switch settings will be exactly as you left them - even after you've powered the amp down. This groundbreaking system combined with revolutionary, new footswitch technology, plus MIDI switching capabilities, add even further to the JVM's already incredible flexibility.

Control & Connectivity
Every JVM is supplied with a 6-way, fully programmable footswitch. This revolutionary, UK patent-pending technology allows single front panel switches (SWITCH STORE) or entire setups (PRESET STORE - Channel, Mode, Reverb, FX Loop and Master Volume switch setting) to be simply assigned to anyfoot switch. The footswitch's group of multi-coloured LEDs reflect every front panel switch status ensuring, in the heat of a performance, you know exactly where you are with no need to see the amp. To add to it's already impressive "guitarist friendliness," the JVM footswitch connects to the amplifier via a standard guitar lead, making it easy to replace with any length you may need. Additionally, the JVM's MIDI In and Thru connection means it can easily be integrated in a MIDI switching set-up, allowing you to store and recall 128 complete amplifier set-ups, for example, enabling your pedal effects board to easily control the amp. With its built-in memory and switching options, the JVM's possibilities are endless!

Studio Quality Reverb
The onboard, studio quality digital Reverb is routed in parallel and mixed with the direct signal by means of a valve. When the Reverb is engaged no degradation of the direct signal occurs and when switched off it is removed from the circuit. The Reverb circuit has also been designed to avoid abrupt cut-offs, allowing the reverb tail to decay naturally when switching or changing from channel to channel.

Loud & Louder
Dual Master Volumes increase the flexibility and balance of your sounds, and when assigned directly to the footswitch, can be used as a solo boost. The Resonance and Presence act as a global equaliser, controlling how the power section reacts with the speakers, adding another layer of tone control and letting you adjust the power amplifier dynamics to your own taste.

FX Control
The JVM boasts two FX Loops that live on its rear panel. A footswitchable Parallel/Series Loop with Level and Mix controls, plus a Series Loop. When the JVM is combined with a MIDI effects processor and switched via MIDI, the sky's the limit!

SIlent Recording
When on Standby, the JVM's emulated XLR output is fully operational, allowing you to record in total silence - a godsend for those late night recording sessions!

Marshall Heritage
Every JVM is made at the Marshall factory in the tonal heart of England.
 

Features

• 100W tube amp head
• 5 x ECC83 (12AX7s) and 4 x EL34s
• 4 independent channels
• Each channel boasts 3 modes
• Studio quality digital reverb
• 2 footswitchable master volumes
• 2 FX loops Series/Parallel
• Emulated line out
• 6-way footswitch with memory
• Channel switching via MIDI
• Made in England

Includes Marshall cover, owner's manual and footswitch.

Name: Peace

Date of Production: 8-1-2005

One owner: Originally built for TGP's MikeyG

Condition: Excellent

Fat Sound's Take

I owned a few 'Wrecks, back in the early 90's before they were worth a fortune. As a result I spent hours on the phone with Ken leading up to and after his illness. He was that way with the players who owned his amps......always wanting to get to know them, talk about tone with them and to stay in touch like a biological parent who had sent a child of into the world to become adopted by a family he knew would give it a loving home.

This 'Wreck clone comes as close to capturing all of the details that make the originals so desirable as I have heard/felt since selling off my last personal Ken Fischer amplifier. Based on the dual EL34 Express model, the "Peace" lacks the Express models Bright switch, but otherwise is a very accurate and successful clone.

The amp can easily range, via use of it's Treble, Mid and Presence controls, from a woody, reedy and round clean overdrive with a touch of hollowness that I absolutely love to a bright, shimmery and ultra complex amp in the top end. With single coils, care must be taken not to overdo the high-end frequency controls as the amp overdoses if you go too far into the bright range and begins to squeal, but in these ranges you are simply getting too much top-end anyway so it is easy to find the sweet spots both for tone and low noise.

Their are certainly other cloners out there doing a great job with Ken's circuits, but having played the "Peace" first hand I can attest to the fact that this amp sound truly fantastic with notes that sing and sing with a richness and complexity that few amps can match. The cleans are pristine with tons of shimmer without harshness and the overdriven tones are ultra complex. dynamic and meaty.

This is a fantastic price for a truly wonderful, inspiring amplifier. It's *not* a Trainwreck, but rather a well-built and designed homage to Ken and for those without incredibly deep pockets its about as close as you can get to Ken's incredible creations.

Highly Recommended!!!™

Features and Specifications

• Handmade, Wenge Hardwood Cabinet
• Power Tubes: Dual EL34 running in Class A
• Preamp Tubes: Three 12AX7
• Volume Control: Controls overall volume or gain of amplifier.
• Treble Control
• Midrange Control
• Bass Control
• Presence Control: Adds high frequencies in output stage. "Scratchy" sound while turning this control is normal since voltage runs through it.
• Standby Switch
• Power Switch
• Pilot Light
• Impedance Selector: 4/8/16
• Dual Speaker Outs
• From Ken Fischer's Website

“I want an amp to be fast and dynamic. I want to hear the note with multiple layers of harmonic complexity, giving a fat, euphonic, and lyrical tone. I like an amp to have an awesome clean sound, yet rock my world when I dig in.”

“My goal is to make amps that make the soundtrack to people’s lives.”

Ken Fischer
May 12, 1945 – Dec. 23, 2006

"I'd say it's fairly obvious that Ken as well as a few of contemporaries like Mark Sampson started a trend and is easily one of the founding father's of the new age of boutique amplifiers. His mission statement above mirrors that of nearly every start-up amp company today. He had no idea what he was about to start when he wired up his first amp and burned the name Trainwreck into its front panel.

R.I.P. Ken!"

Stu Carter, owner Fat Sound Guitars

Condition: Very Good

Original Street Price $869.00

Savings $230.00

The original Mini Cat features a 12AX7 preamp coupled to a single EL-84 power amp to develop upwards of 4 – 5 Watts emanating from a 10", alnico magnet Jensen speaker. The Mini Cat comes in at 19 pounds, standing 16 inches tall.

The multi-use Mini Cat is suitable for pro and home recording studio use and live monitoring, practice, and can also be used like a tube preamp pedal to tube-up or overdrive other amps.

• LINE OUT = -10@10K

• HEADPHONE OUT = 1/8" stereo, and even the Jensen speaker can be unplugged without defeating other features.

• Control panel includes Volume, Bass, Treble, and Master

Comments from Mark Sampson:

"The pocket rocket Mini Cat is designed to provide high-end Class A tone with ample connectivity to suit any venue. In addition to performance play, you can direct mic the wide-frequency speaker or go direct to desk. You can also use the speaker or LINE or HEADPHONE out's for monitoring. Disconnect the speaker on the back panel whenever you like. Use the Mini Cat just like a tube preamp pedal to tone reference or overdrive another amp or use it as a close proximity controller to feed your backstage or house system."

Dimensions:16" H x 14"W x 7"D, Weight: 19 lbs., MSRP: $869

SN. 1096

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $1114.00 in custom red tolex

Savings: $315.00

From Fuchs' Website

The Lucky 7 is based on a dual 12AX7 preamp stage and a unique single ended 7-watt EL-34 fixed bias output stage. By switching to a 6V6, you can reduce power to less than 5-watts. A surprising amount of clean headroom is available before the output stage begins distorting with a sweet yet cutting rock edge. Voiced like its bigger siblings the Train 45 and Blackjack 21, the Lucky 7 has a classic rock voice similar to a vintage Marshall or Trainwreck style amp. It provides a cutting rock edge, yet filled with harmonic richness and chime. The circuit design also is "attenuator friendly". The Lucky 7 and its higher powered sibling the Blackjack 21 have a preamp stage designed to allow clean-to-mean from the guitar volume control.

The chassis (like all Fuchs products) is aircraft grade aluminum; our internal construction is mixed PC board and hard wired. On the Lucky 7 and Blackjack 21, the preamp tubes and power supply circuitry are on the circuit card, while the power tubes and transformer are mounted on the chassis. A detachable power cord is standard. By using single point grounding, the amp is quiet and free of hum at all operating levels.

Specifications

• 7-Ply Birch plywood cabinet with durable tolex covering
• Anodized aluminum chassis with long-lasting silk screened labeling
• Heavy duty Cliff brand jacks
• Solid metal shaft Alpha potentiometers
• Ultra-long-life neon pilot lamp and heavy duty AC power switch
• Simple user adjustable fixed bias
• Size: 8” tall 10.5 inches deep 19” wide
• Weight: 10-lbs
• Tube complement: 2 X 12AX7 preamp tubes, 1 X JJ EL-34 power tube.
• Power output: 7-watts into 8 or 4 ohms
• Input Impedance -1Meg. Output impedance 8 Ohms.
• A single input and single ¼” output jack are provided

SN: 1477

Condition: Good

Street Price New: $1320.00

Savings: $331.00

From Fuchs' Website

The Blackjack 21 is based on a dual 12AX7 preamp stage and a push-pull dual 6V6 fixed bias output stage.  A liberal amount of clean headroom is available before the output stage begins distorting with a sweet yet cutting rock edge. Voiced like its siblings the Train 45 and Lucky 7, the Blackjack 21 has a classic rock voice similar to a vintage Marshall or Trainwreck style amp, but with a more manageable power level. Its tone provides a cutting rock edge, filled with harmonic richness and chime. The circuit design also is "attenuator friendly". The Lucky 7 and its higher powered sibling the Blackjack 21 have a preamp stage designed to allow clean-to-mean from the guitar volume control.

The chassis (like all Fuchs products) is aircraft grade aluminum; the internal construction is mixed PC board and hard wired. On the Lucky 7 and Blackjack 21, the preamp tubes and power supply circuitry are on the circuit card, while the power tubes and transformers are mounted directly on the chassis. A detachable power cord is standard. By using single point grounding, the amp is quiet and free of hum at all operating levels. A single input and single ¼” output jack are provided.
 

Specifications

• 7-Ply Birch plywood cabinet with durable tolex covering.
• Anodized aluminum chassis with long-lasting silk screened labeling.
• Heavy duty Cliff brand jacks.
• Solid metal shaft Alpha potentiometers.
• Ultra-long-life neon pilot lamp and heavy duty AC power switch.
• Simple user adjustable fixed bias.
• Size: 8” tall 10.5 inches deep 19” wide.
• Weight: 12-lbs
• Tube Complement: 2 X 12AX7 preamp tubes, 2 X 6V6 power tubes Power
• Output: 21 watts into 4 or 8 ohms Input Impedance: 1 Meg. Output impedance 8 Ohm

SN:

Condition: Mint

Year of Production: 2010

Street Price New: $1595.00

Savings: $346.00

Fat Sound's Take

The Louis Deluxe Buster is just that......and amp that is clearly based on the 60's Fender 5E3 Deluxe circuit, but has more headroom, a bit less overall gain, but all of the sweetness of that legendary circuit. There's a touch of stiffness to the amp's feel that creates an urgent response that many players who prefer less sag in their amp's feel will find just right. This may be due to a stiffer baffle board versus what Fender used in the 50's,

The interior construction is meticulously hand-wired, but all components have been covered in paint, we assume, to avoid circuit copying which makes it more difficult to know exactly what component brands and values Louis is using though everything appears to be top notch and the amp's tone is testament to that. The cabinet construction is absolutely gorgeous; very clean and tight.

This is a very well built amplifier with some fantastic tones. We dig it as a Tweed alternative for those looking for more headroom and a tighter feel without the harshness or ear fatigue that can often accompany a fast response amplifier.

From Louis Electric's Website

Hi, I'm Louis Rosano I started out building Tweed Twins back in 1992 I've always had a deep respect for the design principals and manufacturing practices of Leo Fender & Jim Marshall. Having spent so much time working inside their incredible inventions has given me a good deal of insight on how a great guitar amplifier is built.

[My Amps] bring a combination of my experience and more than a little bit of my own soul into the mix. I've created a line of amps that I believe stand up to what I call the six requirements of Louis Electric Guitar Amplification...

Tone Quality Functionality Aesthetics Value Reliability

I don't make false promises that these amplifiers are for every guitar player under the sun. But, I do stand behind the commitment that every amp I build will allow each player to find their Truest Tone. Our amplifiers are for guitar players who feel that their tone makes a statement in the same way their notes and chords do. The accurate response of finger or slide to fretboard and pick to string in order to get at what's real in their playing, that's Truest Tone, and that is what I help each of my customers achieve.

Specifications

• Model Deluxe Buster
• Power Output: 21 Watts
• Speaker: Celestion G12H30
• Speaker Load: 8 Ohms
• Fixed Bias
• Controls Two Volume 1 Tone
• Four Input
• Tubes: 2 GE 6L6s 2 12AX7s 1 5u4
• Height : 16
• Width : 20
• Depth : 8 1/2
• Weight : 25 lbs

Also Check Out: Tungsten Créma Wheat

Year of Production: 2009

Condition: 100% As New

Street Price New $2495.00

Savings: $596.00

"One of those rare amps that simply inspires me to play and play and play. Every time I plug in to the London I start coming up with new stuff....breaking out of my rut.

It is an amazing amplifier that has shades of 18 watt Marshall as well as Vox AC 15/30, but yet still manages to keep it's own personality and bring something wholly new and fresh to the boutique amp game."

Stu Carter - Fat Sound Guitars

Specifications

• 18 Watts (2xEL84)
• Tube rectified
• Tremolo
• 2 x EL84
• 2 x 12AX7
• 1 x EF86
• 1 x EZ81
• Complete point to point hand wiring
• 100% hand assembled with care and 100% made in the USA.
• Each amp is custom voiced and broken-in thoroughly before sale to ensure 100% reliability and maximum tone!

Channels

• Normal channel is EF86 based with Tone and 6-way Color controls.
• Classic Tremolo Channel is 12AX7 based with single Tone, Speed and Intensity controls.
• Cut knob affecting both channels.

Tweaky Stuff

• Resistors: 1/2 watt 5% NOS Allen Bradley Carbon Comps in all tone-affecting positions (we have scored 1000's of these and can build amps for years!). 1% or 2% Metal films, wirewound otherwise.
• Capacitors:· Custom made tone capacitors based on the original Mustard Cap™. These capacitors truly represent the originals. Custom made, super fast Electrolytics. Silver Mica JJ cap can Transformers:·
• Custom wound, premium transformers perfectly cloned from original 1960's Radiospares trannies. All transformers use only hand-annealed steel just like the originals. (Modern transformers use Silicon steel that affects response and tone). Both transformers are packing serious iron and strongly deliver a wonderful, robust vocabulary to these amps.
• Tube Sockets: Highest grade ceramic power and rectifier tube sockets for maximum life. · Micalex preamp tube sockets for reduced microphonics. Nuts & Bolts:·
• Custom Handmade double-turret board.
• Sealed Military -Spec Toggle switches.
• Custom Handmade Baltic Birch cabinet built to exacting specifications.

Available with optional 65 Amps 212 speaker cabinet - Speakers: Celestion Alnico Blue / Celestion G12H30

Year of production: 2009

Condition: 100% as new

Street Price new $2995.00

Savings: $896.00

65 - Stone Pony

Specifications:

• 25 WATT (2x7591)
• Tube rectified
• EF86-12AX7 Cathode Follower with BumpTM circuit
• Defeatable Master VoltageTM
• Celestion G1H30 12" speaker

Controls:

• Volume
• Treble
• Bass,Booster
• Bump
• Bump Tone
• Bump Level
• Master Voltage

The Stone Pony has 65's-"Bump" front-end but runs on 7591's like the old Ampegs from the 60's. They have a very unique and cool sound. 65 Amps design team have been wanting to do this amp ever since the London was first released.

The transformers have been optimized for 7591's by working closely with Mercury Magnetics and have nailed the old 7591 format only with a much enhanced vocablulary. It has a very pleasant and pronounced mid-range notch that is instantly recognizable and VERY friendly!

The Stone Pony includes 65's ingenious "Master Voltage" knob that will reduce the B+ voltage and output in the amp in a unique way. It's unique in that it keeps the internal tube relationships perfect while keeping the filament voltage up. After seeing all other power schemes' shortcomings, 65 came at this from a different angle and we're very pleased with the results. You can dial this amp down to 3 watts output WITHOUT losing tone, feel, vocabulary, authority, etc.

"The classic 7591 heads of the 60's (i.e., Ampegs) always had a gorgeous low end to them. Big like an EL34, but with more of the piano-like quality of a 6L6 and smoother in the top end like a 6CA4.

However, I always found the mids to be slightly hard and airless. The first thing that struck me when I plugged into the Stone Pony was that it had the low end of the Ampegs but an extremely swirly quality to the mids that I would normally attribute to a 6L6 amp.

The mids to me are always where the charm comes into the tone. It's the hair around the note and the thing that your ears ultimately find the most pleasing or displeasing depending on the character. It's where the overtones come in and it's where the feedback swells and becomes a tool.

Normally I have to sacrifice a little low end and top end to get into the pleasing range in the mids that really bring out the character of the amp, but in the case of the Stone Pony I get it all. It's balanced from top to bottom, making it an amazing amp for rhythm tones with any guitar, single coil or humbucking.

Though not a 2 channel amp per se, the bump function allows me to dial in a great footswitchable lead tone, slightly more aggressive and at the volume level of my choosing, that cuts right through the center of a band. With the Master Voltage control, you can dial in the amp exactly how you like it, dial back the volume when the sound man yells at your for being too loud, and your tone is where you started.....everyone is happy.
Tremendous versatility and a character all its own....a great amp for live or studio work."

Mike Ayers, Fat Sound Guitars' shop manager and guitarist for The Connells

SN. 089653

Year of production: 2008

Condition: 100% As New

Street Price New: $2599.00

Savings: $350.00

We love the multiple personality of this amp:

With both channel's gains at about 9:00 to 9:30 you get two perfect channels for a more Classic Rock / Blues Rock tone.

With this setting, CH1 has all of the adjectves you'd normally apply to a Classic Late 60's Big Iron Marshall......Huge, Bold, Glassy, Punchy, Thick. CH2 is similar to the XTC Classic's Second Channel with a great level of gain that works for Rock and even overdriven Blues tones and definitely for lead work. The amp sounds *amazing* this way with a great Strat.

On the other hand......dial the gains up and you have incredibly thick crunch on CH1 that can morph in to a full on Metal tone very easily and CH2 can be dialed up for completely insane levels of gain that somehow never manage to get overly compressed or lose definition.....must be teh Big Glass.

Dialed in for Hard Rock or Modern Metal, the low end is so intense and so tight that it can make you nauseous.

Two Channels of rock crushing distortion with wonderful articulation.

Infinite sustain without any mush or overly compressed lead tones.

This is a lot more amp, with much greater verstaility than I would have ever expected based on my experience with the original Uber. 

Specifications:

• Two channel all tube design with Fiber optic backlight
• Global Depth, Presence and Master Volume
• Each channel has Independent: Volume, Gain, Bass, Treble, Middle, & Presence controls
• Tube buffered effects loop with mute switch
• Line-Out jack
• Foot-switchable channel switching and effects loop mute (footswitch included)
• 140 Watt KT88 Tube Power Amp Section

HIghly Recommended!!™

SN. 016178

Condition: Like New

Year of Production: 2006

Street Price New: $3798.00

Savings: $840.00

This particular amplifier was bought by its original owner as a backup to the first XTC Classic he purchased from me. The original XTC Classic never had any issues therefore this one was never really used other than initial testing to insure that it sounded as good as his primary amp.

One of the all-time great Channel switching amps and easily our best selling three channel amp since its release. The XTC Classic is a truly astounding amp with three perfect channels that cover an extremely wide range of musical genres. Born out of a demand from Bogner enthusiasts for a reissue of the original Bogner 100, the 101B Classic is considered by many touring and recording guitarists to be the ultimate multi-channel amplifier when versatility and dependability are a necessity and phenomenal tone is essential.

Specifications

Head
Ch 1: gain, bass, middle, treble, volume, pre eq, boost
Ch 2 & Ch 3: gain 2, gain 3, bass, middle, treble, vol 2, vol 3, pre eq 2, pre eq 3, gain-structure, gain boost, plexi mode
Effects loop return master volume for power-amp
Effects loop tube buffered (series or parallel) with Effects mix control
Dual assignable presence controls
Dual assignable Excursion switches for loose, medium and tight feel
Power section 100watt EL34
1/2 power & old/new style switch (cuts power from 100 to 50 to 25 watts)
Functions on foot controller: ch1, ch2, ch3, boost 1, boost 2, fx loop, stand-by mute

Includes original footswitch

XTC Classic versus 101B

The Classic is a bit less compressed and more open sounding so it cuts through a loud rock mix better. The Plexi mode is more authentic sounding, the third channel slightly more useable and the clean tones a little bit more lush.

From Bogner:

"Slightly changed pre-amp combined with different filtering in the power supply offers a more woody attack and blooming sustain that overall gives a rich 3D open sound with a less compressed feel than our Ecstasy 101. Plus! the Classic has a really classy chrome plated front panel."

Condition: Mint functionality, Very Good Cosmetics (photos above show one minor ding on front that does not break the tolex and is difficult to see and one repaired tolex area on the 1x12 cabinet's rear.....no wood damage)

Street Price New: $2618.00

Savings $769.00

Street Price new for 20th Anniversary Model $2957.00

Savings: $1458.00 ($150.00 further discount if you prefer to purchase without the headshell)

This is the current, updated version of the venerable Bogner Shiva. This model includes all of the latest updates to the non-anniversary model Shiva (including separate boosts for each channel, adjustable boost level for channel 2, bright switch for each channel and channel select on rear panel).

First released around 1997 and upgraded with teh features you see here around 2008 this model is still considered one of the ultimate dual channel amps and offers fantastic cleans on CH1 and excellent, Classic Rock and Blues style gain on CH2.

The Dual Reverb option is considered a "Must Have" and sounds wonderfully rich and airy.

At just under $1900.00 you won't find a better sounding two channel amp and this one looks nearly brand new other than the two tolex issues pointed out in the photos.

if you can afford a new 20th Anniversary model, then buy one, but if this price range is more in line with your budget you will definitely not be disappointed by the sound of this amplifier. It is an original, ultra high-end, American Boutique amp at a great price.

A steal of a deal on a fantastic amplifier!

Specifications:

• 75 watts from a pair of EL34 power tubes
• Dual Reverb with separate level knobs for each channel on rear panel
• latest version, 3 button footswitch controls channel changing, Boost function and Reverb on/off
• Celestion Classic Lead 80 12" speaker
• FX Loop designed for zero tonal degradation
• Boost of CH2 allows the second channel to be set for a thick, crunch rhythm and then boosted to the degree of your choosing for solos
• Includes an unloaded and pristine headshell at no additional cost giving you the option of running the amp in it's original 1x12' combo format when grab-and-go portability is preferred or as a head with your favorite cabinets.

SN. 0225

Condition: Excellent

Year of production: 2004

Street Price New: $1850.00 (discontinued model)

Savings: $555.00

Description from Carr's website

The Hammerhead MK II offers rich output tube overdrive with a unique personality and super simple signal path. Rock, hot blues, and pop guitarists will find wide range of tones from semi-clean to full on overdrive with just the right amount of vintage funk. The MK II offers a new single knob tone circuit with On/Off switch. Fully redesigned power supply vastly improving openness and feel while increasing sustain and clarity.

New 1x12  with asymmetrical curved backs for surprising low end in a small package loaded with a single Kingpin 12" speaker by Eminence. All cabinets solid pine using dovetailed corners.

Features

• Class A
• Zero Feedback
• EL-34 Powered
• 2 x 12AX7 preamp
• 28 Watts Single channel
• Kingpin Speaker by Eminence
• Unique tone section with ultra-pure signal path
• Controls: Volume, 4-position tone shaping switches: Impact and Grip, Tone control enable/disable

Production Number: 06040980

Year of production: 2006

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New $2050.00

Savings: $551.00

Clark's 18 watt 5E3 (Tweed Deluxe) circuitry, 12 combo

Custom wound interleaved output transformers, voltage corrected and accurate power transformers. High-density, non-tinted eyelet board, Allen Bradley resistors, Jensen copper foil capacitors, all hand assembled and tested to perfection, using selected pine and Finnish Birch for the cabinets. Tinted to a golden amber.

Voltage corrected power and custom wound output transformer. No harsh high voltages. However, if you want to get the tone of an older overvoltaged 5E3 you can use a 5V4 or 5AR4 rectifier to get the plates up to that level.

Clarks' custom paper wound interleaved windings output transformer. Superb deep piano string bottom, with high end extension to give it that classic 5E3 acoustic quality.

Tube complement is one NOS 5Y3GT, two 6V6 Tung Sol (RI), one 12AX7 EH, and one NOS 12AY7.

Features

• Normal and Bright channels with common tone control.
• Hellatone 30 12" speaker
• All Allen Bradley carbon composition resistors.
• Jensen paper, copper foil, and oil coupling capacitors.
• Sprague electrolytics.
• Original solid 22g cloth covered wire.
• NOS tube sockets Mil Spec.
• CTS potentiometers, Carling switches, Switchcraft jacks.
• Chrome chassis
• The cabinet is my build stock size 5E3 cabinet.
• The perfect size and power level for practice and performance.

About the Hellatone 30 from Avatar

Avatar startst with a stock great sounding classic G12H30 Celestion. They convert it into a Hellatone by aging it slightly and by exercising the suspension for 15 hours so when you get it, it has a warmer tone on the very first note. This process gives the Hellatone 30 an even richer low end than it already had. The model 30 has wonderful mids and highs and a beautiful overdrive tone. If you drive it hard , you get a real nice cone break up that sounds fantastic. Large Heavy 50 oz magnet 30 watts.

Premium Model Production Number: 03200840

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New $2250.00

Savings: $569.00

Clark's 18 watt 5E3 (Tweed Deluxe) circuitry, 12 combo

Custom wound interleaved output transformers, voltage corrected and accurate power transformers. High-density, non-tinted eyelet board, Allen Bradley resistors, Jensen copper foil capacitors, all hand assembled and tested to perfection, using selected pine and Finnish Birch for the cabinets. Tinted to a golden amber.

Voltage corrected power and custom wound output transformer. No harsh high voltages. However, if you want to get the tone of an older overvoltaged 5E3 you can use a 5V4 or 5AR4 rectifier to get the plates up to that level.

Clarks' custom paper wound interleaved windings output transformer. Superb deep piano string bottom, with high end extension to give it that classic 5E3 acoustic quality.

Tube complement is one NOS 5Y3GT, two 6V6 Tung Sol (RI), one 12AX7 EH, and one NOS 12AY7.

Features

• Normal and Bright channels with common tone control.
• Celestion Alnico Blue 12" speaker
• All Allen Bradley carbon composition resistors.
• Jensen paper, copper foil, and oil coupling capacitors.
• Sprague electrolytics.
• Original solid 22g cloth covered wire.
• NOS tube sockets Mil Spec.
• CTS potentiometers, Carling switches, Switchcraft jacks.
• Chrome chassis
• The cabinet is my build stock size 5E3 cabinet.
• The perfect size and power level for practice and performance.

Production Number:

Condition: Mint

Street Price New: $3035.00 (Including 3 knob reverb and Clark Regulator built-in attenuator)

Savings: $1036.00

Clark's excellent version of the 12 watt, Fender 5E3 circuit

Voltage corrected power and custom wound output transformer. No harsh high voltages. However, if you want to get the tone of an older overvoltaged 5E3 you can use a 5V4 or 5AR4 rectifier to get the plates up to that level.

Clarks' custom paper wound interleaved windings output transformer. Superb deep piano string bottom, with high end extension to give it that classic 5E3 acoustic quality.

Featuring a complete set of NOS tubes from GE (12AX7's) and Sylvania (pair of 6V6 power tubes and 5Y3 rectifier)
 

Features

• Normal and Bright channels with common tone control.
• Celestion Alnico Blue 12"
• All Allen Bradley carbon composition resistors.
• Jensen paper, copper foil, and oil coupling capacitors.
• Sprague electrolytics.
• Original solid 22g cloth covered wire.
• NOS tube sockets Mil Spec.
• CTS potentiometers, Carling switches, Switchcraft jacks.
• Chrome chassis
• The cabinet is my build stock size 5E3 cabinet.
• The perfect size and power level for practice and performance.

Optional Features

• Clark's built-in, 3 knob reverb unit with Dwell, Depth and Tone controls ($500.00 option)
• Clark's "Regulator" attenuator which allows for 0, 3, 6 or 8 dB of volume reduction. ($285.00 option)

SN. T21676

Year of Production: 2009

Condition: Mint

Typically available only in head or 1x10" format, this is, to the best of our knowledge, a one-off build of Dr Z's Mini Z circuit in a 1x12" combo format. The built in attenuator takes this amp from 5 watts at full power down to less than 1 watt allowing for screaming Dr Z tone even at apartment levels.

Specifications

• Power Output: 5 Watts
• Output Tubes: 1 - EL84
• Preamp Tubes: 1 - GT-12AX7M
• Controls: Volume, built-in attenuator
• Speaker: Celestion G12H30
• Tolex: Blond
• Grille: Tan

SN R-23014

Year of Production: 2007

Condition: Excellent (re-tubed for resale)

Street Price New: $1599.00

Savings: $300.00

The Galaxie is a relatively radical departure for Dr Z Amplifiers on a few levels, but more of the same on a couple levels.

This amp features the newly available Triad transformer as used on the original Tweed Super and Pro amplifiers. The Triad used in conjunction with dual GT-6L6GE power tubes and three 12AX7 preamp tubes creates clean tones that are amazingly pristine, shimmery and sweet and very reminiscent of an early tweed design, but with a greater degree of refinement and an extremely tight and focused low end. When pushed hard the clean channel slowly morphs into a more modern sounding pushed clean with the characteristics that today's players have come to expect from modern, boutique designs. In other words, no mush in the low end and a fluid, smooth top end with a hint of growl and wonderfully touch sensitive dynamics.

This is the first time I have ever heard truly Fender style cleans from a Dr Z amplifier.

In attempting to solve the age old Fender problem of a flabby low end at volume, most amp designers tend to remove some of their amplifiers low mids. This tightens up the amp, but unfortunately also tends to create a more sterile tone without the bubbly percussiveness that is part of what makes the original Fenders so much fun to play and so sweet sounding.

The clean channel of the Galaxie has no such compromises. You get all the reedy, sweet, percussiveness and shimmery clean of a Classic Fender *and* a tight, focused low end.

The second channel is a major revelation for anyone who has desired a refined and smooth yet properly aggressive British style gain tone from a Dr Z amplifier and have either found his previous offerings not quite gainy enough or a bit too hard/revealing in the upper midrange. The gain channel of the Galaxie offers simply awesome gain tones that sing and sustain for days with the perfect amount of mid content to sit nicely in a mix, a rock-n-roll style aggression in the top end without a trace of harshness or buzz and a low end wallop that you can feel in your chest with every low note played.

Overall the gain channel offers the most overdrive ever from a Dr Z. It is tight, focused, singing and smooth with effortless pinch harmonics and a 3-D complexity that is simply amazing.

The Galaxie has a single 8 ohm output as dictated by the vintage American style Triad transformer, an external speaker output and a very useable triode/pentode switch which can either be set to triode to emphasize the amp's vintage leanings or to pentode to make the amp slightly tighter, more open and focused. A single button footswitch for changing channels is also included.

So what's this about "more of the same"? Well......for starters all of this new Dr Z goodness at a price point that even a working musician can afford. The amp has typical Dr Z construction which means it will last for decades with Swiss watch reliability for even the hardest working musicians and, Like all Dr Z amps, it won't require an EE degree to operate. The amp's simple interface consists of nothing more than a shared presence, bass and treble control and a single volume control for each channel. I found zero compromises with the shared EQ arrangements. When the clean channel was dialed in for the perfect tone with a given guitar, the gain channel was likewise ideally EQ'd. It was also easy to get the proper volume/gain balance between the two channels.

For any player who has wanted an ultimate dual channel amp with sweet Fender 50's clean tones on one channel and modified British gain on the second in an easy to dial in, beautifully built and affordable package........you may have just found amp Nirvana!

SN. S.26036

Year of Production: 2008

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $1799.00

Savings: $351.00

The EZG-50 head offers 50 watts of the definitive American 6L6 clean tone, but in an amp also capable of tremendous levels of gain.

The low end is enormous.....bigger than in any previous Dr Z design and can be dialed in for the big legged lows made famous by the venerable Black face amps or can be shut down when bass is at zero for a tighter, more focused low end more in line with what you'll need for the amps higher gain tones.

The EZG-50 is an amp that truly morphs from big, bold American cleans to hotrod British style flavors, but with a denser, more creamy low to mid midrange structure.

The design of the EZG-50 includes a new 6L6 specific transformer designed for Dr Z Amps by Ken Fischer.

NOS Allen Bradley carbon comp resistors are used throughout the amplifier in all critical tone positions. These classic resistors add a beautiful warmth and depth to the overall tone of the amp.

The EZG-50 also offers an all tube, two knob reverb circuit with Depth and Mix controls allowing you to take the amp from none dry in it's higher gain settings to Black Face lush to Fender stand alone surf.

As Z himself says......"the EZG-50 is the Black Face head that never was."

I would agree with that wholeheartedly!

Year of Production: 2009

Condition: 100% As New with owner's manual and cover

Warranty: 5 Year transferrable

Street Price New $2100.00

Savings: $651.00

The original Fender Deluxe amp of the 1950s was a medium-powered amp that found its way onto countless smokin’-hot live and recorded performances. Over the past 50 years, from Memphis to Liverpool to Austin, Texas, players of many styles have prized it for its awesome and unmistakable warmth and rich tube tone.

An authentic recreation of one of our most beloved guitar amps, the ’57 Deluxe is a 12-watt, hand-wired tube amplifier with a 12” Jensen® P-12Q speaker. The two 6V6 output tubes, acclaimed 5E3 circuit and solid pine cabinet all contribute to the ’57 Deluxe’s resonant, touch-sensitive performance. Vintage fitted cover included.

Features:

• Hand-wired all-tube circuitry on eyelet board,
• Late 1950s 5E3 circuit produces about 12 watts,
• Mic and Instrument channels; Each channel has individual volume controls and High & Low inputs,
• 12" Alnico-magnet Jensen P-12Q speaker as used in the original,
• Matched pair of Groove Tubes™ GT6V6 output tubes,
• 5Y3GT rectifier tube helps provide natural compression or "sag",
• Two 12AX7 preamp tubes, one of which may be substituted with a 12AY7 for the original '50s lower-gain sound, if desired,
• Standby switch added in place of the 1950s-issue polarity switch,
• Finger-joined solid Pine cabinet resonates with a warm, woody tone,
• Genuine Lacquered Tweed covering with vintage brown/gold grille cloth,
• Leather strap handle

Controls:

• Instrument Volume
• Mic Volume
• Master Tone

Covered in genuine lacquered tweed

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Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $2999.00

Savings: $1200.00

From Fender's Website

The ’57 Twin amplifier—one of the most collectible amps of all time—is the latest member of our acclaimed Custom Series family. Its harmonically rich clean tones are great for vintage rock, blues and country; crank it up for fat, sophisticated distortion.

This all-tube combo amp has hand-wired circuitry; we’ve even reproduced the 1955-57 edition “low powered” 5E8A circuit, which puts 40 watts into a pair of 12” alnico-magnet speakers. Power comes from a pair of GT6L6 output tubes and Fender’s rarely seen mid-’50s dual rectifier arrangement (using 5U4 rectifier tubes). With this design, power amp compression or “sag” is more subtle than in many Fender tweed designs. The Twin’s preamp contains four high-gain 12AX7 tubes, three of which may be substituted with 12AY7s for the original ’50s low-gain sound. An internal bias pot allows easy substitution of various 6L6 types. Control panel details include normal and bright volumes, four inputs (two normal; two bright), treble, bass and presence knobs.

The ’57 Twin’s finger-joined solid pine cabinet resonates with a warm, woody tone. The amp is covered in genuine lacquered tweed fronted with vintage brown/gold grille cloth. Leather strap handle on top and fitted cover included.

Specifications

Model Name: '57 Twin-Amp™
Series: Custom Series
Type: All Tube
Output: 40 watts into 4 ohms
Ohms: 4 ohms
Speakers: 2-12" Fender® Special Design Ted Weber/Eminence®, 8 ohm Speakers with AlNiCo Magnets
Channels: Two Channels (Normal and Bright)
Features: All Hand Wired Chassis,
Chrome Control Panel,
Controls That Go to 12,
4 Inputs (2 per Channel),
Standby Switch,
Internal Bias Pot for Easy Substitution of Various 6L6 Types,
'55-'57 5E8A Circuit,
Leather Strap Handle,
Dual Rectifiers,
Solid Finger-Jointed Pine Cabinet
Controls: Presence,
Bass,
Treble,
Volume (Bright Channel),
Volume (Normal Channel)
Covering: Genuine Lacquered Tweed with Striped Oxblood Grille Cloth
Weight: 53 lbs. (24 kg)
Dimensions: Height: 20.5" (52.1 cm),
Width: 24.5" (62.2 cm),
Bottom Depth: 10.5" (26.67 cm); Top Depth: 9" (22.86 cm)
Power Handling: N/A
Tube Complement: 4 X 12AX7,
2 X GT 6L6,
2 X 5U4 (Rectifier Tubes)

SN. A03862

Year of Production: 1966

Condition: See detailed report below

This amp was sent to SuperFine Ampwork's, Tim Ristau's company for complete evaluation and tune-up. Tim is well known in the Triangle area as one of the best amp tech's around and has worked for Carr Amplifiers for many years. He's our go to guy for vintage Fender evaluation, repair, etc.....

Work performed by SuperFine

• Sonic and electrical evaluation of all key components including tubes, speakers, etc
• Cleaning of controls, jacks, tube sockets
• Tube socket retensioning
• Assessing internal circuit condition
• Evaluation of physical condition and originality of cabinet, chassis etc

Replaced parts

• Under the "Too Good To Be True heading, Tim and I agree that the faceplate and grill cloth appear in a condition that is not in keeping with the age of the amp and believe them to have been replaced by reproduction items.
• Upper rear panel appears to be non-original and is perhaps from a Black Face Head
• Old caster holes on underside of cabinet have been filled
• Footswitch is a modern Fender reproduction unit
• Original 4AB3C1B reverb tank has been replaced/upgraded to a 3 spring 9AB2C1B type
• Speakers are Eminence Red Coats - Sound excellent and work very well with this circuit/amplifier
• Power cord has been replaced with modern, heavy gauge, 3 prong cord

Originality

• All transformers appear to be original and date codes are correct for the '65-'66 era
• Serial number and various date codes found throughout point to the amp being an authentic Black Face era amp and not a converted Silver Face model
• All electrolytic filter and bypass caps have been replaced by good quality Sprague types and should last a long time (this falls under the heading of general/expected maintenance)
• All of the coveted, original "blue molded" coupling caps are present and functioning well
• Circuit appears to be stock and the few resistors that have been changed have been replaced with proper carbon comp types of correct value
• Overall a very good sounding and correctly functioning Black Face Fender

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Condition: Mint

Street Price New $1399.00 (unfortunately this is a discontinued model)

Savings: $350.00

The Goodsell Super 7 Guitar Amplifier is a class A single ended EL84 output design with a single 12" "RGM" speaker in a cabinet the size of a Fender Tweed Deluxe amp. The Goodsell Super 7 amplifier output section provides 7 watts of power that is switchable down to 2 watts.

Richard Goodsell builds a fantastic amp, completely hand-wired.......one piece at a time.

This is a fantastic amplifier for around the house and for recording.

Specifications

• Green Tolex with brownface style grille cloth
• Reverb and Tremolo options (relatively rare)
• Single 12" Special Designed Goodsell RGM Speaker
• Class A Cathode Biased Single Ended EL84 Output section
• Amp Panel - Input Jack, Volume, Tone, 7W-2W Switch, Crunch-Clean Switch, Power Switch, Jewel Lamp
• Solid Pine Cabinet
• Leather (Tweed Style) Handle
• Cream radio style knobs
• 2-12AX7 Preamp Section
• 1-EL84 Output Section
• 1- 6X5 Rectifier

SN. 0552

Condition: Mint

Year of Production: 2009

Street price New $1999.00

Savings: $500.00

The amp that launched Goodsell has slowly evolved into the wonderful "Mark 3" version.

The Mark III 1×12 combo includes a perfect reverb circuit and swampy tremolo. Another fantastic and very useful features is the  5 watt/17 watt triode/pentode switch which works beautifully. The 5 watt tones are fantastic allowing the home user to get flawless Goodsell tones at very low volumes.

As with all Goodsell amplifiers, the 17s are cathode-biased for increased dynamic sensitivity and complexity.  

Features

• Custom Blue Tolex
• Control Panel Trem Speed, Trem Depth, Reverb, Gain, Tone, Volume,
• Features Cathode self biasing,
• Power Rating 17 watts / 5 watts switchable
• Inputs Single input
• Outputs Parrallel switchable 8 ohm and 16 ohm Speaker Outs
• Construction Hand Wired - Point to Point
• Pre-amp Tubes 12AX7
• Power-amp Tubes 2 X EL84
• Dimensions 20" Width X 16" Height X 9.5" Depth
• Weight 29 lbs
• Rectifier Solid State

Condition: Excellent

Price New: aprox. $3,000.

Savings: $700.00

This is one truly astonishing sounding amplifier.

When I started playing the clean tones my first thought was..."OMG.....that's Roy Buchanan's Tone!!!"

My second thought was..."I've "never ever" heard his tone out of any amp unless he was plugged in to it.

I was nailing the clean tones from the "You're Not Alone" album; one of the albums that made me want to become a guitarist.

• There is so much to explore with this amp:
  
• It's loaded with a pair of EL84's and a pair of 6V6's. You can run just 6V6 tubes or just the EL84 pair or combine the two
• You can swap the 6V6 tubes for EL34's, 6L6's or 5881's (haven't tried that yet, but will if I get a chance before the amp sells!)
  
• The "C" version of this amp allows for the selection of either Pentode or Triode Mode for either the Octal (in this case 6V6) tubes or EL84 power tubes independently or you can run either set of tubes in whichever mode sounds best to you and creates the wattage you need. So, you can have more power from just the 6V6 tubes or just the EL84 tubes or less power from either set depending on your preference and the environment in which you are playing.
  
• The power design is cathode biased with no negative feedback employeed.
  
• Two channels give a range of tones from gorgeously lush cleans to extremely think and syrupy overdrive that is simply......FAT Sounding.
  
• You can select the clean or overdrive channels independently or use them simultaneously and you have a separate volume control for each tube set; one for the octal tubes and one for the EL84 set.
  
• The front panel contains a bright switch for each channel which adds high-end response to the pre-amp section and works in conjunction with the Volume control; lower volume settings result in a more pronounced effect.
  
• You have Treble, Bass and Mid controls which are augmented by a Global Tone control which effects both channels.
  
• There is also the Dumble style EQ lift switch to remove the EQ from the circuit for a more pure signal path. This creates a thicker sound with a lot more gain.
  
• The reverb control adjusts the effect level of the reverb which has a medium decay and a very warm sound.
  
• Channel 2 also has a Gain switch to add a fair amount of push when higher overdrive settings are desired.
  
• The amp comes with the Footswitch Boost pedal. This footswitch allows for additional, variable, external boosting of either channel.
  
• The amp also utilizes the London Power Scaling feature which lowers the voltage of each set of tubes individually thereby reducing their output for lower volume playing with minimal sonic loss or simply for more "push" earlier on in the volume range.
  
• Let me be frank, this amp takes some getting to know and a thorough read through or two of the included owner's manual is a good idea. This is not to say that you *have* to read the manual to get phenomenal tones as I was up and running with some of the best tones I have ever heard without ever looking at the manual. However, to get the most out of the amp and to fully understand everything it is capable of I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the manual at least a day or two after receiving the amp!
  
  

SN. 0143

Year of Production: 1987 (only year for silver tolex)

Condition: Fair cosmetics, flawless functionality. See photo's for tolex tears and faceplate scratches.

"The venerable 1987 release of the Silver Jubilee was a huge deal in my life. I was in college at the time, dead broke, but wanted one so badly I could think of little else. That red mode (higher gain setting) tone was exactly what I was looking for with my Strat. As luck would have it I actually won one of these heads in late '96 via a 60 second guitar solo contest that was sponsored by the local music shop, but then had no cab to play it through for 6 months! For half a year it sat on my dining room table in my apartment while I saved money from tending bar and from playing gigs to buy a cab. Finally I bought a non-matching, used Marshall 412 cab and was able to plug her in and start making music with her.

What a great amp. Two Channels, three modes via push/pull pots, shimmery, bold cleans, smooth pushed clean to moderate overdrive and high-gain.

This one has some obvious road rash on the tolex and scratches on the faceplate........I guess one *could* have it recovered since the tolex is readily available, but personally, I like the character of this amp just the way it is (very rock-n-roll) and it works perfectly and sounds fantastic"

Stu Carter - owner, Fat Sound Guitars

Specifications

• 25/50 Silver Jubilee model designed to commemorate 25 year of Marshall amplifiers and 50 years of Jim Marshall being in the music business
• Dual EL34 power tubes
• Full power / Half power modes
• Footswitchable clean/crunch/gain modes
• Controls: Presence, Bass, Treble, Midrange, Output Master (pull for Rhythm mode), Input Gain (pull for Rhythm Clip) Lead Master
• Silver Jubilee badging on head and cab
• Two Celestion 70 watt speakers at 8 Ohms in model 2556BV Jubilee cabinet

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Production Date:

Condition: Good cosmetics, Perfect working order

This is the predecessor to Tone King's current metropolitan model. There has been a lengthy line of succession from the venerable Comet, through the various Meteor series amps to the fully realized Metropolitan offered by Tone King today, but there is something very sweet and musical about the original Comet series amplifiers that draws American Amp fans out of the woodwork whenever one of these appears on the used market.

• 40 watts derived from a quad of 6V6 power tubes (just retubed with Tung-Sol tubes)

• Two 12" Tone King "1891" model 60 wat speakers

• Rhythm Channel offers beautiful Black Face tones with a more focused low end.

• Lead Channel delivers a smoother version of a cranked Tweed tone

• Lush, spring reverb that can be set for mild ambiance or full-on surf's up

This is a classic amp for blues, jazz and classic rock and is very lightweight and portable for a 212 combo. A fantastic amp for small to medium club use or for just getting great Americana tones around the house.

Year of Production: 2007

Condition: Like New

Street Price New $4345.00

Savings: $1296.00

From Two Rock's Website

The Jet Signature neatly fills the gap between the standard Jet and the Custom Reverb Signature. Love the Two-Rock tone but don't play for 20,000 people every night? Or maybe you're looking for a great studio amp? In either situation, the Jet Sig is right at home. The Jet Signature has been specifically designed to produce killer Two-Rock tone at a lower volume, yet still offers fine tuning features not found on some other “grab and go” amps.

It can produce 20 watts through 2 6v6's or 35 watts through 2 6L6's. The Jet has a Custom Reverb Signature type circuit and components, and includes the bright, mid, and deep switches not found on the standard Jet. Channel switching and tone stack bypass are handled through the footswitch. The Jet Sig also contains the enhanced reverb circuit found on the Custom Reverb Signature, with seperate send and return controls.The Jet Sig also comes equipped with a larger, new design output transformer, boosting clarity and clean headroom without losing the low volume sponginess and feel so useful for recording and small venue performances.

Specifications

• 2x6L6 for 35 watts
• Head Dimensions: 15" L x 10" H x 10" D
• Weight: 29 lbs.
• Footswitchable channels and tone stack bypass
• Includes footswitch
• Spring Reverb
• TAD 6L6WGC power tubes

SN: P07003

Year of Production: 10-07-2007

Condition: Near Mint

History of this Amplifier

This is the last pre-production prototype of what became the dual channel XTB. Photos of this amp are featured throughout Xits' website.

It is a single channel,Top Boost variant versus the dual chanel layout of the full production model and comes with the passive FX loop that is $175.00 option on the production XTB and has no half power switch. For me, the amp does not need the half power switch, but the Dr Z Brake-Lite, which we can install inside the combo if desired for an additional $169.00 will give you a range of volume reduction even greater than the production version's half power switch. It sounds and looks simply amazing!

The baddest, AC30 Top Boost channel amp you will ever play! Due to extreme demand, there is currently a nearly 18 month wait for any new Xits amplifier which combined with the near flawless condition of this amp and its history make it a steal. Here's your opportunity to take immediate delivery of one of the coolest, 30 watt amps Michael Koski has ever built and an amp that Michael personally feels is an important part of Xits history:

"You are getting probably the most "Historically Significant" XITS Amp. When I say "Historically Significant" it is me speaking. Not anyone else. Just as far as my amps go this one is my very first one with a 12AX7 based preamp. Before this I was only doing EF86 stuff. This amp as been played by some amazing players along with being a great friend and companion. To me this is the amp that I probably have the strongest bond with. I have explored, discovered, experimented, had moments of clarity and moments of confusion. All I ask is that you make it a good home......."

-Michael Koski, Xits Amplifiers

Color Package

• Chalk Chilewich covering
• Mahogany Panel with Satin finish
• Gold Lattice Grille cloth

From Xits' Website

The PIPER XTB is a 30 Watt all tube guitar amplifier that delivers the best of the best in regards to classic mid 60's tone. The XTB provides the musician with percussive bell like tones that are highly responsive to ones on playing style. In a way this amplifier is my way of paying tribute to the sounds and images that changed my life. The XTB accurately brings to life in the modern world the direct, raw sounds of the early 60's recordings, both live and in the studio. The XTB experience not only provides great tone, it also promotes a strong relationship between the musician and the electric guitar. Are you ready to take this relationship to a higher level?

 

Specifications

• Solid, Tone tapped Maple cabinet with Mahogany bracing
• Controls: Volume / Treble / Bass / Cut
• Mains: Center = OFF, Standby, On
• Pre-amp: Pair of ECC83’s (12AX7’s) with a cathode follower EQ section
• Phase Inverter: ECC83 / 12AX7
• Power Section: Two pairs of matched EL84’s that are independently cathode-biased with no negative feedback
• Rectifier: GZ34
• Single Celestion Alnico Gold 12" speaker (will reload and ship with ASW KTS-70 for same price at customer's request)