Chicago Blues Box Halstead Master
Product Description
18 watts into 8 ohms
12" Tone Tubby or Celestion Greenback
10' AC Cord
Master Volume Circuit Design
3-12AX7 preamp tubes
Class A/B amp uses any combination 5881-6L6-EL34-6V6(Standard 6V6)
Panel Features: Preamp Volume, Treble, Bass, on/off, standby, Master Volume, high and low input jacks
External Speaker Out(chassis mounted)
Point to Point wired on custom blue fiber eyelet board
Top quality metal film 1 watt resistors rated within 1% of spec value( exactly the same resistors used in the 1960's Zenith tube equipment).
Grounds and Lead Dressings routed for quiet operation
Silver plated 17 strand teflon coated wire (for reliability and maximum tone transfer)
Custom made transformers
paper wound output transformer
This amp has a sweet spot for every guitar out there. The new Halsted circuit design incorporates a preamp and master volume.
The Halsted is capable of producing vintage and modern tones for home play or small club venues. The amp has a controlled blusey break-up and with the addition of the preamp/master volume, the gain can be adjusted to obtain a crunchy tone with lots of sustain for smooth lead runs.
Rolling down the guitars volume lowers the input gain levels and results in a warm, sparkly clean tone. The amp is very responsive to pick attack and really warms up to any gain pedal. It's bottom end is tight and responsive, there's no speaker "flap" with this amp.
The amps EQ stack and power amp feedback loop have been designed in such a way that the circuit will enhance the natural harmonics of your instrument. Once you start playing this amp you'll never want to turn it off.