Sommatone Amplifiers "Earl Slick" 18 Watt Head

Slick Powerhouse / Slick Strut / Slick "The Lifter"

Custom Color Chart

Review in Guitar Player Magazine

Designed exclusively for Earl Slick, David Bowie's guitarist, the Sommatone Slick-18 is a straight up “Class A” rock “n” roll machine. No overdrive pedal required with this amp! The Slick-18 is extremely responsive and touch sensitive - go from clean to dirty by adjusting your guitar's volume and pick attack. And don't let the name confuse you; the Slick-18 actually has a 19-watt output power rating…this is not an 18-watt knock off!

Construction, Components & Features

The Slick-18 amplifiers are handmade and constructed using a tag board with point-to-point wiring. All components are the highest quality and tested for consistency and reliability.

-14 Gauge Aluminum Chassis

-Stainless Steel hardware

-5AR4/GZ34 Rectifier

-Pair of EL-84's

-Three 12AX7's

-F&T and Sprague electrolytic capacitors

-Silver-plated Teflon wire

-Carbon Composition and Metal Film resistors

-Tubular Polypropylene signal capacitors

Controls

-High & Low Gain Inputs

-Volume control

-Tone controls: treble, middle & bass

-Innovative presence control (settings from warm & smooth to chimey & edgy)

-Impedance selector 4,8 and 16 ohm

-Main and extension speaker jacks

Cabinets

-13-ply birch cabinets

-Available in head and 1X12 combo

-Open back 2X12 extension cabinet

Dimensions

Head: H=8” W=20” D=8 1/4”