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"Catalina
Reverb Amp"
NEW!!
Catalina Reverb Amp Based on the
60s Black Face Princeton
Reverb.15 Watts RMS. All tube,
handwired. Choice of 10" or 12"
speaker. Features Reverb and
Tremolo. Custom Ocean Sparkle
Tolex. Price: $1795 |
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"Hamilton"
5
Watts of Total Bliss |
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"RK 18 Head
& Combo"
A
replica of the hard to find, 1960's
Marshall™ 18 watt
lead combo amplifier with two
channels (4 inputs) with a tremolo
unit operating on channel two. You can
order this amp with an optional
rectifier switch it allows you to
switch between the tube rectifier and
a solid state diode rectifier. The 18
watt is for the player who needs
vintage tone and reliability in a amp
that every sound man will thank you
for. If you desire an amp with great
touch sensitivity, sweet even-order
harmonics and outstanding dynamic
range in a combo or head this amp is
for you.
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"RK 45 Head
& Combo"
Bluesbreaker
(30
to 35 watts)
The "RK Combo" is a
replica of the famed 1960's
Bluesbreaker 2x12 combo. The
"RK 45 Head" is a replica of the mid
60's JTM 45™. Unlike the
reissue, this amp is hand wired point
to point on a vintage style turret
board and is built to the exact specs
of the original. The output
tranny built for me by heyboer with
the 6.6k primary plate load is optimal
for the kt-66 power tubes. As in the
originals, the filtering in the first
cap is a double 32mf cap and the
second is a double 16mf cap. This amp
uses the early "plexi" tone control
values along with the standard preamp
values. You can also order this amp
with the optional negative feedback
control adjustable from the stock 27k
to 77k (mounted on back of amp).
This will give you more or less power
amp gain. Eric Clapton beano
tone to AC/DC, its all here.
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"RK 50 Head and Combo" |
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The RK50 is
modeled after Marshalls JTM50 using EL34
power tubes instead of the KT66 power
tubes used in the JTM45 and the Retro
King RK45. The Rk50 shares the same
preamp, filtering, GZ34 rectifier tube
and Lower plate voltage of the
RK45/JTM45 But has a 3.4k output
transformer for optimum tone for the
EL34 power tubes. The amp comes standard
with a Post PI master volume that is
installed on the back of the amp. A very
sweet sounding amp and one of my
favorite circuits.
The RK50 is
available in three head box sizes: Small
box 9” H x 26” W x 8 ¼” D; extra small
box 9”H x 24”W x 8 ¼”D; smallest box 9
¼”H x 20”W x 8 ¼”D 1x12 and a 2x12 combo
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Plexi 50 Head and
Combo |
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The "Plexi 50" is a
replica of the 1960's 50 watt plexi with
a solid state rectifier (you can order
this with a GZ34 rectifier tube * if you
want). It uses two EL-34 output
tubes and a heyboer 50 watt plexi output
transformer. The output tranny built for
me by heyboer has the correct 3.4k
primary plate load. Unlike the 45,
which uses a shared cathode, the 50 watt
uses a separate cathode arrangement on
the first tube, which adds pre-amp
gain. A .68 bypass cap on the
second stage 33k slope resistor and
500pf cap gives that classic British
midrange crunch of the original. |
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“Rio
De Lodo” |
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One of my favorite
amps made by Fender was the 1962 Brown
Face Deluxe. It had a different sound than
any of the Fender models, sort of a cross
between Marshall and Fender. You can
have this iconic sound with the Retro King
“Rio De Lodo” Amp without paying crazy
$$$$ for the originals. I did change
a few things to give this amp more
versatility. I Put in an adjustable
bias control and also changed the normal
channels preamp to have more of a
“blackface” tone. On the original
circuit there wasnt much tone and gain
difference between the bright and normal
channels, so I changed the normal channel
to have more of a “blackface” slightly
scooped tone and the marshall mid type
tone on the bright channel was left stock
as on the original. The normal
channel has more gain than a blackface
circuit because of the single tone
control. You can combine the
channels with a patch cable or A/B the
channels for rythmn and lead sounds.
I can build the amp stock also if you
wish. The trem is smokey and lush
and I slowed it down a bit to give it more
range than the original. |
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"Tremtone " 5G9
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A rare circuit that was
only made for a year or two in the late
50's is sought after and hard to find.
If you are lucky enough to find one
expect to pay $3,000 to $6,000. I have
re-created this awesome amp and, in my
opinion, it is the best sounding
tweed amp.
The cabinet is made of pine and is
lacquered as they did in the 50's. This
cabinet is known as the "Big Box" which
gives the 20 watt circuit nice lower
mids and low end compared to a deluxe
size cabinet. This amp also has the best
tremolo I ever heard. Another thing that
sets this amp apart from some of the
other lower watt tweed amps is that it
has a long tailed phase inverter that
gives this circuit some great head room.
The speaker is a 12" Weber Alnico 12A150
and sounds perfect with this amp. |
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