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Don't let the seemingly low wattage
fool you!
This
little
monster
will get
VERY
LOUD!!!
CRYSTAL
TWELVE
1x12 Combo in
American Poplar with Vintage Wheat grille.
 THE
CRYSTAL
TWELVE COMBO
Twelve
clean watts of pure, Class A power.
Cathode self biased to accept a variety of power tubes and rectifiers. And, at
a flip of the Power blend switch it will accept lower power tubes like the 6V6
and 6K6 for added tonal freedom.
The Power blend switch can also be used to induce power tube saturation by
reducing the voltage to the power tube.
From Pure and Clean to a Smooth, Bluesy Overdrive!
The
Chassis
Point
to Point hand wired using the finest materials available. Aluminum chassis
are used for faster response and better tone. Both of the transformers, and
the choke are custom wound directly on paper for TONE
that is simply not available in a factory produced amp. The output
transformer is interleaved, delivering all of the precious TONE
that the premium tubes are producing. With a simple, uncluttered and direct
signal path, there are no tonal losses incurred along the way. All of the CRYSTALs
take very well to effects and feature a LINE
OUT jack to directly interface a
mixing console, or to slave to another amp.
Tube
Compliment
-
12AT7
(JJ Electronics) First gain stages
-
12AX7S
(JJ Electronics) Second gain stage
-
One
(JJ Electronics) KT88 Power tube
-
5AR4/GZ34
(JJ Electronics)
Rectifier
Cathode self biased, the CRYSTAL
TWELVE
will accept a 6K6*, 6V6*,KT66, 6L6, EL34and KT88 power tube. GZ34 or Solid
State Rectifier and the Preamp tubes may be exchanged with 5751, 12AT7,
12AU7 and 12AX7. *
With the Power Blend switch set to the reduced power setting.
What's
the big
deal about an
"upright chassis"?
When
the chassis of an amplifier is inverted, with the tubes hanging down, several
problems result.
The heat produced by the tubes rises up into the chassis. This causes the
value of all of the resistors to drift and the efficiency of the capacitors
to diminish. That is why many amps sound different after they have been on
for awhile. The stability and reliability of the amp is compromised.
Also, there is the danger of tubes falling out. Those little slings that they
use to hold them in, places a ground reference right up next to the plates
of the tubes. The signal in those tubes is positively charged, and is drawn
to the negative sling, thereby diverting a portion of it from reaching the
cathode. This amounts to tonal losses.
So,
why do they
invert chassis?(Run
mouse over picture)
One
reason. People want the controls at the top of a combo. They don't want to
have to reach down to the bottom to get to the controls. Plus,
they can throw cords and other stuff into the bottom of the cab.
has found
a better way.
Tilt
the chassis! The chassis is angled in the cab to put the controls up
front, where the user wants them, while keeping the chassis upright for
improved stability and reliability.
This
takes more work in the design and layout of the chassis, and the
building of the cabinet, but the reward is in the TONE!
The
speaker
The 12" Weber VST California Alnico speaker absolutely roars in this
combo. It's 2 inch voice coil, 40 ounce AlNiCo magnet, and curved cone produce
TONE beyond compare!
The
Cabinet
This
cabinet is solid American Poplar hardwood and features dovetail joinery.
Vintage
style leather handle is standard.
Other
hardwoods are also available.
There
are many choices of knobs, and 'standard' grill cloths. Natural Cane / Wicker
grill also available.
.
Putting
it all together
Add
together, premium parts, the finest tubes, dynamic speaker, and lots of old
fashioned pride, handwork and sweat, and you get an heirloom quality
instrument that will last a lifetime.
Pricing
CRYSTAL
TWELVE Head
$1600.00
CRYSTAL
TWELVE
1x12 combo $2100.00
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