Selye : Fourteen Watts
The Selye is a charming and versatile combination amplifier that comfortably fits in at home, studios, low volume shows or mic'd at any type of venue. Offering fourteen watts of pure Class A output from a single-ended EL34 design, this all tube amplifier is overflowing with pleasant sounding, second order harmonic distortion that allows clean chords and single notes to ring out fuller than any push-pull amplifier can offer. Turn up the volume and the 12AX7 gracefully adds more than enough odd-ordered harmonics to give a present, yet smooth and balanced overdriven sound; perfect for anything from jazz to shoegazey indie rock. The straight forward high/low sensitivity inputs and hi-fi styled treble/bass controls cover an expansive array of tones yet leaves the overall sound to be directed by your pedals, guitar and playing style.
Moseley : Eighteen Watts
The Moseley amplifier covers some slightly different ground with the fantastic articulation of a crystal clear EL84 driven power section. When pushed, the adequately filtered power section, over-sized M6 steel laminated transformers and solid state rectifier come together for a huge, tight, low end overdrive that’s commands attention yet allows you to ease back into warm and articulate cleans by turning down your guitar's volume control. The preamp consists of one 12AX7, volume, treble and bass controls, which feeds another 12AX7 phase inverter. The amplified and out-of-phase signals are then sent to a matched and burned in pair of EL84s for up to eighteen watts of power.
Nels playing through a Studious Amplifiers Moseley at the Wilco loft in Chicago, IL. Some of the pedals Nels used: Cusack Music's Screamer Fuzz Caroline Guitar Company's Wave Cannon JHS Pedals' Charlie Brown
Bobb was in town with a handful of pedals. This time I had a microphone. Thank God. From www.studiousamplifiers.com: This larger combination amplifier's low sensitivity input offers focused and shimmering cleans but plug into the high sensitivity channel and lookout.
Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos joined us at Reverb HQ for the newest round of Pedal Tricks, where he showed us how to get some of his weirdest, non-guitar sounds.
Boulton : Forty-Two Watts
Whether you're looking for full and pronounced cleans, heavy hitting overdriven tones or anywhere in between, the Boulton amplifier has got you covered. Keeping the foundation simple (high/low inputs and volume/treble/bass controls) allows for the unique design decisions to shine through in this somewhat unusual combination of components. The amp starts out with a vintage styled Fender Bassman power transformer that adds character and warmth in the lowered B+ voltage throughout the circuit. After the preamp (two 12AX7s), a pair of 7027As take the signal and creates a strong and strident output with the help of a vintage styled paper bobbin Marshall JCM800 spec'd output transformer. The combination of components and unique circuitry allows for any type of tone to be achieved while also being a fantastic pedal platform.
The two by twelve cabinet is constructed in 5/8" solid wood (walnut, pecan, maple, Brazilian cherry or bamboo) using half-blind dovetail joints.
Studious Amplifiers Boulton (42 watts via 2 7027A power tubes) through a 2x12" open back cabinet (Celestion A-Type Speakers). For more information, please visit www.StudiousAmplifiers.com. Guitars used: Fender Jazz Bass Gretsch Streamliner Fender Jazzmaster Harmony Les Paul Amp was set ~5 for volume, treble and bass controls except for the overdriven sound.
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