Midnight Blues
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Rectifier: solid-state or tube (short protected) EL34,KT66,6L6GC,5881,EL37,6550,6V6 or EL84 20-100W class AB (optional class A/AB switch) external bias & balance adjust with meter points Preamp tubes: 5751,12AX7,12DW7,12AT7 external preamp bias adjust for input tube Parallel FX Loop or 'True bypass' Reverb 'True bypass' Master Volume Vitamin Q Paper/oil capacitors Allen Bradley carbon composition resistors brushed mil spec chromed steel chassis Available as 2x12 Combo, Head & cabinet 100,120,220,230,240VAC 50/60Hz Handmade in USA 3 year warranty |
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The unique cabinet design of the Midnight Blues Combo allows the tubes to remain upright, promoting longer life and reliability.
Complete separation of head and speaker sections prevents unwanted feedback between the two and also enables the player to choose between open-back and closed-back cabinet use.
The 'intelligent' power supply is short-protected and accepts a variety of rectifier tubes.
A special plug activates the solid-state rectifier with additional filtering, which enables a tighter sound and higher output power.
The output section accepts a pair of KT66, EL34, 5881, 6L6GC, EL37, 6550 and 6V6 output tubes. A tube selector switch tunes the output transformer to get ideal response.
The custom made zero-compromise transformer has an incredible rich and complex tone, with perfect symmetry producing even-order harmonic break-up.
A 16 ohm only output with Class A/AB switch instead of an 8/16 ohm selector gives even further enhanced frequency range and headroom not found in conventional and even high-end guitar amplifiers.
Power Supply & Wattages
Choose from 3 power transformers LOW 20-25W / NORMAL 30W-35W / HIGH 50-60W RMS
From soft, warm and relaxed vintage bloom and earlier break-up to tighter response, more power and headroom.
NEW - 100W Radio Spares Custom, maximum headroom from a pair of KT100.
The preamp of the Midnight Blues is available in two versions:
Low-impedance Parallel FX loop (can be used as a dual-channel preamp)
True-Bypass Spring Reverb (xfrmr-less) with Serial FX loop
Gain and Drive knobs can be dialed-in for a great variety of overdrive or hi-gain distortion tones.
Different combinations of 12AX7, 5751, 12AY7, 12AT7 and 12AU7 tubes create a great range of distinct characteristics:
From rich, dynamic and open clean tones to smooth vintage style crunch to high gain punch and compression.
In addition the unique preamp bias adjustment allows to fine tune the sustain and strength of the input tube.
A true-bypass Master Volume allows for vintage style poweramp distortion.
In lower settings it smoothes and balances the distortion tone with increased preamp gain.
NEW - Master Volume now with enhanced extra clean and symmetrical headroom and push/pull bright switch.
Small Head & Cab
A complete, easy-access bias control section on the rear panel includes bias adjust with test-points for DVM hook-up and balance adjust.
Can be used for maintaining balanced output at different guitar or amp settings or to create alternate harmonic balance shifts.
It also allows for the use of unmatched tubes! A useful tool, considering the ever decreasing supply of matched NOS tubes.
Additional uses are tube tester & analyzer.
The Speaker Cabinets for the Midnight Blues are super-light and have interchangable custom baffleboards.
The dimensions, baffleboard, internal space and weight are in ideal musical balance with the amp and speakers.
The result is a greatly improved dynamic response and better feedback control over the typical bulky and boomy 4x12 cabinets.
Choose your own custom combination of speakers, like 4x12, 15 and 10, 3x12, 4x10, 2x10 and 12, etc.....
All speakers are delivered already broken in.
Original Jensen P15R and ToneTubby 10 Hemp
2x12 Hemp Tone Tubbies Ceramic & Alnico
 Midnight Blues Breaker Custom Black covering, Gold plated chassis & hardware, ceramic/gold sockets, Marconi and Mullard Tubes, Alnico & Ceramic Hemp Tone Tubbies |
