Straightforward and Classy

This amp is everything you should expect from looking at it: It's a handmade, vintage-sounding amp. The sound can be placed somewhere between a Plexi and a Bluesbreaker and, if you dare, you can extract more. Because it's so simple, it's easy to go anywhere you want to go. Down are the features and details:

Single channel; Single ended; EL-34 power tube; 2 12AX7 preamp tubes; 10 Watts total power; Controls for Master Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble and Gain; Standby and power switches; 4 and 8 ohms outputs.

The original cabinet is a special design 1x12. It has an open/closed back system (which is as simple as a removable lid) and features an Eminence Legend GB128.

The sounds to expect are definately british. If you're looking for Fendery cleans, this is not the right spot. It's all about that little dirt and grit, with roundness and punch - great for everything from country until metal. It doesn't have a ton of gain but if you push it hard it will respond beautifully and it handles pedals with class and acceptiveness. It is also articulate and clear if dialed in just right, so it's the perfect workhouse for the pedalmaniac and the blues purist.

About the finishing, it's a little poor. After 1 year of use the switches have got a little rust on them, the courvin finish has unglued in some parts and the power amp valve has fallen a little bit like the tower of pisa. But that's not a problem because i consider this the handmade charm, and it doesn't affect the sound - it ages like wine, everyday i get more satisfied.

Considering that it is the first amp this company has produced and the price (which was around 1800 reais (right now that would be 625 dollars) there is nothing to complain about it. It's beautiful and sounds great. But be sad, because it is a limited edition - only 438 of these bad boys were made. If you stumble across one of these and are looking for a vintage plug-and-play, set-and-forget amp, do not hesitate.