Hayden Essex Blonde 15w 1x12 Hand Wired Valve Combo

Hayden - Essex Blonde 15 - 15 Watt, 1x12'', Hand Wired Guitar Amp

Hand-wired in England by specialists with years of experience in defence standard work, Hayden amplifiers combine elegant design with the finest components and meticulous attention to detail to create guitar amplifiers of exquisite tone and quality. Uncompromising specifications include non-ferrous stainless steel chassis construction, hand-machined solid gold turret tags, carefully matched tube sets, ceramic tube bases and the highest quality defence-standard capacitors. Over-spec'd transformers are hand-built in England using the finest metal laminates, ensuring masses of headroom with stunning articulation when driven hard - either clean or overdriven.

Simple topology ensures the shortest signal path from input to output, with tone circuit components linked directly to the control pots on the front panel. Right down to the hand-crafted, marine-quality birch ply cabinets, engraved front panels and phenolic knobs, Hayden amplifiers ooze quality all the way

Essex Blonde 15

More power and greater versatility from the largest of the Essex Blondes. Triode/Pentode switching allows operation in either 7 or 15-Watt modes, while a 6-position pick-up control on the front panel enables matching with a wide variety of guitars. ECC83 (12AX7) preamp tubes and a duet of 6V6 output tubes are standard-issue in the Essex Blonde 15, but guitarists are free to try EL34s for a classic, 70's rock sound or 6L6s for a huge, clean tone with more brittle overdrive. And why not perform your own 'custom shop' modification using the bypass switch on the rear panel to optimise the amplifier for clean or sweet overdrive sounds.

Front panel controls include gain, master, treble, middle, bass and reverb, with effects send and return sockets to the right of the power lamp. Around the back, there are extension speaker and balanced DI outputs, and a footswitch socket for the spring reverb.

Specifications:

• Power: 15 Watts
• Speaker: 1 x 12"
• Standard output tubes: 2 x 6V6
• Alternative output tubes: EL34/KT88/6CA7/6L6
• Standard preamp tubes: 3 x ECC83 (12AX7)
• Alternative preamp tubes: ECC81
• Dimensions (HxWxD mm): 500 x 435 x 245
• Dimensions (HxWxD inches): 19.7 x 17.1 x 9.7
• Weight: 21Kg/46.2lbs
• Mains Voltage: 120V/240V