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The ValveTrain 416 is an amp that is rich with vintage tone and has an expanded set of controls that will allow today's guitarist access to a tonal palette that was not available with the original amplifiers.
The 416 inherits its' tonal roots from the venerable Fender 5E3 Deluxe from the late 1950's. The most interesting feature of the 416 is the design of the initial gain stages.
There are 2 volume controls, one for the Normal channel and one for the Bright channel. The two channels are internally isolated and “jumpered”. This means that the player is able to blend the tonality of each channel into the overall mix. Because the channels are both active, the preamp tube is running in parallel operation producing more gain than is normally found in an amp of this style. Turning either volume control down, which eliminates that channel, returns the tone of the amp back to the single voice operation of the original. There are also two boost switches that activate a gain and frequency boost on each channel.
By controlling volume and the boost on each channel, the blending of the two distinct voices opens up the tonal spectrum of this amp.
1x12 Combo
2x10 Combo
Power 16 Watts - Class AB
Cathode Bias
Channels 2 (Normal and Bright) - Internally Jumpered
Tubes 12AX7 Dual-Triode (preamp)
12AX7 Dual-Triode (phase splitter)
Matched 6V6 Duet (power)
Rectifier 5Y3
Size 18x22x10 (HxWxD)
Weight 35 lbs
Speakers Eminence Wizard 12" (1x12)
Eminence Ragin Cajun/Ramrod 10" (2x10)
Speaker Jacks 1x16 ohm, 1x8ohm
Features Hand Wired Point to Point Eyelet Board
Normal Volume, Bright Volume,Tone and Mster Volume Controls
Boost Switch on each channel
Custom Laser Etched Control Plate
Cathode Bias Power Amp
Vintage Style Chicken Head knobs
American Made High Grade Aluminum Chassis
American Made Transformers
American Made Solid Pine Cabinet
Floating Baffle
Brown Leather Handle
Rubber Feet.
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