Imagine a "Tweed" Champ, but
with an EL84 instead of a 6V6. Then add a 3 BAND TONE STACK, a MASTER
volume, and MORE GAIN!
Description
Little JOE is 5 watts of mean EL84 driven
pure class A hand-wired tube guitar amp muscle with enough flexibility to dish out anything from sweet vintage clean/crunch tones to insane
tube overdrive tones that sing for days, all at volume levels that won't bring the cops!
Like the latest version of the BluTone 50, we've updated the Little JOE
preamp circuit to provide a nice balance between both clean and
overdrive/lead tones that can be comfortably adjusted via your guitar's
volume control.
Being a lower power tube amp, Little JOE makes it easy to get that classic high volume
power amp distortion in either mode without blowing the walls down, but
feel free to plug him into a 4x12 and crank him up if your drummer happens
to be around...he'll hold his own just fine. There's also a post power amp
line output on the back so you can use Little JOE as a tube
preamp/overdrive or driving a higher power amp if you so desire.
Features
- Dual 12AX7 preamp section inspired by
the classic "Tweed" amps for beautiful vintage clean to
classic warm overdrive tones.
- Cathode follower driven 3 band tone
stack.
- Separate GAIN and MASTER volume
controls.
- Class A single-ended EL84 output
section.
- 5Y3 tube rectifier.
- Post-output-transformer LINE OUTPUT.
- 8 ohm speaker output.
- Extra long 10' grounded power cord.
- Classic knobs.
- Slick RED anodized aluminum faceplate.
- RED jewel light.
- Heavy duty STANDBY and POWER toggle
switches.
- Genuine Tolex® covered 13-ply birch
head cabinet with a heavy duty handle, rubber feet, and nickel plated
corners.
- Clear "plexi" acrylic front
panel so you (and your audience) can SEE the TUBES.
Tech Notes
- True point-to-point hand-wiring for
the shortest possible signal path.
- Input/output jacks isolated from
chassis, DC on the filaments, and star grounding for super low noise
and hum.
- Assembled using only the finest of
parts including low noise polypropylene caps, metal film
resistors, ceramic sockets, Switchcraft jacks, etc.
Tube Compliment
- (2) Electro Harmonix 12AX7EH
- (1) Electro Harmonix EL84
- (1) Sovtek 5Y3
Front Panel
- INPUT JACK
- GAIN
- BASS
- MIDDLE
- TREBLE
- MASTER
- STANDBY SWITCH
- JEWEL LIGHT
- POWER SWITCH
Rear Panel
- POWER CORD
- FUSE
- LINE OUTPUT
- SPEAKER OUTPUT JACK
Output Power
Dimensions
- 11.5" W x 7.5" H X
7.75" D
Pricing
| Picture |
Model |
Retail
Price |
Direct
Price |
|
LJ-5a |
$1,499 |
NOT
CURRENTLY
IN PRODUCTION
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Options
| Option |
Description |
Price |
| Effects
loop |
True bypass serial effects loop with SEND LEVEL control. |
N/A |
| 15 watt
upgrade |
Upgrade to 15 watts of power
in a slightly larger foot-print with a matched pair of EL84s and the
addition of a presence control. |
N/A |
| Tinted
"plexi" |
Tinted (instead of clear) acrylic "plexi" front panel. |
N/A |
| Black
hardware |
Black (instead of chrome/nickel) hardware (corners and handle caps) |
N/A |
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