This tube head is a real 2 channel point-to-point guitar amp which has individual tone controls for both preamp channels and channel switching with a footswitch.

 

Clean preamp channel has a shimmering and sparkling sound which is very flexible and similar to traditional world famous tube guitar amps sounds from old Fender and Vox worlds. 

 

Crunch preamp channel is based partly on modified Slodano SLO100 world and partly to own design. This channel has Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass, Master controls and a Warm/Cold Switch which changes channel distortion from Warm/Traditional  to Cold/Modern distortion. With all these controls this channel produces all sounds from semiclean to very distorted lead sounds.

 

Amp includes a buffered tube effect loop with a Send level control.

 

Poweramp is equipped with 2xEL34 tubes and is partly based on Fender/Soldano world and partly to own design. Output power is 50-80 W depending tubes and distortion level. All general octal power tubes like 6550/KT88, EL34, 6L6GC, KT66, 6V6GT can be used in this amp. Power tubes change and biasing them is very easy with an external bias point and Bluetone Bias Rate meter, which can be bought from manufacturer.

 I changed 6550 tubes to EL34 and took UL configuration away from the power amp. At the moment this amp is to my mind more a traditional rock music machine after those changes.

Power amp has Presence and Master Volume controls which control both preamp channels. Master Volume is a PPIMV (Post Phase Inverter Master Volume) style, which helps to create also phase inverter distortion with low levels if needed.

Both preamp channels and phase inverter use 12AX7/ECC83 tubes. Rectifier is a silicon type.

 Amp can be equipped also with VVR (Variable Voltage Control), which is a dynamic output power control. It is a nice add on with PPIMV Master Volume. With VVR you can dial output power even to bed room level and get also power stage distortion when needed.

 

Prices

Ironman  Head

- With normal tolex and 2xEL34 1650 €.

- With oiled, solid mahogany cabin and 2xEL34 1850 €.

- PPIMV (Post Phase Inverter Master Volume) and a buffered tube effect loop with Send level + footswitch are included to normal prices.

 Options:

-- VVR (Dynamic power scale) 150 €

-  Tremolo 120 €

- Line Out 80 €

- Bluetone Bias Rate meter 120 € when purchasing amp, otherwise 150 €

- Plastic dust cover 30 €

Prices are subject change without notice.

 

Price

Ironman Head

- Normal tolex, 2xEL34 tubes 1750 €.

- Hardwood (mahongany/nyatoh) 1950 €.

Buffered, footswitchable tube driven effects loop with send-control included.

PPIMV included to amp price 

 

Additional features:

- VVR (Variable voltage regulator) 150 €

- Spring reverb 200 €

- Tremolo 120 €

- Bluetone Bias Rate meter 100 € when bought with amp 

  

Sound Clips

These clips were played by professional Finnish guitarist Vesa Kääpä. Guitar was a Custom Telecaster. Speaker was a 4×12″ Celestion Greenpack Heritage cabin with a closed back.

 

Clean

 

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Crunch 

 

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