(Originally written by tazzrecord/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
One-channel, class-A 20-watt amp head

GZ34 rectifier tube

2 x 6V6GT power tube

1 x 12AX7 preamp tube

1 x 12AT7 phase inverter tube

High-class Hammond transformer

Tested with a Fender Deluxe BlackFace AA763 bass guitar

Old-school, point-to-point wiring... without printed boards!

The head has only a single channel.

Controls: volume, low, mid, high.

On/off and standby switches

Speaker output

It's not much but it's exactly what I wanted: a simple amp head with a good sound.

UTILIZATION

Considering the easiness of the setup you just have plug and start playing!

Few but effective controls.

SOUNDS

After one week of intensive testing with several speaker cabinets:

The clean sound is just perfect: beautiful dynamics and full tone with solid lows and smooth highs.

The sound stays clean half the way and then it starts to crunch.

With a high-efficiency speaker (e.g. Celestion Vintage 30), you won't have any problems to play with a band.

The crunch sound with a TS9 or similar booster is punchy and sharp... beautiful!

The distortion with a Tonebone Classic pedal is a real delight!

I tested it with a '73 Fender Strat, a Les Paul and a Blade RH4.

What else? It's the best amp I've ever played in every aspect.

OVERALL OPINION

I already owned several all-tube amps: Marshall Jubilee, ENGL Screamer, Mesa F30 and Studio 22, Fender Vibrochamp 74 and others.

I've tried out a lot of other amps: Fender Deluxe Reissue, Supersonic, 70's Twin, Mesa Express and many others...

This amp has only one clean sound but it's simply the best I've ever heard and it just loves overdrive and distortion pedals.

If you want a better amp you'll have to pay loads of money...