Head 100-watt lamps: the 12AX7 pre-amp and EL-84 power. The head is powerful which is an advantage when playing on stage: no need to add in the back ... There is a clear channel and a channel saturated + a footswitch to provide switching between the two ... The settings are very simple: three knobs for EQ (bass), (middle), (trebble) + 1 for the presence knob + 1 knob to adjust the intensity of the reverb. Parenthetically, this is a high quality reverb, nothing to do with "the trick spring" to marshall that makes noise in the trunk of the car when going on a donkey not worth a nail! There is a button to adjust the saturation (gain) and master volume (post). It also has the option to choose between an input (bright) or a crunch sound (normal). It can also connect its effects through the effects loop on the back of the head, it reduces the loss. Note also the impedance selector (3 choices).

UTILIZATION

This head is really simple to use. However, it is not light when the door, the weight does not seem well distributed. The manual is fairly brief but there are some in French.

SOUNDS

For my part, I do rock - Metal and plays on the clean channel with a gibson junior and a distortion pedal BOSS Hyper Metal 1, and frankly I SOUND OF DEATH ... But some friends have already used a Start for blues and it has done well. As for the clean sound is splendid.

OVERALL OPINION

J'utise this head since 1998 and it suits me perfectly. Yet I have a JCM 800 but it is not as versatile and clear sound is not up to par. In short, this head is a little treasure and what's cool is that nobody knows ... Many believe that behind the head and those little yellow tweed knobs look at the sixties hides a small amp retired bluesman ... if you have a chance to cross, so take time to see what it was in the belly, you may be surprised!