This is another custom amplifier incorporating features from the Steamboat Classic series with some really useful add-ons. Namely, Reverb! This is the very first Reverb amp I’ve built from scratch and I’m very satisfied with the outcome. Just one simple level control moves your tone from small rooms to giant chambers. In addition to the Reverb control we added a footswitchable drive boost allowing this amp to get very high gain. Without the drive engaged the amp reproduces pristine cleans, accentuated by the three-way voicing switch (a feature borrowed from the Classic 50). On the rear panel we utilize parallel speaker outs for driving multiple cabinets with 4, 8, 16 ohm options. The amp also features my raw/focused switch. This switch manipulates the negative feedback circuit in the power amp to provide a cleaner (focused) or edgier (raw) sound. This is available as an upgrade to the Classic 50 model.
The tube compliment is (2) KT77s, (1) GZ34, (3) 12AX7s, and (1) 12AT7
We recorded these clips with our friends Mike Tristan and Tim Wigley over at HCC. We used an old SSL board, a Sennheiser 421, Neuman U87 and a Reverend guitar with P-90s. The cabinet is a custom Steamboat open-back 1×12 with a Weber Silver Bell, Hemp-modified by Atlas.
Tim ripped it up on the Reverend, wish him luck at the King of the Blues competition!
We also took some Steamboat Classic 18 clips for fun. This amp with the aforementioned cabinet is available now at Fuller’s Vintage Guitar. We also have a similar amp at the Westheimer Guitar Center, in the platinum room. Go check it out!
