Whipper Snapper- Hand-wired all tube amplifier
Based on a late 1950’s tweed amplifier comes the definitive evolution of a classic. G&L’s own Whipper Snapper. The Whipper Snapper is a medium-powered amplifier capable of producing a wide range of clean and overdriven tones with just the tweak of four controls. This vintage design has been modified to accommodate today’s player’s needs, for a portable yet flexible amplifier making it right at home in almost any playing situation, from practice to rehearsals to recording and live performances.
The Whipper Snapper is an all tube 18 watt hand-wired amplifier coupled with a 12” Jensen® P-12Q speaker, a duet of 6V6 output tubes, two 12AX7 preamp tubes, a 5Y3GT rectifier tube and loaded into a solid pine cabinet for warmth and unmatched dynamics.
Specifications:
Output: 18 watts
Speaker: One 12 inch, Alnico-Magnet, Jensen® P-12Q speaker (8 ohm)
Channels: One with High and Low inputs to accommodate both single-coil and humbuckered instruments.
Features:
- Modified late 1950’s 5E3 circuit • Hand-wired all-tube circuitry on eyelet board
- Finger-joined solid Pine cabinet resonates with a warm, woody tone
- Volume w/pull Bright, Treble, Bass and On/Off controls
- Two J&J 6V6 output tubes
- Two 12AX7 preamp tubes, one of which may be substituted with a 12AT7 for
lower-gain sound, if desired
- 5Y3GT rectifier tube provides natural compression or "sag"
- Jewel lamp power indicator • Leather strap handle
- Made in USA
- Tube Complement: 2-12AX7, 2-6V6, 1-5Y3
Available: April 2010
G&L Whipper Snapper - Hand-wired all tube amp