Ameson
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Guitar and Bass Amplification |
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VALVE
(Tube if you live in the fringes) GUITAR AMPLIFIERS ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFICATION |
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| Single channel all valve amplifier with high and low gain inputs, with gain, bass, middle, treble, volume controls. | |||
| Valve complement to be 2 x ECC83, 1 x ECC81, 2 x 6V6, EL34, 6L6 or KT88 - dependent on model. | |||
| To be available in 18 Watt, 50 Watt and 75 Watt versions | |||
All components used to be carefully chosen and more than adequately rated for best reliability and performance. And I mean this.. |
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| Aluminium chassis for light weight and period low magnetic interaction. | |||
| Power transformer to be core sheilded toroid for maximum power/weight ratio and low noise performance. | |||
| Output transformer
to be English made, purpose designed, flash tested to 4kV. To support 4/8/16
Ohm speaker loads. |
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| Circuit design to be traditional with my own optimised values. NO presence control. NO effects loop. NO drive channel s**t. | |||
| Power supply to use solid state rectifiers. The advantage over using a valve rectifier is too great to ignore, both in engineering and playability terms. The more energy in the power supply the better... | |||
| Custom made turret board construction for easy servicing, and all IO connectors to be Gold plated | |||
| Build standard to be as impeccable as I can make it.. (See picture below) | |||
Case to constructed from 12mm Birch plywood for strength and lightness, with choice of coverings, styles, and pipings. Style: All credit to Lyndon Laney and Jim Marshall for this one - this is a perfect and acceptable format. And it looks great. Size: 8" x 22" x 8" (HWD). Weight: approx 10Kg. |
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Ameson
valve head - standard leathergrain finish |
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What
it looks like inside.. |
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AMESON
KGA150 SOLID STATE GUITAR AMPLIFIER ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFICATION |
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| Single input two channel switchable design. | |||
| Overdrive channel controls: Input Gain, Second stage gain (Saturation), Bass, Middle, Treble. Led status indicator. | |||
| Clean channel controls: Volume, Bass, Middle, Treble. Led status indicator. | |||
| Overall controls: Reverb Level, Presence | |||
| Footswitchable channel selection and Reverb. | |||
| Serial FX loop. | |||
| XLR DI output (Unbalanced, ground lifted by 100 Ohms + 100nF) | |||
| MAJ traditional Mosfet output stage - 150 Watts rms into 4 Ohm speaker load (100 Watts into 8 Ohms, 70 Watts into 16 Ohms). Open, short, thermal, and bad load protection. | |||
| Ameson Valve Sound device fitted as standard * See note about this on the "overview" page. | |||
| Build standard to be as impeccable as I can make it. | |||
| Case again to be constructed from 12mm Birch plywood for strength and lightness, with choice of coverings, styles, and pipings. Style: All credit to Lyndon Laney and Jim Marshall for this one - this is a perfect and acceptable format. And it looks great. Size: 8" x 22" x 8" (HWD). Weight: approx 10Kg. | |||
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AMESON
KGA 150 - Standard leathergrain finish |
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AMESON
MOSFET BASS AMPLIFIER ARCHITECTURAL SPECIFICATION |
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| Single channel design with choice of active (low sensitivity) and passive (high sensitivity) inputs. On jacks. | |||
| Input stage has Gain control and Switchable compressor and Enhance control | |||
| EQ. Bass control, 7 band low mid - high mid graphic, Treble control. | |||
| Master Volume control and Limiter defeat switch (your choice boy...) | |||
| XLR balanced DI output | |||
| MAJ traditional Hitachi Mosfet output stage - Open, short, thermal, and bad load protection. Available in 190 Watts rms or 320 Watts rms into 4 Ohm versions. | |||
| Build standard to be as impeccable as I can make it. | |||
| Case yet again to be constructed from 12mm Birch plywood for strength and lightness, with choice of coverings, styles, and pipings. Style: All credit to Lyndon Laney and Jim Marshall for this one - this is a perfect and acceptable format. And it looks great. Size: 8" x 22" x 8" (HWD). Weight: approx 10Kg. 320 Watt version case is same but 12" deep, and weight is 13Kgs.. | |||
| Oh the volume and gain controls go to eleven.. Yes thats right - not 8 or ten - ELEVEN. Must be louder than one that goes to ten then... | |||
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AMESON
BASS AMPLIFIER 190/250 Watt - standard small box leathergrain finish |
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The
RS products |
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Designed
and developed in conjunction with Roy Sainsbury |
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Ameson
RS120 Specification |
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| Input stage: Composite two section high impedance input stage with 20X gain. Uses selected audiophile passive components and precision operational amplifiers for superb performance and low noise | |||
| Equalisation: Three section classic passive network with selected component values for optimised response. | |||
| Output stage: Traditional Hitachi mosfet based output stage for ultra low distortion and noise. Power output is 120 Watts rms into 8 Ohm speaker load. Core screened purpose designed toroidal transformer for maximum efficiency. | |||
| Voltage selection: Operates in any country of the world, on 100/120 or 220/240 volt supplies. User switch selected. | |||
| Connectors: All preamplifier jacks are Neutrik gold plated items, for maximum connectivity and reliability. | |||
| Chassis: Aluminium 16swg case for light weight and maximum heat transfer. No self tapping screws here | |||
| Accessories supplied: Speaker lead - English jack plugs on 2ft Neoprene cable. Mains lead - 2m. moulded with local plug. Spare mains fuse (2A) located in mains inlet fuse drawer. | |||
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Ameson
RS120 |
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Ameson
RS Tube 50 Valve Amplifier Specification |
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| Input stage: ECC 83 Voltage amplifer/buffer, ECC81 driver stage | |||
| Equalisation: Three section classic Mullard/RCA network with selected component values for optimised response. | |||
| Output stage: 2 x 6L6 selected output valves working into purpose designed English made output transformer. Core screened purpose designed toroidal mains transformer for maximum power and efficiency. 50+ Watts rms into 4/8/16 Ohm loads. | |||
| Voltage selection: Operates in any country of the world, on 100/120 or 220/240 volt supplies. User switch selected. | |||
| Connectors: All preamplifier jacks are Neutrik gold plated items, for maximum connectivity and reliability. | |||
| Chassis: Aluminium 16swg case for light weight, maximum heat transfer, minimum magnetic leakage. No self tapping screws here | |||
| Accessories supplied: Speaker lead - English jack plugs on 2ft Neoprene cable. Mains lead - 2m. moulded with local plug. Spare mains fuse (2A) located in mains inlet fuse drawer. | |||
| Dimensions: Measures 20" x 8" x 8" and weighs just 20lb | |||
| Cosmetics: The same as Ameson 50 Watt valve amplifier, choice of finishes etc. | |||
"This is simply the most beautiful sounding valve amp I have ever heard. Its warm big sound compares favourably with the vintage amps of the 1940's and 50's but with a much higher output suitable for today's musical situations. It is very light and compact weighing in at only 19 pounds. Being completely hand-assembled and wired, it is not cheap, but why would you ever need to buy another amp again". - Roy Sainsbury "I am lucky enough to own both the Ameson RS 120 and the Ameson RS Tube 50 amps and both are superb. I have just completed recording a CD with trumpet great Bruce Adams and the engineers at the studio were absolutely bowled over by the sound of the amp. Please feel free to quote me" - Tony Marshall (Tony works with many world class jazz musicians such as Warren Vache, Scott Hamilton, Kenny Baker, etc. His brilliant new recording with Bruce Adams is now on release.) |
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BESPOKE
COMBO VERSIONS OF ALL THE ABOVE AMPLIFIERS ARE AVAILABLE
TO ORDER |
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MAJ
Public Address and specialist products |
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| Showman De Luxe Preamplifier 1U rack mounting, 2 microphone channels, 2 music channels, 1 aux. channel. Autofade, dual channel mono output. | |||
| PA1000 150 Watt 5 channel with switchable Reverb and Auxiliary sends. Lo-Z bal. XLR/Hi-Z Jack inputs. CD/MD/Tape input. Mosfet. Reliable, Serviceable | |||
| PA3000 200 Watt 8 Channel with switchable Reverb, Auxiliary and Monitor. Lo-Z bal. XLR/Hi-Z jack inputs. 4 CD/MD/Tape inputs. Graphic. | |||
| PMA112120 Watt powered monitor. 1x12" loudspeaker + piezo horn. Volume, bass, treble, and anti-feedback control. Input, link and extension speaker sockets. Mosfet | |||
KT1000 500Wrms + 500Wrms into 4 Ohm loads. Bipolar. Honest rating. All made here. Not imported. Totally serviceable. Fine on generators. |
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Thank
you for still being here... |
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PRICE
LIST |
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| Ameson 18 Watt Valve head - 6V6 or EL34 - £495 | |||
| Ameson 50 Watt Valve head - 6L6 - £585 | |||
| Ameson 50 Watt Valve head - KT88 - £625 | |||
Ameson 75 Watt Valve head - KT88 - £725 |
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| Ameson KGA 150 - £300 | |||
| Ameson Bass Amplifier 190 Watt - £300 | |||
| NEW Ameson Bass Amplifier 250 Watt - small box as 190 Watt - £329 NEW | |||
| Ameson Bass Amplifier 320 Watt - £400 | |||
| Ameson RS 120 - on application | |||
| Ameson Tube 50 - on application | |||
| Showman De Luxe Preamplifier - £249 | |||
| PA 1000 - No longer available - RIP - In production for 29 years - Blame the Chinese - hope their products last as well as this one did... | |||
| PA 2000 - £219 Few left | |||
| PMA112 - £229 | |||
| KT1000 - £500 | |||
All
prices are subject to VAT at current rate |
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Postage/carriage
extra, we do this at cost. |
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