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Removed: Gartone Low Powered Tweed / Pro Head - was £2k

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SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
edited October 2019 in Amps £
This is an immaculate custom build head made by Martin Garton (Gartone) in early 2018. Original cost well north of £2k

The preamp is Tweed Pro (5E5) to get over some of the issues with the LPTT preamp
The Power section is Low Powered Tweed Twin (5E8)
The Iron is Mercury Magnetics
The Ground switch has been changed to allow switchable bias to allow the amp to run a pair of EL34s as well as 5881s  (6L6GB)
NOS Glass - Philips 6L6GB, National 5U4GB, RFT 12AX7 and a New EH 12AY7 in the front
Wired for 8 Ohms or 4ohms with a second cab connected
Immaculate - not a mark anywhere on it

It sounds superb with fantastic dynamics and luscious harmonics.

Classic big tweed tone and with the option to run EL34s, it can get into early Marshall territory very nicely

https://i.imgur.com/HCUfcSV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ZPKfV09.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7P8IupZ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CL3s0Ob.jpg

The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • IvisonGuitarsIvisonGuitars Frets: 6838
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    Holy Moly. That's some quality right there! 
    http://www.ivisonguitars.com
    (formerly miserneil)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump - really top quality custom build amp (NOT just another rebranded Mojo kit!) which is on a par with the very best I’ve owned / played 
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    edited February 2019
    Would really like to give it a good home to a straight player via the Forum..
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • DominicDominic Frets: 16005
    He builds a superb, world class amp does that Martin Garton.......some of the best I have ever heard
     what output is this beast ?
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Cheers @Dominic - Something in the 40-50w range, depending on the valves
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump - proper amp this - needs playing
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump - the best Tweed head you’ll find in Surrey  :o
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • hywelghywelg Frets: 4302
    I'm assuming there's a piece of perspex over that slot on the inside?
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  • RiftAmpsRiftAmps Frets: 3113
    tFB Trader
    hywelg said:
    I'm assuming there's a piece of perspex over that slot on the inside?
    Looks like he's just re-installed the panel upside down
    *I no longer offer replacement speaker baffles*
    Rift Amplification
    Handwired Guitar Amplifiers
    Brackley, Northamptonshire
    www.riftamps.co.uk

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  • Jimbro66Jimbro66 Frets: 2418
    hywelg said:
    I'm assuming there's a piece of perspex over that slot on the inside?
    No, that's how to turn a Gartone into a FRY-ette :D
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    I thought that was how you got an out of phase sound?

    I guess as Chris said, I put the back panel on upside down last time I swapped from 6L6 to EL34s? ..just cause it can ;-)
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump 
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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  • SunDevilSunDevil Frets: 511
    Bump
    The answer was never 42 - it's 1/137 (..ish)
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