Space Tone Tweed
ST-6V6se
Class A 5W - Single-Ended
- 6V6 - Tube Rectified
The original Swart Amplifier Co Space Tone 6V6se arose out of musician/recording
engineer Michael Swart's attempt to get the most tone and soul from a small,
easily manageable package for home/studio use. The result is a stellar amplifier
that surpassed ALL expectations.
The Space Tone Tweed Series amplifier is inspired by Classic designs
from the single-ended ALL VALVE era 50's. The Circuit is a customized Fender
Princeton 5F2/5F1 Champ derivative with Swart's own circuit mods and tweaks
thrown into the mix, making this circuit unique sonically.
The tone and clean to distortion character is in a class all its own. We think
this amplifier surpasses any amplifier of this type we've played, both old
and new, including the original Tweeds. Along with the original Space
Tone 6V6se, this is the sound that Swart Amplifier Co has built on as ground
Zero of the BEST DAMN TONE you'll ever hear, regardless.
Options
Electro-Harmonix or Ruby 6V6GT, JJ
12AX7, NOS 5Y3, JJ Heavy Duty Surface Mount radial
500v Power Supply caps (extra filtering for modern voltages), 600v Mallory
coupling caps, full Carbon Composition resistors for vintage tone, Feedback
selection switch, and NEW Weber Ceramic or Signature AlNiCo 8 all come standard,
a combo that is hard to beat and a giant killer. Swart Amp Co does offer
options including Jensen Copper Paper in Oil capacitors, Auricaps, Kiwame
Carbon Films, speaker option, and more.
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Swart Tweed ST-6V6se.......................................................$850.00
Each ST-6V6se is hand-wired, point
to point, then burned-in and tested before leaving Swart Amplifier Co. There
are no circuit or turret boards resulting in the most direct path, this
harkening back to when ALL amps were hand wired with care.. Cloth wire is
used for hookup. Simply put, there are no semiconductors or solid state
diodes anywhere as the Space Tone is 100% valve powered.
The Supro inspired cabinet is hand-made
finger jointed pine and covered with high quality tweed, then LACQUEED
for years and years of wear, all with the vintage style and great tone.
Tubes include the excellent JJ 12AX7, Electro-Harmonix 6V6GT, and JJ 5Y3.
It's a Pure triode front end into the great 6V6 all cleaned by 5Y3 tube
rectification. All tube designs disappeared because of the extra expense
and the emergence of ultra-cheap solid state diodes. We feel that eliminating
ALL solid state devices is necessary to get the BEST tone without the harsh,
metallic sound of solid state.
Sound is amazingly BIG, BOLD, and SOULFUL, with a combination of grit and
complexity of tone that is immediately apparent. Go from super clean to
TUBE distortion with the turn of the volume knob. It's safe to say
that you'll have NEVER played anything quite like this little gem.
