Space Tone 6V6se
Class A - Single-Ended - 6V6 - Tube Rectified
The 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 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 that borrows the best from both topologies. The tone and clean to distortion characteristics are excellent.
The Supro inspired cabinet, made by woodworker Clark Thomas, is finger jointed pine and covered with select fabric that combines good wear with vintage style. We will also cover your amp with your own upholstery of choice at no extra charge for a completely unique amp.
The ST-6V6se circuit is hand wired, point to point by Michael Swart. There are no Circuit or turret boards resulting in the most direct path. 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. Tubes include the excellent JJ 12AX7, Electro-Harmonix 6V6GT, and NOS 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. Go from super clean to TUBE distortion with the turn of the volume knob .
These Amps AMAZED us, they CRANK and are PURE TONE MONSTERS...PURE FUN !!!
Just a rush to play with a strat and delay pedal TONEEEEEEEEEE
IN TWEED !
Musictoyz.com Price $849.95
SPACE TONE 5W REVERB
Roll back the clocks to 1965 visually and 1967 aurally. Add some of the biggest tube reverb on either side of the Mason-Dixon line. Crank that ole first chicken head knob to the right till it stops and prepare to scare yourself with the biggest, baddest fuzz tone you've ever heard.
Why mess with those cleans when this sounds so damn good? To hell with chores, work, tikes, rent, that Vincent Black Shaldow you were dreaming about... Man, you're plugged into a three-dimensional Sonic Lava Lamp!
Yep, Dr. Swart has done it... again . And all this before you've even even TRIED the cleans! Don't worry, they're there. Just ease that ole chicken head back a bit.
This little monster is such a blast to crank but equally at home down low where it's open, lively, with a bit of chime. But it's hard to resist bringing the volume up, though. And that 12AX7/12DW7 driven Reverb is larger than life.
Introducing the Space Tone Reverb, a circuit based on the little 5W, Class A, single-ended 6V6'R that started it all but with added 60s vibe, the biggest reverb YET , all feeding into a 12" Mojo BV-30H speaker with Big Daddy Iron.
I say this has the best Super Fuzz full volume breakup of them all and with that Swart tone everyone has come to love, all housed in the throwback finger jointed pine cabinet covered in retro Tolex. It's totally unique in today's market place.
The ST-R really has it's own sound, apart from the other Space Tones, but still has it's heart from the little 6V6SE. But unlike the 6V6se, this beast can take a big tall EL-34 if you so desire. The over-spec'd Heyboer iron can handle it. And forget any biasing headache; the ST-R is cathode "auto" biased, just like every Swart. So it's no meters and headaches - Just plug the 6V6, 6L6, or EL-34 in, let her warm-up, and you're a flick of the standby away from great tone.
- 5W CLASS A ~ BIG sounding w/Monster fuzz tone at max!
- Single-Ended Output - Zero Negative Feedback
- 100% Tube Circuit - GZ34 Valve Rectifier
- Big, Lush Swart Tube Reverb - Foot Switchable
- Powered by choice of 6V6 ~ 6L6 ~ EL-34!
- JJ 12AX7(2) - JJ 12DW7 - EH 6V6GT - JJ GZ34 Rectifier
- Point to Point Hand Wired Circuit
- Cathode Biased (no need to bias)
- Carbon Comp Resistors ~ Mallory Caps
- Cloth Hook-Up Wire
- Hi/Lo Input for High & Low powered Pickups
- Heaters referenced to ground
- Standby Switch for tube warm-up, extending tube life
- All Swart Amplifiers employ Star Grounding
- 4/8 ohm 1/4" Out - Drive other Speaker/Cabinet
- Switchcraft 1/4 inch inputs and output
- CTS Potentiometers
- Custom High Quality USA Built Heyboer Iron
- Speaker: 12" Mojotone BV-30H ~ 8 ohm
- Finger-Jointed, solid Pine Cab w/ Retro Tolex Covering
- Vintage Jewel Lamp ~ Circuit Fuse Protected
- Dimensions : 9 1/4 deep - 15 7/8 tall - 16 3/8 wide
The point to point, hand-wired ST-Reverb has three driver/preamp tubes comprised of two 12AX7s and one 12DW7 with a parallel Reverb stage utilizing the 12DW7 & 12AX7, providing the circuit with virtually zero insertion loss. And like all Swart amplifiers, the ST-R is tube rectified by the JJ 5AR4/GZ34 for the best AC filtering bringing great compression and tone, avoiding the typical solid state harshness that seems to ride along with solid state rectification.
If you look at the specs above, you'll notice a lot of familiar attributes, such as cloth covered hook-up wire, carbon comp resistors, quality Mallory caps, and a circuit optimized with testing done by LISTENING....and MORE listening. Michael must have run through over nine different speaker options before settling on the Mojotone BV-30H, an excellent speaker that provides a top to bottom coherency that is integral tothe ST-Reverb sound.
And the Space Tone Reverb utilizes the Swart philosophy of minimal controls for the least complexity, something we feel is instrumental in great tone. Wonder why we go with a simple "treble" cut in the circuit? There's the answer. You wont see a plethora of controls in the Space Tone series because we've found it compromises our #1 goal: The best tone out there. And yes, you're just going to have to PLAY and HEAR this beast to see what the fuss is about...
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IN STOCK !
Musictoyz.com Price $1349.95
ATOMIC SPACE TONE!
ALL TUBE - TUBE REVERB - TUBE TREMOLO
Michael Swart comments on his latest amplifier:
The idea of the Atomic Space Tone hit me when I was working on a vintage Gibson Scout guitar amp. It had Reverb, Tremolo, and 15 watts of pure rocking vintage tone power but only three preamp tubes and two EL-84 output tubes. I thought to my self - I have never seen an amp that could do so much with so little and sound surprisingly good. But I knew it could be even better. I knew something could be built revolving around my favorite little tone generator, the 6V6. I sent a note of thanks to my cohort for the inspiration for one of the best amplifiers I have ever built and the only thing I have found to equal the soul and amazing tone of the ST-6V6se but with MORE power.
I call it the ATOMIC SPACE TONE. And damn if it's not a winner - this beast sounds amazing.
This amp brings more tube soul than I thought possible, even compared to some of my favorite vintage amps. We are talking ALL TUBE circuitry, even the Tremolo and Reverb, all leading into the excellent 12" Mojotone BV-25m speake I am actually so excited by this amp both aurally and visually. It's the second in our Tweed Series which takes our excellent finger jointed pine cabinet and covers it with top quality tweed, adding a lacquer to give it durability and that vintage, timeless look. We then add Oxblood cloth on the sides which gives this amp a totally distinctive appearance. When we play out with this beast, everyone that "knows" comes up to inquire about the AST, this on the sound AND looks. Just like the original ST-6V6se, there is nothing out there like it.
The AC is cleaned and rectified by the reliable JJ 5AR4, this a very robust tube providing excellent sonics due to the total lack of solid-state circuits in the rectification stage (SS rectification leads to a more hard/harsh tone and slams the tubes on power-up causing excess tube wear). A heavy duty, JJ 500V Surface mount capacitor is the mains filtering device.
Powered by Twin JJ 6v6's putting out 18-22 cathode biased Watts; the twin 6V6s seem to really put out an amazing mixture of soul~tone. We love this combo! (You can also sub 6L6s for a bit more headroom due to the extra beefy Heyboer Power Trans),
A 12AX7 does duty as the driver and bias regulated Tremolo. Ever heard tube tremolo? You will now. Simply put, if you're a tremolo fan, you won't go back.
Reverb is all tube. Tube Reverb is the only way to go and our implementation leaves the competition sounding two-dimensional.
The first preamp tube is another dedicated rocking 12AX7 to drive this beast to Mount St. Helens and back. Our whole driver/preamp circuit has been optimized from months of testing. The AST sings like no other.
Custom built, Heavy Duty, power and output transformers - HeyBoer USA - The New Leader
Carbon Comp Resistors for the BEST tone. Period.
Mallory, Sprague and JJ Caps - only the best, all considered for their appropriate roles
Finest silver tinned cloth & Teflon covered wire
Hand Wired, point to point
Standby Switch - amp warmed up|extends tube life
Dedicated foot switch as well - Switch pedal included
12" Mojotone British Vintage Series BV-25m
And a hand-made, finger jointed pine cabinet covered in tweed and oxblood cloth. This cabinet is part of the magic of the Atomic Space Tone - We tested many different cabinet configurations and wood choices until we found the magic of the AST combo.
IN TWEED !
Musictoyz.com Price $1849.95
Super Space Tone 30
This will simply knock you out. At least, that's our take. You loved the Atomic and ST-6V6se? You'll be blown away all over again by this head & cabinet, now available for order.
SUPER 30 Head & Cabinet Highlights .
• All Tube ~ No Solid State ~ Trem/Verb Valves!
• Powered by FOUR 6V6 Valves (Twin EL-34 Sub)
• 3 12AX7 & 1 12DW7 for Pre/Trem/R'Verb
• GZ-34 Tube Rectification ~ NO SS! Smoooth!
• Cathode Biased
• Master Volume Control ~ Standby Switch
• High / Low Inputs
• Foot Switch Operation
• 30~35w depending on valves (it cranks!)
• Cabinet 2 12" Celestion G12M (open back cab)
• ALL TWEED with hand rubbed Lacquer Finish
Result? The Super 30 is thick & juicy and serves as a virtual ALTAR to TONE GLORY! Praise that TONE! And like other Swart offerings, it's as beautiful to LOOK AT, as it is to listen to. Have you seen anything like it? And once you hear this combo, you'll want to have it. Sounds like typical hot air from the manufacturer? Maybe. But we'd be lying like dogs if we didnt say we loved this pair like no other.
We 're taking orders now but are working on a three to four week delivery due to pre-orders. The guys that came into the studio that played it said, " I want this damn thing! " So they're first in line. Give Michael a call or touch base with your nearest Swart dealer to see the latest on availability. Each one of these is hand-made, from the custom tweed cabinet to the point to point, Super 30 Head. And each is broken in and tested by Michael Swart. And he loves every minute of it! Check it out.
Both Head and Cab are in stock ...FREE Shipping UPS Ground USA 48 States !
