Epiphone Valve Special Combo

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EPIPHONE VALVE SPECIAL

CLASS-A 5-WATT VALVE 1X10-INCH GUITAR COMBO AMP

The cool Epiphone Valve Special retro cab has single-ended 5-Watt Class A circuitry and a custom 10" speaker.

The Valve Special includes 16 DSP multi-effects: delay, chorus, and flanger settings and separate DSP reverb with level control.

Gain, bass, mid, and treble controls let you hone the perfect sound.

5 watts of output power. Class A valve amplification delivers constant power from the valve, the valve is always full on regardless of how loud the volume is. This creates a more responsive tone regardless of where you have set the volume pot. If you keep the amp volume at about 3 and you’ll get punchy, clear tone that makes the strings of your guitar feel like they know what you’re going to play before you even hit them. The Epiphone Valve Special response is quick and lively. Turn the Epiphone Valve Special up to 10 and you get a classic crunch that’s gusty without over saturating the harmonics. The Epiphone Valve Special guitar amp is perfect for recording, live, mic’d use and for practice when space is limited but sacrificing tone isn’t an option.

The Valve Special is vintage tone and crunch in an impressively affordable package.

Why does a 5 watt valve amplifier often sound louder than a 15 watt transistor amp? Single ended valve amplifiers sound full, providing rich, luscious overall tonal colouration with with harmonic overtones and enough clarity to bring out the nuances of your guitar and playing. Part of what we call volume is how much of the tonal spectrum is making it through to the ear. Fuller delivery of the harmonics being produced deliver more meaningful volume. At lower wattages, valve amps are coveted for a natural break up when turned to higher volumes, resulting in a creamy distortion rich in harmonics that makes modern transistor gain amps sound sterile and flat.