| Designed and prototyped in a one car garage in Austin, Texas, by non
other than amp savant, Pyotr Belov, the Handsome Devil evokes classic
tube tones more than reminiscent of the great American and British,
plug and play workhorses that laid the foundation for Rock and Roll
guitar tone starting in the '60s. Just like it's predecessor and little
brother, the Little Giant 5, the BHE Handsome Devil is overbuilt to
last with features and components you'd expect on a hand built, much
more expensive piece of gear. Both the head and combo feature dual
power modes allowing the Gods of Rock to dial in responsiveness and
headroom in either 15W or 7W output. Separate Master and Level controls
put both awesome power and responsibility in the unwashed hands of
mankind. 3 Bands of well-tuned EQ make for nearly infinite voicing.
From big fat overdrive to plucky, just-about-to-squeal if you hit me a
little harder grease, the Handsome Devil covers classic tube tone with
as few knob turns as possible through a well thought out set of
features in a tough as a tank package.
As expected, you get the simple elegance and robust component specs
that mark BHE's designs. From 1W, carbon-film resistors in the signal
path to beefy, double sided pcb with 2 oz traces, 16 gauge, precision
folded and welded chassis and mutli-ply, classically joined cabinetry,
Blackheart is as serious about quality as they are about tone.
Available in a surprisingly compact head (BH15H)
or single (but looking) 12" combo featuring the specially designed
1216B Eminence speaker developed by Blackheart Engineering and Eminence
Speakers.
SPECS:
- » 15 Watts, Push-Pull, Class A
- » Outputs: 1 x 16 ohm jack, 2 x 8 ohm jacks, 2 x 4 ohm jacks
- » Solid State Rectifier with tap for future mods
- » Drive, Level, Treble, Mid, Bass and Presence controls
- » Pentode (15 Watts)/Triode (7 Watts) Switch
- » DC Power to filaments for super quiet operation
- » 15 ply (18mm) thick-void free plywood construction
- » 12" Blackheart Model 1216A Speaker by Eminence with American Voicing,
optimized for open back
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