Statesman Dual EL84

With the Statesman series, we have achieved what many believed could never be done : getting a single tube amp to deliver both crystal-clear combo-style clean and classic half-stack rock roar. California sparkle meets British beef, so to speak. Either/ or was yesterday; today you can have both and a little more on top with the two-channel Statesman. The Clean channel's Twang switch adds a dollop of punchy upper mids to conjure a sweetly stinging sound for ballads, country, and funk. Hit the Overdrive channel's Boost switch to discover modern high-gain territory unknown to the revered classic amps of yesteryear. The innovative Balance knob matches the high-quality spring reverb to each channel. The voicing section is steeped in tradition: Like on classic tube amps, the knobs influence one another, especially Mid and Treble. This may take a little getting used to, but once you get the hang of it you will enjoy the authentic vintage vibe.

Fortunately, tastes vary, so we offer different flavors for the Overdrive channel.

The 20-watt Statesman Dual EL84 and 40-watt Quad EL 84 pump brawny rock tones ranging from assertive to angry into a 12" Eminence RockDriver Cream speaker. In spirit and in substance, this is the kind of voicing people have been grooving to since the early ‘60s.

If you take the stage with a full or half stack, you probably want to raise a real ruckus. That's why the 50-watt Statesman Dual EL34 Head is the most aggressively voiced amp of this series. Its mission statement can be summed up in two words - Let's rock! Like the Dual 6L6, it sports dedicated channel EQs and a three-way footswitch.

Statesman is a modern classic, so we sought to capture a retro vibe and pay homage to the ‘60s. We even custom make the chicken-head knobs; they sure look cool, and they turn the task of dialing in your tone into a real pleasure.