SKU: 271
Introducing the all TUBE/VALVE "mini" Comins Jazz Guitar Amplifier. Hand made by George Alessandro and voiced by renown luthier Bill Comins.
The standard continues...and evolves.
Like its predecessors, the Alessandro mini Comins generates a muscular 60 watts RMS of warm high-headroom clean all tube tone...yet the mini stands only slightly over 1 foot high...barely taller than the 1x12 speaker itself...and weighs in at only 34 Lbs / 15 kilos!
The "mini" Comins 1x12 by Alessandro is a unique all tube | valve combo amp specifically designed for all manner of Jazz guitars and the guitarists who play them. The mini Comins by Alessandro proves that good things do indeed come in small packages and that tube amps continue to have their place in the Jazz guitar world.
"...THIS KIND OF RESPONSIVENESS AND DIMENSIONAL SPARKLE IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH TUBE CIRCUITRY. WE WERE SHOOTING FOR A SOUND THAT WAS WARM AND COMPLEX, WHILE BEING THICK, ROUND, PUNCHY AND ALIVE."
-Bill Comins, Luthier
The Comins Jazz Amp combo is available in three models: the "mini" 1x12 shown here, plus a "standard" size 1x12 and 2x10. Each has its own character.
The Comins 1x12s have a robust tube/valve sound with big and warm overtones plus substantial clean headroom. It's the musical equivalent of a thick steak. There is a certain softness to the attack giving the Comins 1x12 models almost a vintage playing feel, yet the amp is able to deliver those goods at near ear-splitting SPL levels while retaining full composure.
At very high volume levels the Comins 1x12 models can eventually develop a slight compression to the notes, similar to many of the classic Jazz guitar recordings made during the late 1950s-early 1960's. In this sense, the Comins 1x12 is an excellent choice for any Jazz voiced guitar with built-in humbucking pickups including electric Archtops, semi-hollow and solid body guitars.
Simply stated: one great amp for Jazz guitar with a voice all its own...and what a voice!
Features:
60 Watt Class AB Guitar Amplifier
Point-to-point wired and hand assembled
(2) 6550 power amp tubes
(1) 12AT7 Reverb tube
(1) 12AX7 pre-amp tube
(1) 12AT7 phase inverter tube
Custom tube spring reverb circuitry
Eminence Tonkerlite 12 inch | 30.5 cm speaker
Semi-closed back cabinet; Tuned for Jazz
Size:
.....21-3/4"w x 14.5"h x 10"d [measured at top]
.....56cm x 37cm x 25.4cm
Weight: 33.85 Lbs | 15.4 Kilos
Control Panel:
Input Jack
Jangly/Creamy switch
Volume
Reverb
Treble, Middle, Bass
Final Output Control (100-50%)
Stand-by and On/Off switches
Specific details:
High strength stainless steel chassis
Ceramic tube sockets with silver-plated contacts
Military spec Teflon and silver wiring
Audiophile grade Silver solder throughout
Silver plated military spec jacks
Lightweight specific design cabinetry, tuned
Variable fixed bias for ease of servicing
Long tube life/high reliability circuitry design
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