Stromberg Carlson AU32

Stromberg Carlson AU-32 Guitar Amp Head

This is a very clean 1952 Stromberg Carlson AU-32 Amp that has been modified into a Guitar/Harp amp. A very retro look 15 watt amplifier that can get very loud. There are 2 inputs that have been modded: Channel 1 is the clean side but when you plug into Channel 2 it cascades Channel 1 & 2 with 2 acting as Drive, and 1 as a Master Volume to get some controllable crunch and distortion.
A Baxandall 2 knob tone stack has been added - using the existing single knob tone control position and the phono input control position (the line/phono input was removed). The treble control has a pull-out 300-700 Hz. mid boost. This tone stack allows an amazing ability to shape the tone.
A 3 position power switch has been added to include a standby position.
All controls have been labeled with matching font and color decals - not cheap labels. The amp has had all the electrolytic capacitors replaced as well as any marginal resistors. When possible the original capacitor covers were used and "re-stuffed" with new caps. The early style mic inputs have been converted to 1/4" inputs and two 1/4" speaker outputs have been added and labeled for 4 and 8 ohms. A 3-wire grounded power cable has been fitted.
The cosmetic condition is very good. It has two big chicken knob volume controls, one treble control with pull-out mid-boost function, one bass control. Tubes: one 6SC7 preamp tube, one 6J5 mixer, one 6SC7 phase inverter, one 5Y3GT rectifier, and 2 -matched big bottle NOS 6L6GT power tubes that are cathode biased output through a Hammond made output transformer. The transformer has multiple secondary impedance taps (4, 8, 15, 250 & 500 ohms). The 4 & 8 ohm connections are hardwired to the output jacks but can be easily switched to other available ohm outputs. This is a very vintage looking yet versatile and distinctive amp that will give you a lot of options in your sound.

PRICE: SOLD