The Corsair is a 50W high-gain amplifier featuring four 12AX7/ECC83 preamp tubes and  two EL34  output tubes in a "small-box" head format.  This amplifier is a straight-ahead, no-frills, rock-and-roll machine.  It features Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence, Depth, and Master Volume controls.  There is a footswitchable gain boost accessable via the rear panel footswitch jack or a front panel toggle switch, which takes the amplifier from "crunch" to "modern" gain for a smooth solo boost. There is also a selectable volume boost with the gain boost if desired.  The Presence and Depth controls enhance the high and low resonant frequencies of the speaker cabinet being used. There is a series, tube-buffered effects loop.

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Features include:

• All-tube signal path.  Preamp tubes are ECC83/12AX7.  Output tubes are EL34.   The rectifier uses massive 3-amp 1000V ultra-fast recovery diodes (Ultra-FREDs), for utmost reliability and a tight low end, without the RF noise interference "spikes" inherent in standard rectifiers.
  

• Front panel controls/connections: Input jack,  Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Depth, Presence, and Master.   There is also a gain boost switch and indicator LED, which enables a front panel or footswitchable gain and/or volume boost.  A jeweled pilot lamp completes the look.

• Rear panel controls/connections: AC mains input, international voltage selector switch allowing operation at 100V/120V/200V/220V/230V/240V 50/60Hz,  impedance selector switch for 4, 8, or 16 ohm operation, two 1/4" speaker jacks,  a gain-boost footswitch jack, along with a pot to set the amount of gain boost, a switchable volume boost to accompany the gain boost, if desired   There is also a  line-level (+4dBu) effects loop using a single 1/4" TRS jack (tip is send, ring is return, and sleeve is ground),  and a switch to bypass the effects loop if desired.
  

• Solid, finger-jointed, void-free birch ply cabinets.  The head is 20" wide, 8 3/4" tall, and 9" deep. 
  

• Hefty 16-gauge steel chassis, zinc-plated, yellow chromate conversion coated for durability, corrosion-resistance, and appearance.   Front and rear faceplates are gold anodized aluminum for a durable, classic look.

• All hand-wired "military style" turret board construction,  using chassis-mounted tube sockets, for ease of maintenance and reliability.  Built to last.  

• Premium, tight-tolerance parts are used for lowest noise operation, including  2W carbon film and metal film resistors where appropriate for best tone and lowest noise,  5W metal oxide power resistors, 630V axial-leaded polypropylene film/foil and polyester capacitors,  and low-noise, sealed, 2W mil-style RV4 pots.

• Output power:  50W

• All custom colors are available at no extra charge.  Red or purple tolex are recommended for the most colorful tones, although black may work better for "darker" rock and roll styles and the blues (sorry, no blue tolex available for this style of music).