Let's see the tiny low wattage tube amps you love

[bikescene]

For a long time, it used to be that there were no good 8 inch options, but Jupiter do some nice stuff now.

Products

jupiter-speakers.com

I bought it's ceramic cousin, the WGS G8C, for my Tweed tones and it was a great fit. I think the Jupiter and Fat Jimmy versions are refinements of this speaker, and I do want to try both versions eventually. The Weber Sig 8 that I had before made me dislike 8" speakers.

As for 5W amps, here's my contribution: some audio examples of my Tweed Champ/Princeton clone, captured through NAM.

 

[gy1900s]

But I'd love to have a small tube amp and have seriously considered getting a Rivera era Fender Super Champ but always seem to end up getting something else.

I own an 83.
It's the loudest 18 watts you'll ever hear. I've measured it at 126 decibels.
To put that into perspective, a 100 watt Marshall halfstack is generally around 130 decibels.
Obviously, it doesn't have that type of bottom end or sound as full with a single 10" speaker and tiny cab, but it's absolutely piercing loud in a way other low wattage 1x10 amps like a little Princeton or pro jr is not. It also has far more gain. IMO it's the king of all small amps. I don't know why Fender doesn't reissue it.

 

[jellodog]

As for 5W amps, here's my contribution: some audio examples of my Tweed Champ/Princeton clone, captured through NAM.

I Love it!

Nice to hear it in a mix too

 

[krankenstein]

Sitting in the Living Room yesterday evening feeling lethargic, and not wanting to move, but also wanting to
play a little guitar, I suddenly realized I need a small tube amp.

I don't always want to go fire up a rig, or the computer. Be nice to have a nifty little amp that doesn't take
up a lot of room, and adds a soft glow to the room.

I handed my big ass tube amp to a tech, waiting time is approx. 3 weeks for tube changing and maintenance (you heard right). Have nothing except 17 y.o rusted marshall mg10 atm.

I was firing up my 100w powerhouse just for playing 30 mins, killed the tubes fast. Imagine having small amp with el84s, chug couple of times for daily intake and turn it off. I guess they can last longer than 6l6s too.

Edit: I realized that I had 1 watt and 20 watt tube amps but I was still practicing with 100w while saying fvck small amps and small speakers, they sound like fart. Ended up selling all of them.

 

[MadAsAHatter]

I forgot about this thread and never posted my other low watter after I finished it.

MOD102+ kit.
It's mostly a Fender Champ type tone with a gain boost, mid boost, and bright as pull knobs on the Volume, Bass ,& Treble knobs respectively. Class A amp in the neighborhood of 8-10 watts with a 12AU7 preamp tube and EL84 power tube. It came with a 7025 preamp tube that increased the signal too much and caused blocking distortion in the EL84. I changed a few components and switched to the 12AU7. That stopped the blocking distortion & gave me better range of clean to overdrive on the volume knob.

The assembled kit is just the chassis and a sticker for the faceplate. Of course I had to build a headshell (walnut, bloodwood, & maple) and make my own custom faceplate. Eventually I may swap out the plastic Marshall type knobs for some walnut ones, but haven't put any effort into looking for ones I like.

 

[jellodog]

I forgot about this thread and never posted my other low watter after I finished it.

MOD102+ kit.
It's mostly a Fender Champ type tone with a gain boost, mid boost, and bright as pull knobs on the Volume, Bass ,& Treble knobs respectively. Class A amp in the neighborhood of 8-10 watts with a 12AU7 preamp tube and EL84 power tube. It came with a 7025 preamp tube that increased the signal too much and caused blocking distortion in the EL84. I changed a few components and switched to the 12AU7. That stopped the blocking distortion & gave me better range of clean to overdrive on the volume knob.

The assembled kit is just the chassis and a sticker for the faceplate. Of course I had to build a headshell (walnut, bloodwood, & maple) and make my own custom faceplate. Eventually I may swap out the plastic Marshall type knobs for some walnut ones, but haven't put any effort into looking for ones I like.


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Beautiful!

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

Got a lot of milage outta those...

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

And one of my faves i still use an Atomic proto 1974TMB
(on on top red knobs)

 

[Devin]

Dunno if it counts but the closest thing I have is my VVT Simo-Plex at 18-20 watts

Basically a Tweed Deluxe that leans sort of Marshally

As far as I know only two exist and JD Simo owns the other one

 

[la szum]

I completely overlooked the fact that I have a couple of Epiphone Valve Junior heads.

MIght grab one of those Orange PPC108 Cabs that go for $100 new, and call it a day.

 

[maguchi]

Marshall DSL-1C & a Fender '57 Champ reissue

Fender Greta

Monoprice Stage Right 5 watt tube amp

 

[OrganicZed]

This is my fave small amp:

The Fryette GP/DI. It has a 1W output rating and it sounds stellar through my 2x12 and 4x12 VHT cabinets. This is a sleeper that didn’t seem to catch on.