Sound Pure's Take

Condition: Used, Excellent 

Possibly the "perfect" small amp!

From Carr Amplifiers

In 2003 Vintage Guitar’s Carr Mercury cover story exclaimed ‘Tone of the Gods’...

Now, 13 years later, the amp that started the full featured, low powered, attenuated combo revolution returns!! 

The Mercury V, older British cousin of our award-winning Skylark, is back with a highly evolved feature set borrowing the best of the past while rocketing into the future.

The Mercury V is highly touch sensitive with a huge range of English tones from 60s aggressive clean thru 70s rock into 80s and 90s tasty crunch.  Our built in attenuator delivers real power tube overdrive at whisper levels retaining the feel and juice of full volume fun. Like recording on your computer? Just plug the Mercury V line out into your A/D interface and go!  The Luscious Spring Reverb, full ranging Overdrive options and effective tone controls make the Mercury V an invaluable recording tool.  Home player?  Experience big amp satisfaction with domestic tranquility.  Gigging musician? 16 burly watts in full power means the Mercury V is a commanding stage amp. Mercury V wins the six string triathlon ---- Home - Studio - Stage.  

Plus, you get everything Carr is known for, in-house crafted solid pine dovetailed cabinets, bleeding edge power supply components mixed with Mid-Century signal elements, and true point to point wiring.  The Mercury V – Scary Good!

Class A

Push Pull 6V6 - Enriched Fixed Bias

Single Channel: Treble, Mid, Bass, Reverb

3-Position Boost Switch

Parallel or Series Input Gain Stages

Built-in Attenuator 4 to 0 Watts or 16 Watts Full Power

Mercury 1x12 Combo

Power: 16 watts Full, Attenuated 4 to 0 Watts
 
Tubes: 4 12AX7, 2 6V6
 
Channels: 1
 
Controls: Volume, Treble, Bass, Reverb
 
Switches: Series/Parallel Input Gain Toggle, 3-Position Boost, Attenuator Toggle
 
Footswitch: No
 
Reverb: Yes
 
FX Loop: No

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

Returns

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Sound Pure Studios Control Room A — Durham, NC

Sound Pure Studios · Durham, NC

Come hear it in our control rooms.

Sound Pure is a working studio in Durham, NC — a 1,000 sq ft live room and two pro control rooms. Book a session to audition gear in a world-class acoustic space before you buy.