Sound Pure's Take
If I could sum up this amp in one word it would be: dynamics.
At 12 watts, it can certainly put out a good amount of sound but with the stage/studio power attentuation you have a lot of versatility in how you can achieve the amp's incredibly warm and woody sound. At lower volumes it produces full, rich sounding cleans with lots of shimmer and dimension, but crank it up and be judicious with the use of your guitar's volume knob to capture that great edge-of-breakup tone. And it would be silly not to mention the lush and musical tremolo. Matching it up with a '62 Princeton we had in the store, the Savage Macht 12x was a hot contender.
This is a no-frills amp for a guitarist looking to control their tone with their hands...not a bevy of knobs and buttons!
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Macht amps produce warm, woody tones and unmatched volume in a single-ended, Class A amp circuit. Amazing wide-range tremolo, custom suze cabinetry and that certain Savage something push the Macht Series to the front of its amp class.
- All Tube, Hand-Wired with Top Quality Components and Transformers.
- 12 Watts (Macht 12) into 4, 8, or 16 Ohm load.
- 1 Channel, 2 Input Savage-Design Preamp, Tremolo, and Power Amp Circuitry. No Tremolo on Macht 24 Model.
- Macht 12: 2 6V6 Paralelled Power Tubes, 2 12AX7 Preamp Tubes, 1 5AR4 Rectifier Tube, Single-Ended, Class A Operation.
- Stage/Studio Power Attenuator Switch (Macht 12)
- Macht 1×12 Combo – 20″ x 10.5″ x 16″
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
This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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