Phoenix, AZ, United States
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PRS HG-212 Harmonic Generator Combo AmplifierThis is a rare find and number #50! No footswitch. These early PRS amps are sought out by collectors so hit me up! Only 350 or so were made in total between the head unit and the combo with the combo being much more rare. In the late 1980's, vacuum tubes used in guitar amps became scarce as more and more tube manufacturers ceased production. Paul Reed Smith set out to design a top-flight guitar amp using transistor technology, and the PRS HG-212 Harmonic Generator was the result, without doubt one of the sweetest, warmest solid- state guitar combo amps ever made during this period. The Harmonic Generator's circuitry was designed primarily by Eric Pritchard, currently of Pritchard Amps, and was innovative in two key ways. First was the use of a harmonic generator (surprise!) that was used to add additional harmonics to the amp's basic tone to create a lively, more tube-like sound and response to playing touch. Secondly, the PRS HG-212 was one of the very few transformer output-coupled transistor amps ever designed. In essence, it actually utilizes an output transformer, much like a tube amp. The PRS HG-212 sports two channels. "Rhythm" produces fat, rich sounding clean tones, while "Solo" yields overdriven crunch and lead tones. While the Solo channel is ideal for punchy blues leads and fat classic rock riffing, it stops short of delivering over-the- top, max-gain metal or thrash tones. The HG-212 is definitely geared more toward lush, vintage-flavoured clean and overdrive sounds.
Price$799
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