Trace Elliot Velocette Class A Tube Amp EL84 1x10 Combo, Gibson Goldtone GA15

Up for sale, a Trace Elliot Velocette Class A tube amplifier in excellent condition and in perfect working order. A short-lived model, this amp was rebranded by Gibson as the Goldtone GA-15 shortly after their acquisition of Trace Elliot, yet the amp is identical in construction and function. This amp is a single channel affair driven by a pair of EL84 power tubes, with two 12AX7s in the preamp. The compact Velocette features the simplest of controls: Volume and Tone knobs and a Bright Switch. A single input jack is high impedance and allows for perfect matching to both passive and active guitar pickups. With Class A cathode bias, the Velocette has the widest possible signal swing before the tubes are driven to cut-off or saturation. This produces a tone that is progressively rich in harmonics and very touch-sensitive to your dynamics.

Further features include an external speaker output which allows you to connect to an external 16 Ohm speaker cabinet for a bigger sound than the amp's 10" speaker can provide. This is useful for live and studio use, and it can radically change your sound! Try it at a high volume into a 4x12 and you will not believe you are playing a 15 watt amp! When a plug is inserted into this jack the 10" internal speaker is disconnected.

The amp is currently loaded with an Eminence Patriot speaker, and the 12AX7s in the preamp are genuine Amperex vintage valves that sound spectacular. The amp shows only some minor scuffing on the enclosure, and the deep green covering looks great with nickel hardware and clean "Velocette" and "Trace Elliot" badges on the face of the amp.