Bogner 20th Anniversary Ecstasy XTC EL34 101B British - No Footswitch -

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I'm selling my excellent condition Bogner Ecstasy 20th Anniversary head w/ EL 34s. No Footswitch included. This amp is similar to the 101B and 100, but is supposed to be an improvement on the design of both. It's also said to replicate the circuitry of the Vintage Vox 50/100 and vintage Marshalls for a truer replication of vintage tone.

I bought this head as a New floor demo unit this Spring from a local music retailer. It has only been used in my home studio and has very low hours, probably 100 absolute max. 

I put about 60 hours max on it (maybe less) at "Half" power (with the correct impedance setup per the manual) and it was a demo model for a year or so at the store so it was probably played a bit at the store. It has never been cranked or put through extreme playing conditions. The tubes and everything sound great, in fact, on the Green Channel it sounds quieter than just about every other amp I own.

It has a small scratch/tear in the tolex on the top, a scratch or scuff on the back by the tube-grill. It came this way from the store, and I was told it happened when another head was sitting on top of it at the store and the edge scraped it. There are some minor scuffs on the sides but no major rips or tears. 

This has the basic tolex. No footswitch as it didn't come with one and I used it primarily for studio work. All switches, effects loop etc. work perfectly. This does NOT have the available Class A-A/B switch option. It is a Class A amp.

The info from Bogner:

20th ANNIVERSARY ECSTASY
In 2009 we celebrated our 20th year of Bogner USA and wanted to create something special for our amplifier line; enter the 20th Anniversary Ecstasy model. We consider this model to be the new "Flagship" in the Ecstasy line with the most organic and open sound yet.
Available as an option to the base model the 20th Anniversary has a plexi panel with gold background and is housed in a slightly larger head shell for an iconic and classic vintage vibe. To further celebrate our 20 year anniversary this series is offered in white tolex with a classic salt & pepper grill at no additional up charge which applies to the cabinet as well if ordered together with a head. All other color and grill options are available for the usual up charge, however the Metal Grill option is not available.
The 20th Anniversary is our finest evolution of the Ecstasy line that started with the 100B, then 101B, and Classic Options. However, the 20th Anniversary model features it's own unique circuit and many refinements never before seen. In the past few years many new boutique capacitors have come on the market such as the Sozo brand which focus on replicating the vintage toneful capacitors from the 60's. These new capacitors are very expensive and mostly hand made in their construction so we were intrigued to hear how they sounded. We purchased all the available brands and meticulously went trough the entire audio signal chain of our Ecstasy circuit incorporating these vintage style capacitors into the design. However, once this process started, we quickly realized that replacing the capacitors was only the beginning. Additional circuit adjustments and refinements were implemented to maximize the vintage tonal character of these new capacitors, which all together, give the new 20th Anniversary it's massive, iconic Golden-Era of Ecstasy tone.
Now does this mean the other Ecstasy's have lower grade capacitors? No not at all, we use the German made Wima capacitors and these are the best tonal choice for different circuit designs. Especially for pc mount construction in highly complex circuits where space is a concern. Look into your old Vox and you will see classic Wima branded capacitors. It's not just about replacing components, but rather, how you integrate the components into the overall circuit making fine-tune adjustments to balance and blueprint the final design. Every component must be considered, and optimized depending on the circuit, to work effortlessly together in reaching our goal of creating an inspiring amplifier for you.
Additional refinements have been made including:
The pre EQ's 2 and 3 have been shifted and a vintage modern style switch lets you decide the overall flavor of Channel 2 and 3, bypassed when in the plexi mode.
The plexi channel has slightly more gain and a foot controllable boost was added which expands the amp to have 6 sounds on tap via your foot. Boost is engaged with the same switch as for Channel 2 and 3.
The clean channel has been changed; special emphasis was taken to the boosted mode which gives you more gain with nicely balanced frequencies and compression.
Power amp dampening was adjusted to compliment the new pre amp design, the Excursion switches so to speak.

Features: 
• 3 channel all tube design 
• Ch1: gain, bass, middle, treble and volume control 
• Ch1: 3 position pre eq and gain boost 
• Ch2: gain, volume and 3 position pre eq 
• Ch3: gain, volume and 3 position pre eq 
• Ch2 & 3: common bass, middle and treble controls 
• Ch2 & 3: common gain-structure, gain boost and plexi mode switch 
• Tube buffered effects loop, series or parallel (mix control) mode, master volume 
• Dual assignable presence controls with excursion switches for loose and tight feel 
• Half power & old/new style switch (cuts power from full to about 25 watts) 
• Functions on foot controller: ch1, ch2, ch3, boost 1, boost 2, fx loop, stand-by mute

20thA Head: 10.25" H 29.75" W 10.50" D 51 pounds