Talos Basic 2005 - Moss Green-Brown

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Here's an article about this awesome Talos Basic Amp.

The Basic has just a handful of top-mounted controls including Gain, Drive, a Fat/Bright switch, and a three-position wattage selector. Also onboard are high and low inputs, an insert jack, on/off switch, and a fan switch which is included only to allow the user to turn the fan off while recording. The back panel also has an extension speaker jack.

The Basic is obviously built for durability, with hand-built fiberglass circuit boards and an aluminum chassis. It uses a 12AX7 and 12AT7 in the preamp, and two 6L6 or 6550 tubes in the power section. The output transformer was designed specifically for the amp. Cabinet options include 13-ply birch or solid pine, and several finish options are available. Speaker choices are Jensen 12″ neodymium or C12N.

The Gain and Drive controls use a push/pull circuit where pulling adds gain, punch, and volume. The three-position power switch switches the amp from triode mode (20 watts output) to partial triode mode (30 watts) to pentode mode (40 watts). Each affects tone.