How's that? You want to start a Stray Cats tribute band?

Yeah, I get it. Tribute bands are big these days. And before you say it, I know—Brian played through Blonde Bassmans. But when you're putting together your band of festive, fabulous felines, you may need a quality amp on a budget.

What?

You think cheetah-skin shoes and sharkskin jackets were free?

"I'm flat broke, but I don't care.
I strut right by with my tail in the air."

Well, then, perhaps you wouldn't be so flat broke if you'd bought this budget-friendly 6161.

Built by Valco and powered by a pair of 6973 tubes, this Electromatic Twin delivers approximately 15 watts of clean, midrange-rich goodness through dual 6x11" Rola elliptical speakers and the original tweeter. The tremolo sounds like every record you wore out during the classic era.

Clean? Of course.

Original? With the exception of a few caps.

Priced? Reasonable.

Sounds like? Howlin' at the moonlight on a hot summer night.

And from twenty feet away, who's going to know you're not playing a Fender?

Correction.

Your wallet will know.

"Got a shoe thrown at me by a mean old man.
Get my dinner from a garbage can."

Brian, step up your game, baby boy, and remember: the price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

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