Description
CHIMERA 30 WATT GUITAR AMPLIFIER
This 30 watt head and 2x12 companion speaker cabinet is for players who love the unique tone and bread-and-butter simplicity of the Monarch, but need it in a louder package for the big stage. Like other Bensons, it is fully hand-wired point to point on terminal strips using premium components and Mercury Magnetics transformers. Instead of a British-American switch, the Chimera has a bass control that takes the differences between the voices of the Monarch and makes them variable. The tone controls are musical and versatile… it is hard to find a harsh sound!
Specs
- 4 x JJ 6V6, 2 x JJ 12AX7 preamp tubes, 5AR4 rectifier
- 30 watts
- Speaker outputs: 1 x 8 ohm, 1 x 16 ohm
Dimensions/weight
- Head 18.5”W 8”H 8”D 22 lbs
- Cabinet 18.5”W 34”H 10”D 35 lbs
Build
- Point to point construction on terminal strips *no circuit, eyelet or turret board*
- Mercury Magnetics transformers
- Carbon Comp resistors
- Jupiter Capacitors
- DC filments for low noise
- Dovetailed pine speaker cabinets
- Baltic birch head cabinet
Speaker
- Celestion G12H Well-balanced…a good choice for most Chimeras