The FRENZEL HBX
- WC30R "Hot Box Wild Cat Reverb" design was "INSPIRED" by the classic Matchless Hot Box
and AC30 and its later version the Hot Cat 30. The preamps are modeled after the classic Hot Box and the output stage after
the Hot Cat 30....but the amp has a lot more features that make it really unique. The amp has
two channels...Clean and Boost... with separate HI - LO inputs, preamps, gain controls, tone stacks, and master
level controls. This allows you to select either channel with an AB footswitch....and to finish things off we added
a custom Presence control to contour the sound and classic tube driven long tank reverb! This amp is
truly a "wild cat" and will drive you crazy with all the tonal variations possible...some which you have never heard before!
FEATURES:
Input Jacks
isolated from chassis for low noise, eddy currents, and hum.
DC on preamp and driver filaments
for low noise and hum.
Star ground
system to reduce induced current chassis noise.
4 Input Jacks
- Hi - Lo Jacks for Clean and Boost inputs with separate Gain controls for the unique smooth warm clean
tones or the great overdrive crunch boost tones....or you can use an AB-Y switch and create your own distinct
tones.
Classic 60's
vintage style 3-BAND TONE STACKS for extended flexibility in shaping your tone....plus Bright capacitor on Gain
Controls for extra sparkle!
MASTER
level controls so you can crank the GAIN's up and overdrive the preamps and drivers without overdriving the output tubes.
Classic vintage
style Presence control .
Unique NNFB
"Edge" switch on the PRESENCE control that transforms the power amp section into a No-Negative-FeedBack style amp for more
open, less compressed tones.
Reverb - Classic tube driven long tank reverb for those
great blues tones!
Classic 60's style
insertion type Serial Effects Loop with Return Jack (Power Amp In), Send Jack (Preamp Out), and Send Level Control. (Please
note this is not for pedals. Pedals are designed for use on the inputs of amps.They are the wrong impedance and do not have
the proper output voltage for driving a serial insertion type of effects loop. )
Class A cathode
biased EL34's for the purest reproduction of sound possible.
Power Output - 30
watts
Dual Speaker Jacks
Speaker Impedance Selector
4 - 8 - 16 ohms
5U4EH heavy
duty rectifier for optimum pick attack and sag selection. Or you can use a 5AR4, or SS plug-in for different amounts
of sag.
Primary Power
and Secondary Fuses to protect the transformers in the event a tube shorts.
Extra long
(10') three prong grounded power cord.
STANDBY switch
to turn off the high voltage during warm-up to protect the tubes.
Rock
solid point-to-point hand wiring using only the best of parts...low noise tubular polypropylenes
caps, metal film resistors, ceramic sockets, switchcraft jacks...etc.
Sweet vintage
clean to classic overdrive tones with three different types of distortion depending on whether you are overdriving the preamp,
output... or both!
TOLEX HEAD CAB - Our
cabs use heavy duty construction techniques using cabinet grade birch plywood with glued corners. We use genuine Tolex with
heavy duty nickel plated hardware, large rubber feet, and Fender style strap handles. Standard vintage Marshall
Elephant Black. A wide selection of other colors available. Please email us for pricing info to info@frenzeltubeamps.com
Weight - 30 lbs
Tube compliment:
4 - 12AX7, 2 - EL34, 1 - 5U4
FRONT
PANEL:
TOP ROW
- CLEAN
HI - LO INPUTS
- CLEAN GAIN
- BASS
- MIDDLE
- TREBLE
- MASTER
BOTTOM ROW
- BOOST
HI - LO INPUTS
- BOOST GAIN
- BASS
-
MIDDLE
- TREBLE
- MASTER
- PRESENCE
with NNFB PULL SWITCH
- REVERB
- PILOT LIGHT
-
STANDBY / POWER SWITCH
REAR
PANEL:
- POWER
CORD
- POWER PRIMARY FUSE
- SECONDARY FUSE
- REVERB PEDAL JACK
- PREAMP
OUT LEVEL
- PREAMP OUT JACK
- POWER AMP
IN JACK
- SPEAKER
OUTPUT JACK
- SPEAKER
IMPEDANCE SWITCH 4 - 8 - 16 OHM
PRICE:
$1395.00 - On Sale for $1095.00!
UPGRADE OPTIONS:
1. DUAL EL84 AND EL34 OUTPUTS - Using
a selector switch on the back panel gives you a choice of either EL84's or EL34's or both in the output section of the
amp. Add $150.00
2.
FOUR EL84 OUTPUTS - four EL84's in place of the pair of EL34's. Add $75.00
