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Vintage 1959 Premier Twin 8 Amplifier  $629.99

Item - PT8-59
This1959 Premier Twin 8 amplifier is in good physical condition for a 50 year old amplifier and it sounds absolutely fantastic. As you can see in the pictures, the amplifier is in good condition except that the wood is showing on the corners through the thin vinyl covering and there are a couple of cigarette burns on the top of the cabinet.  The original bakelite knobs are intact and are in excellent condition .  The original handle has also been replaced with a new leather strap.
The amplifier is in perfect working condition with a great set  of vintage tubes and the original speakers have been replaced with a new pair of 4 Ohm Ted Weber Signature Alnico, smooth cone speakers. The electronic components are all in excellent condition and only a few of the old capacitors required replacement. The coupling capacitors have all been upgraded to harp friendly values to provide more bottom end and additional capacitance has been added to the power supply to bring the voltages back up to the original levels. The amplifier sounds absolutely fantastic with tons of bottom end and a beautiful breakup this is one of the best sounding Harp Amps available.
The amp measure 18 1/2” x 15” x 8 1/2” and it weighs just over 17 pounds. The original covering is in good condition for it's age and a new Premier Logo Plaque has been added on the front of the amp  The gold colored control panel is in good condition also but is fairly worn from 60 years of use. All of the original knobs are intact and the controls all work perfectly with no scratchy noises or other anomalies. The Serial Number (481706) is stamped on the control panel. All 3 inputs are in perfect working condition also.
A Tremolo Speed Control has been added to the circuit since this early model only had a Tremolo On/Off switch and a Behringer Reverb Pedal is also included to make this a complete harp player package.
The tube lineup is 1 - 6X4 rectifier, 2 – 12AX7 tubes and a 6V6 Power Tube. A 6L6 Power Tube can also be used in this amplifier with no circuit changes for a slightly different tone and one is included with the amplifier.
 This is the first version of these legendary amplifiers and is truly a piece of Blues History! Any harp player should be ecstatic to have it in their amp collection.

Vintage 1959 Premier Twin 8 Amplifier  $629.99

Vintage 1959 Premier Twin 8 Amplifier