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Marshall Astoria AST2H Custom Model 30W Hand-Wired Tube Guitar Amp Head

Estimated price for orientation: 2 899 $

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Features Power: 30W (tube)Tubes: four 12AX7 (preamp); two KT66 (power amp)Single channel, with boostTwo inputs: Lo and Hi sensitivityPower reduction controlControls: master volume, 3-band EQ, gain, edge, boost, bright switch, body switchFootswitchable FX loop with level controlContemporary hand-wired designFootswitch includedDustcover includedDimensions: 23.6 in. x 11.4 in. x 9 in.Weight: 36.3 lbs.Made in the U.K. Description Product Description The Astoria Custom is ideal for the player who likes unique features on an amplifier. As well as having distinctive tone, the format includes a single channel design with Boost switch to add plenty of natural gain when needed. The character of the amp goes from mildly mannered to pure tone heaven.On top of that, there is an Edge control to make the overall tone brighter or darker, as well as a Master volume, Power Reduction and Bright switch.On the rear panel of the Astoria Custom is a footswitchable FX loop with Send, Return and Level controls. If the FX Loop is unused, the Level control can be used as a volume boost.The Astoria Series is about pure, unfettered vintage tonefrom loud, unbroken clean to sublime saturation. Built for the connoisseur using precision point-to-point hand-wiring, Astoria is for the serious guitarist who craves authentic tone, but who also wants contemporary features. Astoria offers, across the series, footswitchable features such as: valve-driven FX Loop with independent level control, +20dB gain boost and dual channels, as well as tonal switching and modern power reduction.To achieve the innovative marriage of authentic tonal character and contemporary features, the Astoria Series uses turrets mounted on the PCB, allowing the hand-wiring and more complex switching circuitry to elegantly coexist on a single board. Please note: ALL of Astoria' tonal circuitry is point-to-point hand wired for quality and authenticity of tone.Astoria' all-tube heart consists of 12AX7 in the preamp, GZ34 rectification and KT66 output stage, which is cathode biased and has no negative feedback.The output and mains transformers are designed specifically for Astoria, and some of Astoria' pots use specially selected log tapers to be more balanced across their effective ranges.Astoria also features Hi & Lo inputs, with the Hi input providing an extra 6dB of sensitivitya characteristic of m