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Used Michael Clark Belmont Reverb Head Guitar Amplifier, 1 of 2 built in 2004
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Description Brand: Clark Amplification Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube Amplifier Type: Head Model: Belmont Reverb MPN: Does Not Apply Suitable For: Performance Number of Channels: 1 Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Type: Electric Guitar Amplifier UPC: Does not apply
Used First Generation Clark Amplification Belmont Reverb Head.
This amplifier was brought to us by a great local Jazz guitarist named Jerry Hahn (of the Jerry Hahn Brotherhood) for trade. It seems it was just getting a bit too heavy for him. The amp has a lovely backstory and we'd like to include the original listing from the amp's original owner, an amazing guitarist, Mr. Anthony Wilson (Diana Krall, Aaron Neville, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight, Kenny Burrell, and many more). Everything about his listing is still accurate other than the addition of the two carrying straps to the top and the switching of the power tubes to EL34s. Check it out! "This beautiful to look at--and beautiful to hear--amp head is #2 of two "Belmont" model amps that were built for me in 2004 by Michael Clark of Clark Amplification in South Carolina. Michael is certainly one of the finest and most respected of the talented and competitive crop of current-day American builders of classic Fender-style amplifier circuits. His attention to detail is incredible. You can find more information about Clark Amplification at his website here: This custom Belmont head is a true-to-type Fender mid-1960's blackface-style amp head (basically a 50W Twin Reverb circuit), clean and super warm, very dynamically responsive, with chimey highs, solid mids, and generous lows. The tubes are: 5AR4 rectifier, two 6L6wgb power, two 12at7, two12ax7, & one 12ay7 The amp has spring reverb, vibrato, and a "bright" switch, all on the front panel. This amp is not a channel-switcher. Just one channel, and it rocks. The amp was 100% hand-wired by Michael Clark, and he also built the cabinet and applied the black tolex & grill-cloth himself. As you can see, the faceplate was hand-lettered by Michael, and #2 is written on it. This is certainly one of the most unique amps ever to come out of Michael’s shop. He confirmed on the phone on January 7 that this and its match are the only two amps exactly like this that he ever made. I used this Belmont head, along with its identical match (#1), as part of a stereo rig during Diana Krall's 2004-2006 world tour. You can hear it on her DVD "Live in Montreal." I have played it on many studio sessions since that tour, but it has not gone on the road since then and is in immaculate condition. I begin my guitar solo at 2:44. As far as parts are concerned: --Allen Bradley carbon composition resistors --Jupiter Red Astron tinfoil and mylar coupling capacitors. These are USA made and Michael Clark feels that they really get the sound and tone of the original Astrons. --Sprague and F&T electrolytics. --Solid 22g cloth covered wire as per the original. --Superb wiring and layout. --Includes dual footswitch for Reverb and Vibrato I hate to give it up, but I am swimming in gear here and need to "thin the herd" a bit. I am confident that anyone who buys this amp will be very happy indeed. It has been my honor to play it. Though I'm selling #2, I'm keeping #1, and will be using it proudly and often."This is a spectacular amp and an heirloom quality piece of musical equipment. Whomever ends up with this will be a very lucky individual.Thanks for looking!
If you are the winning bidder, please include your phone number for UPS delivery. **Attn. International Customers: Ebay’s UPS shipping calculator quotes abnormally high shipping fees. When requesting more accurate international shipping quotes, please supply your postal code and city name for quicker, more accurate prices. Also, please understand that we are not responsible for import/customs duties or taxes. Please check with your local office for approximations on fees. Also, we regret that we are able to ship outside the USA ONLY by USPS “Priority Mail”, "Express Mail" or by United Parcel Service (UPS). Guitars over $1000 value must ship UPS. Export customers please also note that, due to legal issues, we must decline export shipments with a ‘reduced value invoice’; the penalty for declaring a lower value is severe. Please do not ask us to violate federal law** NOTE: We may refuse to send this USPS to some countries known for losing packages.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR THE ITEM UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN EBAY INVOICE FROM US WITH AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. THIS ITEM IS TOO BIG TO SHIP BY USPS EXPRESS OR PRIORITY MAIL TO AUSTRALIA AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES. PLEASE CHECK THE US POSTAL SERVICE WEB SITE AT www.usps.com TO SEE IF WE CAN SHIP A BOX (17X7X44 INCHES - FOR ELECTRICS), (21X9X47 INCHES FOR ACOUSTICS) TO YOUR COUNTRY. IF THIS ITEM IS TOO BIG TO SHIP BY USPS, WE MUST SHIP BY UPS. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR CITY AND POSTAL CODE FOR AN ACCURATE UPS QUOTE. *** PLEASE NOTE, THE EBAY SHIPPING CALCULATOR IS ABOUT 100% HIGHER THAN ACTUAL COST FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS. PLEASE EMAIL US WITH CITY AND POSTAL CODE FOR AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR THE ITEM UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN EBAY INVOICE FROM US WITH AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. WE DO NOT WANT TO OVERCHARGE YOU FOR SHIPPING.***
All invoices must reflect full sale value. Federal law mandates that we must not provide a reduced value invoice, so please don’t ask! The penalty is "up to $5,000".APPROVAL AND RETURN INFO Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation. We collect NO SALES TAX, unless you live in Kansas. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight and insurance charges on returned equipment. International shipping is available. Returned items will be refunded within 2 weeks of receiving the item. We’re happy to send any instrument “on approval” for five days, but ask the prospective buyer to pay shipping both ways. For credit card purchases only, we ask that you reimburse us 2.95% for restocking and cleanup on any returned instrument. For Paypal (bank or credit card funded) transactions, there is NO RESTOCKING FEE.
Price includes a free setup by our Gibson and Fender authorized luthier, with your choice of strings (guitars only, does not include basses) and choice of setup specs. Please email or call us about other new and used guitars that we have available. PAYMENT INFO Ebay authorized payment methods: Paypal or credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) processed through our internet merchant account. Please see our other auctions: Feel free to call or e-mail for any additional information.
Wichita Band Instrument Co./E.M. Shorts Guitars
Description
| Brand: | Clark Amplification | Amplifier Technology: | Vacuum Tube |
| Amplifier Type: | Head | Model: | Belmont Reverb |
| MPN: | Does Not Apply | Suitable For: | Performance |
| Number of Channels: | 1 | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Type: | Electric Guitar Amplifier | UPC: | Does not apply |
Used First Generation Clark Amplification Belmont Reverb Head.
This amplifier was brought to us by a great local Jazz guitarist named Jerry Hahn (of the Jerry Hahn Brotherhood) for trade. It seems it was just getting a bit too heavy for him. The amp has a lovely backstory and we'd like to include the original listing from the amp's original owner, an amazing guitarist, Mr. Anthony Wilson (Diana Krall, Aaron Neville, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight, Kenny Burrell, and many more). Everything about his listing is still accurate other than the addition of the two carrying straps to the top and the switching of the power tubes to EL34s. Check it out!
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR THE ITEM UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN EBAY INVOICE FROM US WITH AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. THIS ITEM IS TOO BIG TO SHIP BY USPS EXPRESS OR PRIORITY MAIL TO AUSTRALIA AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES. PLEASE CHECK THE US POSTAL SERVICE WEB SITE AT www.usps.com TO SEE IF WE CAN SHIP A BOX (17X7X44 INCHES - FOR ELECTRICS), (21X9X47 INCHES FOR ACOUSTICS) TO YOUR COUNTRY. IF THIS ITEM IS TOO BIG TO SHIP BY USPS, WE MUST SHIP BY UPS. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR CITY AND POSTAL CODE FOR AN ACCURATE UPS QUOTE. *** PLEASE NOTE, THE EBAY SHIPPING CALCULATOR IS ABOUT 100% HIGHER THAN ACTUAL COST FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS. PLEASE EMAIL US WITH CITY AND POSTAL CODE FOR AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR THE ITEM UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN EBAY INVOICE FROM US WITH AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. WE DO NOT WANT TO OVERCHARGE YOU FOR SHIPPING.***
This amplifier was brought to us by a great local Jazz guitarist named Jerry Hahn (of the Jerry Hahn Brotherhood) for trade. It seems it was just getting a bit too heavy for him. The amp has a lovely backstory and we'd like to include the original listing from the amp's original owner, an amazing guitarist, Mr. Anthony Wilson (Diana Krall, Aaron Neville, Willie Nelson, Gladys Knight, Kenny Burrell, and many more). Everything about his listing is still accurate other than the addition of the two carrying straps to the top and the switching of the power tubes to EL34s. Check it out!
"This beautiful to look at--and beautiful to hear--amp head is #2 of two "Belmont" model amps that were built for me in 2004 by Michael Clark of Clark Amplification in South Carolina. Michael is certainly one of the finest and most respected of the talented and competitive crop of current-day American builders of classic Fender-style amplifier circuits. His attention to detail is incredible.
You can find more information about Clark Amplification at his website here: This custom Belmont head is a true-to-type Fender mid-1960's blackface-style amp head (basically a 50W Twin Reverb circuit), clean and super warm, very dynamically responsive, with chimey highs, solid mids, and generous lows. The tubes are: 5AR4 rectifier, two 6L6wgb power, two 12at7, two12ax7, & one 12ay7 The amp has spring reverb, vibrato, and a "bright" switch, all on the front panel. This amp is not a channel-switcher. Just one channel, and it rocks. The amp was 100% hand-wired by Michael Clark, and he also built the cabinet and applied the black tolex & grill-cloth himself. As you can see, the faceplate was hand-lettered by Michael, and #2 is written on it. This is certainly one of the most unique amps ever to come out of Michael’s shop. He confirmed on the phone on January 7 that this and its match are the only two amps exactly like this that he ever made. I used this Belmont head, along with its identical match (#1), as part of a stereo rig during Diana Krall's 2004-2006 world tour. You can hear it on her DVD "Live in Montreal." I have played it on many studio sessions since that tour, but it has not gone on the road since then and is in immaculate condition. I begin my guitar solo at 2:44. As far as parts are concerned: --Allen Bradley carbon composition resistors --Jupiter Red Astron tinfoil and mylar coupling capacitors. These are USA made and Michael Clark feels that they really get the sound and tone of the original Astrons. --Sprague and F&T electrolytics. --Solid 22g cloth covered wire as per the original. --Superb wiring and layout. --Includes dual footswitch for Reverb and Vibrato I hate to give it up, but I am swimming in gear here and need to "thin the herd" a bit. I am confident that anyone who buys this amp will be very happy indeed. It has been my honor to play it. Though I'm selling #2, I'm keeping #1, and will be using it proudly and often."This is a spectacular amp and an heirloom quality piece of musical equipment. Whomever ends up with this will be a very lucky individual.Thanks for looking!
If you are the winning bidder, please include your phone number for UPS delivery. **Attn. International Customers: Ebay’s UPS shipping calculator quotes abnormally high shipping fees. When requesting more accurate international shipping quotes, please supply your postal code and city name for quicker, more accurate prices. Also, please understand that we are not responsible for import/customs duties or taxes. Please check with your local office for approximations on fees. Also, we regret that we are able to ship outside the USA ONLY by USPS “Priority Mail”, "Express Mail" or by United Parcel Service (UPS). Guitars over $1000 value must ship UPS. Export customers please also note that, due to legal issues, we must decline export shipments with a ‘reduced value invoice’; the penalty for declaring a lower value is severe. Please do not ask us to violate federal law** NOTE: We may refuse to send this USPS to some countries known for losing packages. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR THE ITEM UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN EBAY INVOICE FROM US WITH AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. THIS ITEM IS TOO BIG TO SHIP BY USPS EXPRESS OR PRIORITY MAIL TO AUSTRALIA AND SOME OTHER COUNTRIES. PLEASE CHECK THE US POSTAL SERVICE WEB SITE AT www.usps.com TO SEE IF WE CAN SHIP A BOX (17X7X44 INCHES - FOR ELECTRICS), (21X9X47 INCHES FOR ACOUSTICS) TO YOUR COUNTRY. IF THIS ITEM IS TOO BIG TO SHIP BY USPS, WE MUST SHIP BY UPS. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR CITY AND POSTAL CODE FOR AN ACCURATE UPS QUOTE. *** PLEASE NOTE, THE EBAY SHIPPING CALCULATOR IS ABOUT 100% HIGHER THAN ACTUAL COST FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS. PLEASE EMAIL US WITH CITY AND POSTAL CODE FOR AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. PLEASE DO NOT PAY FOR THE ITEM UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN EBAY INVOICE FROM US WITH AN ACCURATE SHIPPING QUOTE. WE DO NOT WANT TO OVERCHARGE YOU FOR SHIPPING.***
All invoices must reflect full sale value. Federal law mandates that we must not provide a reduced value invoice, so please don’t ask! The penalty is "up to $5,000".APPROVAL AND RETURN INFO Anything we sell can be sent to you for a short approval period without obligation. We collect NO SALES TAX, unless you live in Kansas. The customer is responsible for shipping and insurance and must pre-pay back to us any freight and insurance charges on returned equipment. International shipping is available. Returned items will be refunded within 2 weeks of receiving the item. We’re happy to send any instrument “on approval” for five days, but ask the prospective buyer to pay shipping both ways. For credit card purchases only, we ask that you reimburse us 2.95% for restocking and cleanup on any returned instrument. For Paypal (bank or credit card funded) transactions, there is NO RESTOCKING FEE.
Price includes a free setup by our Gibson and Fender authorized luthier, with your choice of strings (guitars only, does not include basses) and choice of setup specs. Please email or call us about other new and used guitars that we have available. PAYMENT INFO Ebay authorized payment methods: Paypal or credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) processed through our internet merchant account. Please see our other auctions: Feel free to call or e-mail for any additional information.
Wichita Band Instrument Co./E.M. Shorts Guitars
Price includes a free setup by our Gibson and Fender authorized luthier, with your choice of strings (guitars only, does not include basses) and choice of setup specs. Please email or call us about other new and used guitars that we have available. PAYMENT INFO Ebay authorized payment methods: Paypal or credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) processed through our internet merchant account. Please see our other auctions: Feel free to call or e-mail for any additional information.
Wichita Band Instrument Co./E.M. Shorts Guitars