T h e S t a c k by Valve Heaven
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Love
the sound of 100W+ valve amps driven into overdrive? That sound defined
rock music back in the 60s and 70s and continues to this day.
Introducing 'The
Stack' –
an amazing new concept in valve amplification that faithfully produces
the huge sound of a stack of overdriven valve amplifiers at a
manageable home/apartment volume. You won't believe the tone from this
tiny powerhouse!!
Huge 100W+ amplifiers are
great - however in a home environment they are just too loud!
Attempts to lower the volume of large amps while maintaining tone have
had limited success – the desired tone disappears.
The
all-valve Stack amplifier has been developed by Valve Heaven – an
established company with years of experience designing and repairing
guitar amplifiers.
From
the insights gained through years of analysis of many
amplifiers, The
Stack was expressly
designed to produce that classic rock sound at
neighbour friendly levels!
Even
though it produces less than 1 Watt of power, The
Stack
delivers unbelievable rock tones – from warm, harmonic cleans through
to ‘wall of amplifiers’ overdrive. An innovative design
feature
allows you to further customize your amplifiers tone, through plug
& play valve substitution.
The
Stack amplifier
is precision hand-crafted - the way they used to do it back in the 50s.
Great pride is taken in the handwired, point to point construction, and
this is reflected in The
Stack's amazing
tone. In spite of its tiny size - 12cm x 8cm x 9cm and
weighing only 650grams – The
Stack is a
complete all-valve amplifier.
The
Stack
has been designed for all kinds of musicians - bedroom blasters,
apartment dwellers, home recording engineers and bands on tour.
It’s
tiny, lightweight size is ideal for touring musicians, especially with
the option of headphone use. With the included universal
110/240V
power supply, The
Stack can be used anywhere in the world.
Because
of the low 12V power requirements of The Stack, it can be
used for hours at a time by buskers or in fact anyone who is off the
mains grid.
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Design
features:
A
classic rock tone is the result of heavily driving the output stage of
an amp into overdrive. Attempts in the past to reduce the volume of an
amp while maintaining tone have had limited success - power
attenuators, master volume, power scaling, etc. In contrast with these
approaches, The Stack design
produces the same overdriven power stage grind at a volume level that
is manageable. The Stack
drives an all-valve preamp/power amp
combination beyond
full power,
producing a rock
tone in exactly the same way as an overdriven larger
amplifier.
The Stack is
an amplifier that does exactly what it sets out to do – create great
rock sounds at home levels. Its retro appearance pays homage to the
golden days of rock and roll with its minimalist design – just two
controls for drive and tone. The gain structure and tone of
the
amp have been carefully balanced to create its own distinctive sound.
In addition, The Stack
has the unique feature of ‘plug and play’ valve sockets that allow you
to substitute a wide range of different valve types to further
customize your sound.
Using an
innovative power design, The Stack
is powered by a 12V DC universal power pack. This also allows for 12V
battery operation of the amp by buskers or touring musicians on the
road.
The Stack is
of rugged but lightweight construction, which combined with its compact
size, allows it to be easily transported.
Valve Heaven provides a 12
month back to base warranty, including 3
month valve warranty.
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Check
out these clips of The Stack on YouTube below. They sound
great from your
computer, and even better through headphones!!- The Stack - powerchords (PRS)
- The Stack - Humbucker lead tones (PRS)
- The Stack
- 'balls out' rock (PRS)
- The Stack - close up images of The Stack with warm Strat tones
- The Stack
- wailing on the Strat (SRV)
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Great review from a new Stack owner:
"Hi Grant, Thanks for sending The Stack. I love it, it’s definitively the best small amp I have tried – running it through a 12” Blue Marvel speaker. Has a really nice valve feel at low volume....The Stack is really going to make a big difference in my enjoyment of the electric guitar at home. I no longer have to work with poor tone at low volume or get into trouble for being too loud.It's been great trying a range of different valves. I like the option to clean up the amp a bit. All of my guitars give me different sounds and I can play with the guitar volume to clean the sound up a bit or play at various degrees of distortion. I love the fact that I can get the guitar to determine the sound rather than the amp. And all that at great low volume with nice valve dynamics.
I am really happy, thanks for making a great product."
Purchase The StackEach Stack amp is hand built in the Valve Heaven lab. Once your order has been placed, your amplifier should be shipped to you within 5 - 7 days. In times of high demand, we'll contact you to advise of any delays.
| Product | Description | Price AU$ | Purchase Now |
| The Stack | 1/3
Watt all-Valve Guitar Amplifier (+ Postage & Handling within Australia*) |
$295 + $15 |
|
| Option 1: 12AU7 "Tweed" output valve | For
a less 'gainy' tone, reminiscent of old Tweed amps. |
$30 | |
| Option 2: Line out cable | Line
out adaptor cable for recording/DI |
$20 | |
| Option 3: 12 Volt battery power lead | Cigarette lighter Car/Battery power lead | $20 |
|
*For customers outside of Australia, please email for postage cost to your destination
Grant Wills, Valve Heaven
grant@valveheaven.com
0403886191
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