I imagine there's quite a few here who have or have had a 'practice tube amp' like this (not solid state) for various reasons or just plain enjoyment. And I've been thinking of going that route. I 've always been told that the harder you drive a tube amp, the better tone you get out. I checked out some Marshalls today, 15 and 5w, and I had no idea that 5w could be that loud! I did notice that they had lower headroom, which for me is not a deal breaker. Presently, I have 2 Mesa 50w combos and 1 Peavey 60w combo. I may or may not get rid of maybe one of these, but am interested in a good sounding high gain low output amp. If you could suggest 1 or 2, I'd appreciate it.
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The Fuchs Blackjack 21 was a 21W, four-knob Marshall/Trainwreck-inspired rock amp with two 12AX7s and two 6V6s in a fixed-bias push-pull design. The controls were simple: Gain, Low, Mid, High. There was no master volume control. It was available as a head (19'W x 8'H x 10.5'D; 12 lbs.) or various combos: 1x8, 2x8, 1x12. See all gear used in this demo: Link: Fuchs Blackjack-21 hits. Just phrasing with Fuchs Blackjack 21 head, Bogner 4x12 greenback, Gibson Les Paul 2002 58RI whit Kloppmann and Voodoo pu´s. Custom made Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII Artist Edition Head in British Racing Green with Vox style grill cloth. BLACKJACK 21 MKII Artist Edition Blackjack-21™: 2 x 6V6 21-Watts Class AB 3 x 12AX7 Preamp tubes.
I can honestly say that this 18' head gets very, very close to covering both of them off - it has tone and touch to die for and is 'clean to mean' with your guitar volume, but I can't really justify keeping it now I have the other two!http://i1381.photobucket.com/albums/ah232/BazParker/Fuchs Blackjack/BJ21 front_zpskrs66ity.jpgFuchs Blackjack 21 Guitar Amplifier Head Reclaim control over your sound with the Blackjack 21. This amp's two channels run the gamut from sparkly clean tones all the way to fully saturated nirvana.
It's perfectly usable at home and I'd suggest a perfect gigging amp. Its very attenuator friendly
It's absolutely mint and I still have all the original packaging stored, so consider it as new
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Fuchs Blackjack 21 Mkii Head
Fuchs Blackjack 21 Head
- 22w, Fixed bias with SS rectification
- Foot switchable 2 channels with trimable footswitch boost (tone stack stays in circuit on boost)
- 3x ECC83 (or recommended with an ECC81 in the PI)
- 2x 6v6
- Shared T,M,B tone stack
- Clean channel non-MV
- Lead channel with gain and volume controls
- Tone control that shifts the tone stack operating range to get you from JTM to Trainwreck Express via ODS
- Digital reverb with depth and decay controls
- 4,8 & 16 Ohm taps
Fuchs Blackjack 21 Head
