ST. JAMES 50 EL34H FAWN LIGHT 50W EL34 HEAD

The EL34 models use a ‘classic’ valve/tube preamp topology for Channel II which is based on a much loved British ‘class A’ amplifier of the early ’60s (Vox AC-30 Top Boost).This is a low to medium gain preamp that can be used clean, warm or mildly overdriven.Again, this is a very popular choice for a ‘pedal platform’ as well as for a great responsive crunch tone.When this channel is selected the valve/tube power stage is set as ‘open-loop’.This has a looser feel with a resonant bottom end and lively highs.The footswitchable BOOST setting pushes the valve preamp harder with a +10dB clean boost, to take it from ‘chimey’ to ‘creamy’ and beyond.