Don't be fooled by the small size and simple layout, the Suhr 18-Watt Badger head is loaded with tons of behind the scenes features for fantastic tone at any setting. This pre-owned Badger is loaded with EL84 power tubes, 12AX7 pre-amp tubes, with a tube rectifier and tube-buffered effects loop.
The Badger can operate in 3 distinct modes for a variety of musical situations. The first is the non-master-volume mode. When the Drive and Power knobs on the far left of the front panel are turned all the way up, they are out of the circuit. This means the Gain control on the far right becomes the volume control. The EQ section of Treble, Middle, and Bass act as normal.
The second mode of the Badger kicks in once you bring the Drive control into the circuit. The Drive controls the amount of signal being sent into the power section, which in turn controls the volume level. The Gain knob now acts as a preamp gain control. This mode is the familiar "master volume" setting on virtually all modern guitar amps being produced out there today.
The third mode engages the unique and extremely effective Power Scaling feature. In this mode, the Drive control becomes like a secondary gain control and the Power knob controls the overall volume. With careful balancing of the settings of the Drive and Power control knobs, you can get power tube overdrive from moderate to bedroom volume levels with a full transparent tone without the squashed compression artifacts of most attenuators and load boxes.
There are no rips or scratches in the tolex covering, and all features of the amp work 100%. It's a wonderful low-wattage all-tube powered amplifier at an excellent price.
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