Swart Amplifier Co. introduces the ST-45 Convertible
Michael Swart has turned the Wilimgton, North Carolina Swart Amplifier Co. into a mini behemoth in the market of low-wattage guitar amps.
Well, there's a first time for everything, and at Summer NAMM 2014, the company has unveiled the Space Tone Forty-Five (ST-45) Convertible amplifier.
Swart Amplifier Co. introduces the ST-45 Convertible
It's Swart's move to 6L6, to bass and treble, to a fixed bias solution, and it's 45 watts of power. The ST-45 has Swart's lush tube reverb, tube tremolo, and tube Rectifier... with more juice.
Swart Amplifier Co. introduces the ST-45 Convertible
A hand-made dark Tweed cabinet. They don't call it a convertible for nothing.
What's this?
It's top-secret, this prototype. But the Swart folks tell us something new is coming in the fall...
For more information, visit the Swart Amplifier Co.
Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.
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