Headstrong Amplifiers Releases The Prima 30 Electric Guitar Amplifier

Headstrong Amplifiers has ventured in to the original amp design market with the release of the new Prima amp series.

The first model in this series is the Prima 30 head and extension cab. The Prima 30 amp is a 30-watt, all-tube, hand-wired head and matching extension cabinet.

The Prima 30 features finger jointed solid pine cabs built by Headstrong in their Asheville, NC shop. The Prima 30 is covered in stunning 1-piece black and burgundy tolex and features small weave cane grill cloth. Other color combinations are available.

The Prima 30 control panel has 2-inputs, High and Low, single channel with volume, treble, bass, speed and intensity. Housed in an all aluminum chassis, the Prima 30 has a tube compliment consisting of 3-EH 12AX7 preamp tubes, 2-TAD 6L6WGC power tubes and a JJ 5AR4 rectifier tube. The Prima also has the ability to run EL34, KT66 and 6V6 (for half power). The Prima 30 also features a bias vary tremolo system for deep natural sounding tremolo.

Other features include, external bias test points, external bias adjustment pot, multiple impedence switch (2,4,8,16 ohm), multiple voltage selector (120/220-230/240-250), IEC power cord receptacle, footswitch jack and 2 speaker inputs.

The Prima's finger-jointed pine matching extension cabinet is loaded with 2- 12" BV 30V 60 watt ceramic speakers. The cab is available in open, closed (1 or 3 piece), ported or de-tuned configuration. 1X12/2x10/1x15 speaker configurations also available as well as Eminence, Celestion and Weber speaker options.

Retail price is $1699.00 for the head and $700.00 for the matching extension cabinet.

The first run of Prima 30 amps are hitting stores now so contact Wayne Jones at Headstrong Amplifiers for more info and for a dealer near you.

Prima 30 Specs:

• Release date of 7/1/06
• 30 watt hand-wired all tube head
• Matching extension cab loaded with 2- 60 watt BV 30V speakers
• Headstrong handbuilt finger-jointed solid pine cabs
• 2X6L6WGC power tubes/3X12AX7 preamp tubes/1X5AR4 rectifier
• Bias vary tremolo
• Multiple impedence switch (2/4/8/16 ohms)
• Multiple voltage switch (120/220-230/240-250)
• External Bias test point and Bias pot
• Ability to run EL34/KT66/6V6 power tubes
• Retail price of $1699.00 for head and $700.00 for matching extension cab