Bartel Amps Sugarland 2021 - Tweed / Brown w/ NOS Sylvania 6V6 output tubes & Studio Slips Cover

An incredible sounding Bartel Amps Sugarland with NOS Sylvania 6v6 output tubes. This amp is a little cannon and the most portable Bartel model. Tubes test as new. Also included is a protective Studio Slips amp cover. All in all great cosmetic condition with only a few surface scratches here and there. Brand new these amps retail for $3595 without a cover or NOS tubes. The cover retails for $85 and the tubes were nearly $200 for a matched pair.

From Bartel Amps: The 12W Sugarland is a purist design, all tube 1×12 combo powered by a pair of 6V6 tubes. Its’ single channel Multi Voice preamp offers an incredibly wide range of voicings ranging from sparkly cleans to thick, woody tweed to driven plexi crunch and grind. The solid wood cabinet with unified baffle/body construction delivers a lively, deeply resonant, and unconstricted sound. A unique master volume circuit is extremely transparent, maintaining the same sound and vivid presence all the way down to bedroom volume. 

Features:

• 12W 1x12 Combo Amplifier
• All Tube, Handwired Circuitry
• Single Channel Multi-Voice Preamp
• Innovative Master Volume Control
• Line Out
• Dimensions 20" x 17" x 10.5"
• Weight 33lbs
Construction Highlights 
• Circuitry handwired on custom fabricated turret boards
• Paper Bobbin Layer Wound Transformers
• Silver Plated Wire
• Handmade Leather Handle by Brookwood Leather
• Custom molded knobs and other appointments
• Tweed covering material finished with 5 hand-brushed coats of lacquer
Cabinet 
• Unified body/baffle construction
• Cabinet body: solid Eastern White Pine
• Baffle board: crafted from 12 pieces of solid Eastern White Pine and African Mahogany
• Special recipe coating compound applied to preserve natural acoustic behavior.
• Upholstery applied with natural hide glue for superior acoustic response.
• Celestion Alnico Blue Speaker
Design Highlights 
• Tubes: 2x12AX7A, 2x12AU7, 2x6V6GT, 1x5Y3GT
• Interstage transformer coupled phase inverter
• Ideal circuit layout for lowest noise floor and purest tone
• Cathode biased output stage
• No negative feedback