Used Vintage Guild J-66 Guitar Amp Combo
We just got in a rare little beast of an amp, a Guild J-66 from the early 1960's. Some of you may now how cool these vintage Guild amps are. For those that don't, here's a bit of history:
The Guild amp designs of the early 1960s were loosely based on amp circuits made by Ampeg and Fender. The "J" series of amps followed the Masteramp series and the J-66 was introduced in 1957. The '50s models had trapezoidal grills while the '60s models were square. The J-66 amp is similar to its contemporaries, the tweed Fender Tremolux and the Ampeg Mercury, in that it is powered by 6V6 power tubes and has tremolo, but has a unique circuit. Early 66-J amps had "Model 66" silk screened on the control panel, but this was omitted on later amps. This version was mostly made in 1962 - 1963, and was discontinued in 1966, so there aren't many around.
- Power Amp: Tube; 2 x 6V6GT, 20 watts RMS @ 8 ohms
- Preamp: Tube; 3 x 12AX7
- Rectifier: Tube; 1 x 5Y3GT
- Speakers: 1 x 12" Weber Classic British Series Blue Dog (replacement)
- Channels: 2; 2 inputs for Channel 1 (Mic, Accordion), 2 inputs for Channel 2 (Instrument, Instrument)
- Effects: Tremolo
- Controls: Volume for each channel, bass, treble, tremolo strength, tremolo speed
- Dimensions: 17 1/4 H x 19 1/2 W x 7 7/8 D inches
- Serial # 368
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We just got in a rare little beast of an amp, a Guild J-66 from the early 1960's. Some of you may now how cool these vintage Guild amps are. For those that don't, here's a bit of history:
The Guild amp designs of the early 1960s were loosely based on amp circuits made by Ampeg and Fender. The "J" series of amps followed the Masteramp series and the J-66 was introduced in 1957. The '50s models had trapezoidal grills while the '60s models were square. The J-66 amp is similar to its contemporaries, the tweed Fender Tremolux and the Ampeg Mercury, in that it is powered by 6V6 power tubes and has tremolo, but has a unique circuit. Early 66-J amps had "Model 66" silk screened on the control panel, but this was omitted on later amps. This version was mostly made in 1962 - 1963, and was discontinued in 1966, so there aren't many around.
- Power Amp: Tube; 2 x 6V6GT, 20 watts RMS @ 8 ohms
- Preamp: Tube; 3 x 12AX7
- Rectifier: Tube; 1 x 5Y3GT
- Speakers: 1 x 12" Weber Classic British Series Blue Dog (replacement)
- Channels: 2; 2 inputs for Channel 1 (Mic, Accordion), 2 inputs for Channel 2 (Instrument, Instrument)
- Effects: Tremolo
- Controls: Volume for each channel, bass, treble, tremolo strength, tremolo speed
- Dimensions: 17 1/4 H x 19 1/2 W x 7 7/8 D inches
- Serial # 368
