Cornford
Hellcat 35w Head
WAS: $6300
NOW: $3600
Limited Stock in OZ...
The idea behind the Hellcat was to push the boundaries of boutique amp making to their very limits, taking it to, where no boutique has been before. Channel 2 takes you to every point on the vintage amp scale with just the turn of the gain control where as channel 1 takes you to a place that no boutique amp has ever dared visit. A boutique that does metal??? And all points in between and it does it all in that very special Cornford way. None more brown and most definitely the tone by which all others must be judged.
Specifications:
- 35 watt all valve head, Cathode bias, 2 channel with shared EQ, footswichable reverb and channels.
- Valves: 4x EL84's, 5x 12AX7's
- Cabinet: 19mm ply lock-jointed. We still use pine for anything with a speaker in it as it helps the sound no-end but the heads will use ply, as they are not acoustic.
- Hardware: All corners, screws, cup washers, handle fixings, etc. are nickel-plated. Bespoke CNC punched, powder coated grills. 16 gauge (1.5mm) powder coated chassis with 16 gauge base / screening plate secured to chassis with 4 machine screws. Leather handle.
- Transformers: Custom designed in-house and hand wound.
- Construction: Point to point hand wired throughout and hand assembled. No PCBs of any sort. Nothing board mounted. Everything is bolted directly to the chassis.
- Controls: Chicken head knobs. Metal toggle mains switches. 2 x inputs Hi and Lo.
- Front panel from left to right: Gain Modern Channel 1, Gain Vintage Channel 2, Bass, Middle, Treble, Master Channel 1, Master Channel 2, Reverb, Standby and Mains.
- Rear panel from left to right: Mains inlet, Mains fuse, HT fuse, Speaker impedance selector 4ohm, 8ohm, 16ohm, Speaker sockets x2, Footswitch socket, Effects loop send and return.
- Accessories: Footswitch - hand made 14 gauge, powder coated, 2 metal footswitches. Top quality stereo lead wired to Neutrik nickel-plated stereo jacks. Mains lead, 10ft molded plugs each end (at least it will reach the floor if you are using 2 cabinets). Speaker lead, 2ft quality 8mm cable with nickel-plated Neutrik jacks.
- Gain - Modern Channel 1: Higher gain channel.
- Gain - Vintage Channel 2: Lower gain channel. Controls the gain / overdrive on channel 2.
- Bass: Adjusts the low frequency response of the pre-amp.
- Middle: Adjusts the frequencies around 500hz in the mid-range, which are very guitar friendly. Unlike most amps you can dial in mid-range and it works.
- Treble: Adjusts the high frequency response of the pre-amp.
- Master channel 1: Sets the output level of the modern channel 1.
- Master channel 2: Sets the output level of the modern channel 2.
- Reverb: Sets the reverb level for both channels.
- Speaker output: The speaker outputs are connected in parallel. Impedances from 4-16 ohms can be accommodated and it is important to note that a resistive load or loud speaker must always be connected before switching the amp on to play.
- Effects loop: This is a series effects loop.