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Amp Auction: Fender Prosonic Custom Shop Combo Amp

Amp Auction Description: This is a hard to find, much beloved Fender Prosonic Combo Amp from the Bruce Zinky Custom Shop run...NOT a production model, LO serial number, green jewel light.Great condition, with original cover and new tubes. Switch is not original, Carvin (pictured) works fine.This amp is a flame thrower!.... use the two 10in speakers in the combo or hit a 4x12 with it and it will RIP! If you're looking, you probably know what it is but:Switchable 1 - True Class A - 30 Watts 2 - Class AB - 50 Watts 3 - Solid State Rectifier - 60 WattsUnlike many amplifiers marketed as "Class A", the Prosonic truly functions as a Class A power amplifier in the "A" position. Class A refers to the amount of current flowing through the power tubes with zero audio signal, with Class A meaning maximum current flow even with zero signal. This makes the tubes run hotter, and gives the power section even more gain at the cost of tube life and noise. The Class-A designation for guitar amplifiers is often a misnomer, as heralded amps such as the Vox AC-30 also do not operate in a true Class-A mode. While the Prosonic featured cathode bias in the Class A mode and fixed bias in the Class AB mode, not all class A tube amplifiers are cathode-biased, and not all fixed biased amplifiers are Class AB.A channel-switching amp, the Prosonic offers a clean channel that features a blend of traditional Fender sounds with the influence of Vox amplifiers, frequently attributed to the Class A mode. Many players praise the Prosonic's clean channel as being "softer," and more prone to break-up and musically desirable distortion, than more contemporary Fender designs. The Prosonic also brings levels of gain (distortion) previously unavailable in a Fender amplifier. Taking a major cue from the first generation of Mesa Boogie amplifiers such as the Mark I (itself a modified Fender design), the Prosonic used additional gain stages in the preamp section that cascaded into one another. Although Fender had been designing amps with some facility for built-in distortion/overdrive since at least the late 1960s, never before had they arrived at a sound so readily usable for modern high-gain styles of music, and far removed from what many players consider to be archetypical Fender tones. The Prosonic's factory manual states, "Gain 1 functions as a standard gain stage whereas Gain 2 functions similar to a compressor, adding sustain while reducing 'edge' when the volume is increased. This channel produces great high gain sound at any volume - from bedroom to stadium."Shipping ONLY within USA...Shipping rate may go higher or lower depending on winners location...just an estimate.

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