Description
A 2006 Chicago Blues Box Buddy Guy Signature tube combo amp in great condition. Number 35 of only 50 produced, this boutique combo was hand-signed by Buddy Guy and hand-built by Butler Custom Sound to be an exact replica of Buddy Guy's original 1959 tweed Bassman. This rare amp has been cleaned and tested. It is fully functional and sounds fantastic.
Manufacturer's description...
When Buddy Guy asks you to design an amp - his amp - you start by listening to everything from the birth of Chicago blues to Buddy Guys signature tone. You play then tear apart his favorite vintage amps and test and document every resistor, capacitor, transformer and tube. Then you take all that research and create the Buddy Guy Series, Chicago Blues Box amp. When your done, you give it to him, shut your eyes and cross your fingers as he plugs in. And when he asks with a smile, "what you got in this thing man?" You answer "nothin' but Buddy".
Butler Custom Sound is proud to have been selected by Buddy to produce the "Buddy Guy Signature Series" amp. Buddy spends a lot of time playing through Chicago Blues Box amps. The amplifiers he's been seen playing were prototype versions of what has become the Buddy Guy Siganture amp. Several versions were produced. Buddy took some time to come to our shop and A/B all the prototype models against his original amp. He listened intensly as his tech Mark Messner switched his guitar between amps while Buddy played. Buddy said "stop" and with a smile said, "that’s the one".
The Buddy Guy Signature amp is a sonic recreation of Buddy Guy’s number one 1959 amplifier. This is the amp that Buddy toured with and recorded with since the 60's. This is the amp that Buddy used to get those over the top tones before Marhshall set Jimi Hendrix loose with their version of it. It was a year in the works and they finally got the thumbs up from Buddy. After touring with 4 protoypes for 6 months, Buddy hand selected this amp because of its matched qualities for tone and gain of his favorite recording and touring amp. The Buddy Guy signature amp is a sonic reproduction of Buddy's signature tones.
The chassis is built from custom made components that have been carefully selected to match the drift values of his 47 year-old amp. The circuit is not an exact copy of his original 1959 amp but is an exact sonic reproduction. It has a new design that follows the design tradition of all Chicago Blues Box amps. The amp is built not only as a tone machine but is made to be highly reliable. Buddy has been touring for a year with these amps and has not had one failure with the amps. Word back from Buddy's tech was that the Chicago Blues Box amps have been the most consistently reliable amps of any they have toured with in the past.
Overview
-Power Output: 60 Watts
-Tubes: 5AR4, 5881 (2), 12AX7 (2), 12AY7
-Controls: Presence, Middle, Bass, Treble, Vol Bright, Vol Normal
-Dimensions: 29.5" x 11.5" x 8.5"
-Weight: 35 lbs
Features
-Finger-jointed solid pine cabinet
-Tweed black laquer finish
-Cane grill for its tonal transparent quality
-Hand wound paper interleaved output transformer
-1-Watt custom made resistors with drifted component values that match the original drift of Buddy's magic '59
-Custom made CTS pots made in the exact way they were made in 1959
-Dual bias controls allow for individual tube biasing
-20' AC Cord
