Bartel Sugarland 2024 - Cream w/ Oxblood Grill & Gold Center Piping. NEW w/ Push/pull bright cap on volume. (Authorized Dealer)
Custom finished Cream / Oxblood (which is the std grill cloth color on Tweed models) w/ Gold Center Piping. This amp is brand new and features the Push/Pull bright cap option on the Preamp Volume Control.
A beautiful canon of an amp and the most portable of all the Bartel offering. Just slightly larger than a Princeton Reverb. Loud, yet tamable when necessary. Cathode bias, dual 6V6, 1x12“ combo amp.
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.
Fane A60 12” Alnico 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
Designer Notes
The Sugarland is just a little bigger than a tweed deluxe but it sounds like a much bigger amp. As you might expect from the specs (cathode biased 6V6s, no negative feedback, paper bobbin layer wound output transformer, etc.) it can certainly deliver vintage tweed tones, but it can do so much more as well. You can dial in a mid-scooped tone like a Princeton Reverb, a chimey jangle like an AC15, or a crunchy, grinding tone like a little Plexi.
The acoustic response of this amp is something special too. It cuts through amazingly well on stage but never sounds shrill or piercing – it remains thick and full like a saxophone. In spite of its powerful stage presence, it sounds fantastic in a home environment too – full and rich, with intense clarity but never sounding overly bright, even at very low volume.
I should also mention the master volume circuit. It’s incredibly transparent and really makes the Sugarland so much more versatile and usable. It preserves the harmonic balance and the dynamic response a lot better than a conventional master volume circuit, so the tone and feel remain consistent down to bedroom volume. At the same time, it preserves the presence and immediacy of the sound better than a power attenuator does, so in my opinion it’s the ultimate tool for transparently reducing volume to any level.
On top of all this, the Sugarland is built with bulletproof construction and instrument-grade craftsmanship inside and out. I build each one myself here at my Baltimore shop, and I’m delighted to offer this model as part of my new product line”. - Mark Bartel
South Shore Guitar Boutique
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