Impala: Girth, growl and glory – toothsome American tone, unleashed
Product Features
6L6 Class AB ------------------------- Punch
44 Clean Watts - Max 55 Watts ---------- Power
All Tube Reverb ----------------------- Lush
Wide Range Volume Control ------------- Sweet/Nasty
Slow Taper Reverb Pot ------------------ Smooth
Super Usable Master Volume ------------- Control
Floating 60s Style Baffle ----------------- Dimension
Truly Hand Wired --------------------- Tough
Carr Valiant Speaker ------------------- Dynamic
Custom Transformers ------------------- USA
Product Specs
Power 44 watts
Construction: Hand wired point-to-point in the USA
Components: Custom USA-made transformers, Solen Fast Cap Film Power Supply, US-made Jupiter signal capacitors, Analysis Plus speaker cables and more
Power: 44 watts
Channels: One
Tubes: two 12AX7, two 12AT7, two 6L6GC
Controls: Volume, Treble, Mid, Bass, Reverb, Master
Switches: On/off/standby
Features: All-tube spring reverb, 8-Ohm speaker out
Cabinets: Hand-crafted from solid pine with floating speaker baffle
Speakers: One or two Carr Elsinore 12"
Weight & Dimensions: 1x12" combo 24 1/4" (W) x 17 1/4" (H) x 9 1/2" (D), 50 lbs; 2x12" combo 27 1/4" (W) x 19 1/2" (H) x 10" (D), 60 lbs; head 19" (W) x 10.5" (H) x 10" (D), 40 lbs
Product Options
1-12 Big Box Combo $3150 45 Lbs 24.25” wide by 17.25” tall by 9.5” Deep
Carr Amps Valiant 8 ohm speaker
Head $3030 35 lbs., 19” wide by 10” Deep by 10.5” tall
Countless players acknowledge the mid-’60s blackface Bassman™ as one of the greatest all-around guitar amps ever made, but too often you have to scaffold the original in modifications to get the most out of it. The Impala frames that classic circuit’s beating heart within a more usable format to deliver everything from guttural cleans to pushed American overdrive in a package that enables this iconic performer’s full potential to shine through.
From a foundation of 44 watts generated by two 6L6GC power tubes the Impala adds an ultra-wide-ranging Volume control that lets the preamp run free. Add a versatile three-knob tone stage bolstered by a highly interactive Mid control, a super-usable Master to rein in the gain at all volumes, and addictively atmospheric tube-driven spring reverb and the Impala is ready for anything.
In its lower reaches, the Volume enables a luscious palette of clean tones, from sparkling and scooped to chunky and midrange-thick. Then wind it up past 3 o’clock—where most amps just give up the ghost—and the Impala roars forward with toothy, aggressive American overdrive and increased girth and sustain. With its impressive solidity and openness, the Impala also makes an amazing pedal platform, chewing up boosters, overdrives, fuzzes and distortions, skin, bones, hair and all.
The Impala is constructed in the fully hand-wired, point-to-point Carr tradition, using high-end and military grade components to ensure unprecedented signal purity and sonic clarity. The hand-crafted, solid-pine combo cabinets carry ’50s-style floating speaker baffles for optimal resonance and character, resulting in an expressive amp with utterly playable dynamics.
The Carr Impala — turn it loose, and let the tone run free!