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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

Arguably Ampeg’s most popular combo amp, the Reverberocket was introduced in 1961 as the company’s first amp with on-board reverb.   The amp shown here uses the earliest circuit (R-12-R) and has some very interesting transitional features.  In the Fall of 1962, the company switched from the “navy random flair”vinyl used on all Ampegs made from late 1958 through mid-1962 to the classic blue check vinyl covering.  However, during the brief period in late 1962, the amps still retained many of the old style features such as phillips head screws and gray diamond grill cloth.  By March of 1963 most Ampeg amps had switched over to the tan and black grill cloth and clutch head screws.  The Reverberocket shown here is an early blue check amp that has phillips head screws and gray diamond grill.
 

AMPEG REVERBEROCKET R-12-R (December 1962)



Power Amp:  Tube; 2 x 6V6GT, 15 watts RMS @ 8 ohms

Preamp:  Tube; 2 x  6SL7, 2 x 6SN7

Rectifier:  Tube; 1 x 5Y3GT

Speakers:  1 x 12" Jensen C12R

Channels:  1; 3 inputs per channel (Guitar, Accordion, Microphone)

Effects:  Tremolo, reverb

Controls:  Volume, tone, reverb intensity, tremolo intensity, tremolo depth, foot switch for tremolo and reverb

Dimensions:  20 3/4 H x 18 1/2 W x 10 1/2 D inches

Weight:  32 lb.


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