FACTOIDS & TRIVIA
The Guild 98RT amp is a dead ringer for the first version of the Ampeg Reverberocket and perhaps this amp was designed and or built by Ampeg whose Linden facility was just down the road from Guild’s amplifier plant in Elizabeth. As expected, the Guild sounds very much like a Reverberocket, which is to say, quite good. Although not an exceptionally powerful amp, the 98RT has a wonderfully warm, clean tone and the reverb is superior to that of Fender amps.
GUILD 98RT AMP (1963)
Power Amp: Tube; 2 x 6V6GT, 15 watts RMS @ 8 ohm
Preamp: Tube; 3 x 6SN7, 1 x 6SL7
Rectifier: Tube; 1 x 5Y3GT
Speakers: 1 x 12" Jensen C12P
Channels: 1; 3 inputs (Microphone, Normal, Bright)
Effects: Tremolo and reverb
Controls: Volume, tone, reverb, tremolo strength, tremolo speed
Dimensions: n/a
Weight: 34 lbs.