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The Maverick Bass amp was introduced in the twilight of tube amplifier production by Guild. This model utilized the same chassis and cabinet as the Maverick guitar amp. Unlike the guitar version, the bass amp has a sealed “infinite baffle” design speaker cabinet for better bass response. The circuit is relatively simple - a single channel with bass, treble and volume controls. This amp (along with the Kalamazoo Bass 30) is one of the few bass amps ever designed to use 7591 power tubes. The 7591s are excellent guitar amp tubes, but lack the power and headroom for accurately reproducing bass tones. In addition, the CTS alnico speaker is not heavy duty enough for bass use and distorts easily. Still, the Maverick Bass makes a fine practice amp.
GUILD MAVERICK BASS AMP (1970)
Power Amp: Tube; 2 x 7591A; 25 watts RMS @ 8 ohms
Preamp: Tube; 1 x 12DW7, 1 x 12AX7
Rectifier: Solid state
Speakers: 1 x 15" CTS (alnico)
Channels: 1; 2 inputs
Effects: None
Controls: Bass, treble, volume, bass/bright switch
Dimensions: n/a
Weight:
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