Second Hand Benson Amplifiers Chimera Head in Aunt Gertie finish and cover

Amazing condition Benson Chimera head in custom shop Aunt Gertie finish! Comes with a Benson dust cover (purchased seperately) and has only been used at home and in studio environments.

The 30watt Chimera is for players who love the unique tone and bread-and-butter simplicity of the Monarch, but need it in a louder package for the big stage. Like other Bensons, it is fully hand-wired point to point on terminal strips using premium components and transformers.  Instead of the British-American switch, the Chimera has a bass control that takes the differences between the voices of the Monarch and makes them variable.  The tone controls are musical and versatile… it is hard to find a harsh sound! 

Specs

• 4 x JJ 6V6, 2 x JJ 12AX7 preamp tubes, 5AR4 rectifier

• 30 watts

• Speaker outputs: 1 x 8 ohm, 1 x 16 ohm

Dimensions/weight

• Head 18.5”W 8”H 8”D 22 lbs

Build

• Point to point construction on terminal strips *no circuit, eyelet or turret board*

• Custom Soursound output transformer

• Mallory 150 capacitors

• Baltic birch head cabinet