Tube Preamp meets Class D Power!
Imagine 300 watts in a compact lightweight package with a real, handwired tube preamp and Milkman quality contstruction. The Half and Half is finally here!
This amp has been designed exclusively for the modern pedal steel guitar player. I wanted to make an amp that would end the debate over which is best - solid state or tube - once and for all. The results are in and the conversation has changed.
The Half and Half gets its name because the preamp and reverb section of the amp are all dervied from the same hand wired tube circuit that the other Milkman pedal steel amplifier models feature. Its built with the same quality of construction onto a turret board with cloth wiring into a custom aluminum chassis.
Rather than feeding a tube amplifier, the preamp of the Half and Half cascades into a power amp module that puts out 300 watts into 4ohms, or 150W into 8ohms. This siginificantly reduces the weight of the amplifier - only 28.5 pounds with a speaker installed! Class D amplifiers behave similar to Class A amplifiers, so the result is a very high fidelity tone that is voiced for pedal steel. The ICEpower module is 90% effecient, and convection cooled, so there is no fan. The Half and Half has an exceptionally low noise floor compared to its tube powered cousins. Its just as comfortable in the studio at low volume as it is on the stage.
Specs
- 300W Class D Power Amplifier
- Hand Wired Tube Preamp
- Tube Spring Reverb with Tone Control
- Full Size 17" Reverb Tank
- Volume, Trebe, Mid, Bass, Reverb, Reverb Tone Controls
- Line Level Output
- Available as a Head, 12" Combo or 15" Combo
- Head Weight 16.5lbs
- 12" Combo Weight 31.5lbs
- 15" Combo Weight 33.5lbs
- Powered by ICEpower