The Spitfire line features the same quality construction as all of Diamond's other products with a more vintage tone. The Spitfire line is two products: The Spitfire (the one channel, truly vintage model) and the Spitfire II (the 2 channel version).
The Spitfire I (the one channel version) is based on the clean channel in Diamond's 100w Spec Op head. It has the controls you want and need: Volume A, Gain A, Presence, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume B and Gain B. Our clean channel has gotten Diamond Amp's rave reviews from the players. It provides you full, round and rich clean tones not customary in high-gain heads with enough headroom to give you vintage/classic rock tones and everything in between. The Spitfire I also adds a switchable tone lift for a killer lead boost.
This head features Diamond Amp's signature dual volume/gain design. This feature gives the player the option of having two gain settings (say for a rhythm and lead tone, or more gain for chunky heavy gain-style rhythms and less gain for more precision and clarity when playing more staccato style passages) that are accessible to him on the fly. This gives you the versatility to cover the clean, blues/Texas blues, vintage/classic rock tones as well as a few a little hotter!
The Spitfires now also feature a “half-power” switch allowing the power rating to be changed from 100 to 50w with the flip of a switch.
The Spitfire line also contains Diamond Amp's signature "low focus" switch on the rear panel. The low focus switch provides 3 positions - low, mid, high. Moving from low to high, the player gets to focus the low end, tailored to his/her needs, with low end increasing relative to the highs allowing for more low end with more focus. Dial up or down to the desired low end structure, increasing lows relative to highs without losing tight low-end response not customary in today's market.
To retain versatility and functionality, all the Spitfire products have a real, correctly-designed effects loop. You do not need a foot switch; you do not have to push a button. Just plug a cable into the effects send and the loop activates. The loop is tube buffered and will not affect your tone.
The front panel features a master volume, which reads E. Return (effects return). When the loop is on, the E. Return knob acts as the amp's overall master (turn this knob up or down to increase or decrease the amps overall volume) and the volume control for each channel acts as the effects send level control. When the loop is off, each channel's volume control acts as that channel's master volume!
Like all current and future Diamond Amplification products, the Spitfire features the highest quality components and construction. Every component was selected and tested for this head. The Spitfire features 12AX7 or ECC83 preamp tubes and 4 Svetlana “Winged C” EL34's for its power stage. Each part was personally spec'd and tested by us to ensure maximum performance and reliability, from the transformers to the switches and knobs.
Specifications - Spitfire I/Spitfire II
• 100 watts (4 x Svetlana “Winged C” EL34 – 6 x 12AX7 [2 channel version], 4 x 12AX7 [1 channel version])
• 2 fully independent channels (Channel 1 - Clean/Channel 2 - Crunch) [2 channel version] – 1 channel, dual volume, gain design [1 channel version]
• Channels feature Volume, Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence
• Dual Volume/Gain Channel 2 (switchable, allows for two gain settings with 2 volumes for level adjustment to match volumes) [2 channel version] – Dual Volume/Gain on Channel 1 [1 channel version]
• 2 button footswitch included for access to Ch 1/2 or Ch2 A/B [2 channel version], Ch A/B or Lift [1 channel version]
• Ohm selector switch for 4, 8 or 16ohm output.
• Etched zinc logo on British tan, tolex-wrapped front panel with perforated metal grille insert for look and added ventilation. Head shell comes black or matching British tan.
• All components specifically spec'd and tested by Diamond before inclusion in the product.
• Independent LED's indicate which volume/gain is active.
• Properly designed, tube-driven effects loop (shorting jack so the loop will automatically engage when cables are plugged in and disengage when cables are removed).
•Front panel Effects Return control that acts as an overall master when loop is engaged for quick overall volume adjustment.
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