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(More customer reviews)I own the S6U (VHT Special 6 Ultra Guitar Amplifier Combo) for about 2 weeks and the only thing I did was change out the tubes from Chinese made ones to Slavic Republic JJ's 6v6 and 12ax7's. By doing that the amp warmed up more and lost some of the highs in a good way, I felt it was a little brittle but that might just be my ears I feel the tube upgrade was worth the $35! The stock speaker is way to tight in the beginning and you will have to break her in good to lose the plop/sputter then she will sound much better. I picked up a used Celestion G12T75 speaker only because I wanted a better speaker I am still waiting for it so I have no opinion on speaker upgrade as of yet.
I wanted a low wattage full tube amp with a 12" speaker for a long time but either these amps are priced way to high or you can not find one with low wattage. Until the VHT Special 6 Ultra. What's great about the amp is the Low/High Power Switch and the Watts knob so you can increase or decrease the power to the amp which also can change your tone meaning say you want some good gain at low volume all you do is turn down the watt knob to the left and pull out the volume knob and boom you got low volume dirt great to jam out and not have anyone bother you being to loud again. You also have a Depth knob with 11 settings and to my ears moving from left to right UK to USA in tone, a 3 way rocker switch the middle position you will use the most but by flipping it left or right you can find different tones with what ever guitar you are using one way cuts highs and the other the mids I feel this is what I hear, a push pull Volume knob when pulled you get a boost to your signal and finally your Ultra knob for your high gain control. What is also a great addition is when using the Ultra setting the volume knob and the ultra knob work together so you can get some rocking tones depending where you put them so say you want full gain at low volume you can do it or just a little dirt at low volume or at high volume you can do that too also by pulling the volume knob BAM you got a boost too. It is a versatile amp.
Out of the box all stock the S6U sounds very good and worth the investment very easy upgrades and you will have a great low wattage practice amp for years to come. I like the clean channel and there is a lot of tweaking you can do to get different sounds. I have mostly used my Jackson DK2 with Seymour Duncan pups and my Les Paul Special with p100s and a short 10 min run with my SG Standard. Imo the Gibson's sound the best I like the Jackson for the high gain.
In the clean channel at low wattage and the low power setting with the volume knob pulled out you can get some great dirty tones and kind of high gain to my ears and with the wattage full up everything cleans up well.
This amp is worth your money and if you are a modder it is a great point to point hand soldered board so you can upgrade very easily.
this is from the maker of the amp.
Special 6 Ultra Combo
With its additional preamp gain stage, amazing variable Watts control, unique Depth control and tube-driven effects loop, the new high-gain Special 6 Ultra rockets the popular Special 6 platform to the next level.
The Special 6 Ultra's added gain stage provides plenty of overdrive for searing leads, bone-crushing crunch, and gristly grind, while its amazingly effective variable Watts control can reduce the volume to whisper-quiet bedroom practice levels -- while maintaining the same overdriven tone, texture and dynamic feel.
The Special 6 Ultra features the same unique Volume and Tone controls as the original Special 6, the same footswitchable Boost, High/Low Power switch, and a similarly mod-friendly eyelet board. In addition, the Special 6 Ultra features a unique multi-position Depth control that fine-tunes the low-frequency depth; this feature allows you to carefully voice the amp's low-end to perfectly suit a wide range of guitars, pickups, speakers, and musical styles.
The Special 6 Ultra ships with a 6V6 output tube for sweet clean and rich overdrive tones, and to accommodate tone-seeking experimenters, it can accept a wide range of alternate output tubes as well. The Special 6 Ultra also features an all-tube buffered effects loop.
The Special 6 Ultra Combo and Head share the same chassis, circuit and layout design and configuration. The Special 6 Combo is loaded with a 12" VHT ChromeBack speaker.
* Overdrive and Normal Gain Inputs
* Overdrive Gain Control
* Variable Watts Control
* Depth Control
* 3-position Texture Switch
* Tube-Driven Effects Loop
* Line Out Jack
* 6 Watts
* One 6V6 Output Tube
* Two 12AX7 Preamp Tube
* Volume and Tone Controls
* Footswitchable Boost Mode
* High/Low Power Switch
* 4, 8, and 16 Ohm Speaker Jacks
* Handwired
* Mod-Friendly Eyelet-type Board
* 12" VHT ChromeBack Speaker (16 ohm)
Model: AV-SP1-6U
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VHT Special 6 Ultra Guitar Amplifier ComboWith its additional preamp gain stage, amazing power-attenuating Watts control, tube-drive effects loop, unique Depth control and Texture switch, the new high-gain Special 6 Ultra rockets the popular Special 6 platform to the next level.The Special 6 Ultra's added gain stage provides plenty of overdrive for searing leads, bone-crushing crunch, and gristly grind, while its amazingly effective Watts control can reduce the volume to whisper-quiet bedroom practice level – while maintaining the same overdrive tone, texture and dynamic feel.It truly is amazing.The special 6 Ultra features the same unique Volume and Tone controls as the original Special 6, the same footswitchable Boost, High/Low Power switch, and a similarly mod-friendly eyelet board.In addition, the Special 6 Ultra features a unique multi-position Depth control that fine-tunes the low-frequency depth; this feature allows you to carefully voice the amp's low-end to perfectly suit a wide range of guitars, pickups, speakers, and musical styles.The Special 6 Ultra ships with a 6V6 output tube for sweet clean and rich overdrive tones, and to accommodate tone-seeking experimenters, it can accept a wide range of alternate output tubes as well.The Special 6 Ultra also features an all-tube buffered effects loop.
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