Magnatone Slash Baby M-80 Head - Purple Python

The MAGNATONE Slash Baby M-80 Head Purple Python is designed to give you a portable and powerful amplifier in a unique and beautiful finsih. The amp is built around a 6AQ5 NOS Pentode tube. 12 watts of full bodied clean power is obtained. The 12AX7 front end operates in low or high gain modes, delivering robust clean and chewy, saturated overdrive. The master volume delivers classic British crunch at any volume, and the effects loop allows you to connect your favorite pedals with ease.

Like all Magnatone amps in the Master Collection, the Magnatone Slash Baby M-80 is made-in-the-USA, all-tube amp. Every single component – from caps and transformers to cabinets and handles – is sourced in the States.

Those facts aren't lost on Slash, a fervent tone alchemist, who, along with long-time Magnatone engineer and tube amp guru, Obeid Khan, designed Slash amp.

The MAGNATONE Slash Baby M-80 Combo Purple Python (12 watts, 6AQ5/6005) deliveris exceptional headroom, clarity, and the grit-n-grind tone Slash has made his own.
Its preamp uses three 12AX7 tubes with two distinct gain modes. Players can switch between "LO" and "HI" settings via a control panel slide switch or one-button footswitch (included).
The LO gain mode is voiced with 60’s Classic Rock tones in mind, and they're slightly tweaked to better control the icepick highs in today's music. Using a guitar with humbuckers fully cranked, the low gain control has a medium crunch that is sublime in depth and tonal quality.
The HI gain mode is designed with a cascaded gain pre-amp style that'll bring back some 80's modded memories, and it's been fine-tuned to optimize the sound for Slash's heavy-duty humbuckers sound. But, the gain doesn't mask the guitarist’s tone (like some amps), so clarity and the voice of the guitar stay true. The treble control boosts the highs for pick clarity, but without being overly harsh.