60 W RMS · Two channels · All tube
Red
Hot 50
Two voices built for rock: Plexi dynamics and the attitude of a heavily pushed JCM800, concentrated into a remarkably compact riff machine.
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Tone machine · Red Hot power
A true
riff machine.
The Red Hot 50 was created to give guitarists two complementary voices capable of crossing almost every corner of rock.
The first channel starts with Plexi DNA and adds RL’s familiar Fat/Thin voicing and Bright switch. Its clean is exceptionally dynamic: brilliant and defined for Police-like textures, then ready to follow the player into the huge riff territory of Zeppelin and AC/DC.
The second channel takes a JCM800 foundation and pushes it much further. Two distortion levels move from a tight rock drive to a far more saturated voice. Add a booster in front and the Red Hot ventures unapologetically into Zakk Wylde-style high-gain territory.
- Channel 1
- Plexi-style clean · Fat/Thin · Bright
- Channel 2
- JCM800-style drive · two distortion levels
- Controls
- Independent gain and volume for both channels
- Valves
- 3× JJ ECC83S · 2× JJ EL34
- Construction
- Point-to-point wiring · hand-wired custom transformers
Plexi dynamics · 800 punch
From super clean
to full bite.
The strength of the Red Hot 50 is not simply having two channels, but making them respond like two amplifiers with distinct personalities. The clean breathes, opens up and follows the player; the drive stays tight and articulate even as the gain rises.
Three JJ ECC83S valves feed the preamplifier, while two JJ EL34s complete the circuit with the compression, warmth and attack of the British tradition. Point-to-point wiring and custom transformers complete a head made for the stage.
- Two genuinely independent channels
- Fat/Thin and Bright on the Plexi-style channel
- Two gain levels on the JCM800-style channel
- Ideal for pushing with a booster
- Rated 60 W RMS EL34 output stage
Two channels · Pure rock