Benson Vinnie Reverb Combo Aunt Gertie and Oxblood

People have asked us for a few years now to make a Vinny Combo. We listened, and then some. We took the basic beloved Vinny circuit, and we added a tone control, Tall Bird style spring reverb, and power scaling which is uniquely driven by a tube, not a silicon MOSFET! Perfect for rocking out during Covid times without getting evicted.

Specs

• 1 x JJ 6V6 power tube (as a voltage regulator), 1 x JJ EL84 power tube, 1 x 12AX7, 1 x 12DW7

• Variable 1/4 watt to 5 watts

• Speaker outputs: 1 x 8 ohm

• Volume, Tone, Reverb, Power

   

Dimensions/weight:

• 15.75”W 15.25”H 8.75”D 20 lbs

Build

• Point to point construction on terminal strips - no circuit, eyelet or turret board

• Mallory 150 capacitors

• Custom Triad power and output transformers

• Baltic Birch speaker cabinet

• 10” Celestion Greenback