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Swart Space Tone Atomic Jr

anthony — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:14:16 +0000

Swart Amps Atomic Space Tone is one of their best selling amps, but it’s a bit too much amp for some people. The Space Tone Atomic Jr., however, is a smaller, lighter version of this powerful amp. It’s get plenty of soul and a lot of power, so even though it’s smaller, it’s not any less of an amp than the original ST-6V6se. The Jr. model contains the heart and soul of the ST-6V6se, but it also features a triode reverb stage that Swart spent over a year working on. This stage uses a dedicated 12DW7 tube that feeds the signal into a spring tank, creating some major reverb. In fact, you’d be surprised at just how loud and powerful the reverb from this small amp is.

The Atomic Jr. is a 5 watt Class A amp that uses one 6V6 tube for power. It has two preamp tubes: a 12AX7 and a 12DW. It uses an eight inch Weber Signature Ceramic speaker for the sound. A spring reverb tank in the bottom of the amp provides all the reverb you could ever want. The amp also features carbon comp resisters, a Switchcraft ¼ inch input and output, CTS potentiometers, and a solid pine cabinet. It retails for $1,199.

For more info and some sound clips check out the Swart website: http://www.swartamps.com/amplifiers_st-atom.htm

Here's a nice demo of the Atomic JR by Humbucker Guitars

Swart Amps

anthony — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:19:08 +0000

Swart amps was created by Michael Swart, a musician and recording engineer based out of Wilmington, North Carolina. Swart owned a 24 track recording studio in Wilmington, and he only used vintage tube amps for recordings. However, while he often used Ampeg, Fender, and Vintage Vox amps for both his recordings and his live performances, he always felt like something was missing from these vintage amps. They just didn’t give him the sound or tone that he wanted.

Because of this, Swart set out to create an amp that would feature all the distortion and tone that he wanted for recording in his studio while still maintaining the flexibility he needed. The custom tube amps he started working on eventually lead him to creating the Space Tone, the first of Swart’s amps. It worked perfectly for small studios, small venues, and for playing at home. It gave off the large tone he wanted and provided the distortion necessary. He followed this up with the Atomic Space Tone, and Swart Amps was born.

The Space Tone 6V6se Mark 1 is the first Swart amp, and while it’s no longer produced, you can still find some of these collector’s items on auction sites and at trade shows. Likewise, the AST Tweed Head I, a limited edition head, has also been sold out. It provided everything that the Space Tone did while allowing you to pick your cabinet for it.

However, if you missed out on both of these great Swart products, don’t worry—the Super Space Tone 30 tube head and cabinet is available. It is an awesome set of two that provides you with everything you need to produce some great sounds.

If you’d rather have something similar to the classic Space Tone, Swart still offers a newer version of the amp. It comes in a different style cabinet than the original , but it still provides some of that great tone and amazing sound that Swart captured in his first Space Tone.

These are just a few of Swart’s amazing amps. All of them are designed with the purpose of being used in small areas, so if you play a lot of small venues, practice in your home, or need a recording amp, Swart has you covered.

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Swart Atomic Space Tone Demo

anthony — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:44:00 +0000

The Swart Atomic Space Tone Demo is a great little amp that features some truly amazing reverb, breakup, and tremolo. It features three preamp tubes—two 12 AX7s and a 12DW7—and a 12DS7 and 12AX7 for the parallel reverb. This gives the amp’s circuit very little insertion loss. Just like all the other Swart amps, the Atomic Space Tone Demo features a ST-R that is tube rectified so that the AC filtering is excellent and has a very nice tone and compression. This means the amp won’t have that harshness that many others do.

The Swart Atomic Space Tone Demo is completely hand-wired and hand-made, giving it a great sound and amazing tone. The amp uses a twelve inch speaker, a Mojotone British Vintage Series BV-25m. In addition to this, the tube-driven reverb and tremolo creates an amazing, authentic rock sound. While the Swart Atomic Space Tone Demo amp wasn’t build years ago, it will certainly sound like it—it’s got great vintage sound. It will, of course, last much longer than one of these older amps. It’s also very light-weight and fairly small, making it great for taking on the road with you or for sticking in the corner of your practice area. No matter what you use it for, you’ll find this little amp puts out a great amount of sound and looks awesome, too.