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MATCHLESS SPITFIRE ’15 AMPLIFIER HEAD

Taken out of the box, the amp looks great. It’s very black, with the logo plate and product engraving rendered in elegant grey. In addition to a single on/off switch, there’s high and low inputs (one channel only) and cream Volume, Tone and Master knobs. The backplate is equally minimal, boasting only TRS line out, two speaker outs (rated at eight and four ohms), and a 240 VAC input for the power cord.

The Spitfire '15 head is not an especially big unit, all things considered, but it is a bit heavy due to the old-school circuitry onboard. Speaking of which, the tubes themselves

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