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Sound Clips!

NEW! Brown Sugar sound clips on the Brown Sugar Page! Let us know if you have a high quality sound clip of your Allen Amp that you would like to have posted.

Black Faceplate Encore!

New! Black Faceplate Style Encore Now Available!

Custom Cabinets!

Custom Cabinets for external speakers and Fender® 60s and 70s chassis.

Tuki Amp Covers

Now available! Tuki padded covers to fit many current models. See parts page for details.


2008 Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar - Kit Now Available!

Output Power

30W with 6L6s, 15W with 6V6s.

Tube Compliment

(4) 12AX7s, (2) 6L6s or (2) EL34s or (2) 6V6s and (1) GZ34 (5Y3 with 6V6s).

Class

AB push-pull with with cathode bias.

Equalization

Bass, Middle, Treble, presence, and RAW controls plus BRIGHT switch.

Reverb

All-tube driven, 3-spring medium delay Accutronics tank in a padded Tuki reverb bag with shielded cables and TONE control.

Chassis

Now featuring an 18-gauge non magnetic stainless-steel chassis with TIG welded corners.

Circuitry

Hand-wired point-to-point with tinned solid-core PVC wiring, G-10 glass epoxy circuit board with brass eyelets. Carbon film resistors, Mallory M150 and CDM silver mica tone capacitors, Switchcraft jacks, Carling switches, and high-quality molded type sockets.

Transformers

Cool and quiet running Allen TP35 180ma power transformer, TO35MT upgrade paper bobbin interleaved winding output transformer, TR reverb transformer and TRCH large choke are all U.S. made. See the TRANSFORMERS page for details.

Topology

A unique blend of a brown-era preamp (tone controls, phase inverter and presence control) with a tweed-era cathode-biased output section and wonderful blackface-era reverb. Enhanced with a bright switch, middle and RAW controls, reverb TONE control, impedance switch and the ability to use 6V6, 6L6 or EL34 power tubes for a truly unique and versatile amp with the best qualities of each era in one handsome package.

Cabinet

Finger-jointed pine with custom brown Tolex and grill cloths. Brushed brass logo, brown/ivory faceplate and black or cream barrel knobs.

Speaker(s)

Eminence Red, White and Blues 12" speaker, Eminence Legend 151 15", or (2) Eminence Copperheads 10".

Special Features

RAW mid/gain boost control, impedance switch, extension speaker jack, TONE control for the reverb, and new IEC power input connector with spare fuse drawer and built-in RF/EMI filter. Brown era tone controls and phase inverter with cathode bias. Blackface era reverb.

Size and Weight

1x15 Combo - 22"W x 20"H x 10"D, 53 lbs.
1x12 Combo - 22"W x 18"H x 10"D, 51 lbs.
2x10 Combo - 22"W x 20"H x 10"D, 53 lbs.
Head - 22"W x 10"H x 10"D, 32 lbs.

Price

Brown Sugar head

$1,499

Brown Sugar 1x12 combo

$1,699

Brown Sugar 2x10 combo

$1,749

Brown Sugar 1x15 combo

$1,749

Options:

Eminence Red Fang 12" in the 1x12

$75

Any other Eminence Patriot or Redcoat series speaker (except Red Fang or Commonwealth)

no charge

Tuki padded cover (1x12 only)

$75


Now available in kit form! See the Amp Kits page.


Matching speaker cabinets available too! See the Cabinets page.

Sound Clips

Brown Sugar Full Demo (8.3MB MP3 file - 8:40 play time)


Brown Sugar Instrumental (3.2MB MP3 file - 3:30 play time)

Thank you to Jerry Bever for the great clips.



Cream/Cinnamon 1x15 with cream knobs and
traditional Rough Brown/Wheat head with brown knobs