Tungsten Cortez

The Tungsten Cortez is based on the classic 5E3 design, putting out 12 watts with a pair of 6V6 tubes and 18 watts with 6L6 power tubes. It has a single Tone knob, with Bright and Normal Volume controls, four inputs and comes standard with a custom designed 12" Weber T12Q Alnico speaker and Mercury Magnetics transformers. It also includes a pair of 12AX7 preamp tubes and 5Y3 rectifier, and because this amp is cathode biased, swapping power tubes is just a matter of plugging them in. No re-biasing is ever necessary. Likewise, the preamp section accepts 12AX7, 12AU7, 12AY7, 12AT7 and 5751 tubes, giving you a great deal of control over your tone.

The amp excels at blues and distorted classic rock tones with raw punchy tone that is very expressive. Roll back the guitar volume, and you achieve clean but edgy tones, and at full tilt, it is the epitome of the “Zuma” sound.

The Tungsten Cortez retails for $1,395 in a 1x12" combo.

Due to the hand-built nature of these amps they are available in limited quantities with a current turnaround time of 3-5 weeks.

Sound samples of the Tungsten Cortez:
Hap Moore Blues 1
Hap Moore Blues 2
Geoffrey Jacob Cortez
Geoffrey Jacob Cortez Bright