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The first 30 watt Hoffman heads I made.

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  These are the original 30 watt heads that I started making in 1994.
They were a 3 space rack chassis, inside of a rectangular wooden box, covered with Tolex or tweed.
They had a smoked plexi-glass front panel like the 50 watt heads.
The tubes could be seen glowing through the plexi-glass when the amps were on.
Later models had solid black front panels with rear engraved control functions.
The circuit was very close to the old plexi circuit, like the 50 watt heads, except they were run at about 350 plate volts to lower the wattage.
There were probably less than 25 of these made.
See the layout diagram page to see the layout diagrams for these amps
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A customer of mine sent me the pictures below. He owns this rig which is serial #1 of the 30 watt amps.
Click on the pictures below for a larger image.
   
A 30 watt head, a reverb unit and a 2 x10 cabinet
The rear of the amp head
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30 watt customer images
Here's a collection of images people have sent me over the years.
Digital cameras did not exist when these amps were made.
I may have some 35mm images somewhere from that period, but I doubt it.
Some images can be clicked on to show a larger image in a new window

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I made this special order 30 watt head using the 50 watt metal chassis
There are some gut shots further down the page of this amp
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Gut shots of the insides
Some images can be clicked on to show a larger image in a new window

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