This 30 watt head and 2x12 companion speaker cabinet is for players who love the unique tone and bread-and-butter simplicity of the Monarch, but need it in a louder package for the big stage. Like other Bensons, it is fully hand-wired point to point on terminal strips using premium components and transformers.  Instead of the British-American switch, the Chimera has a bass control that takes the differences between the voices of the Monarch and makes them variable.  The tone controls are musical and versatile… it is hard to find a harsh sound!  

Specs:

• 4 x JJ 6V6, 2 x JJ 12AX7 preamp tubes, 5AR4 rectifier
  
• 30 watts
  
• Speaker outputs: 1 x 8 ohm, 1 x 16 ohm

Dimensions/weight:

• Head 18.5”W 8”H 8”D 22 lbs
  
• Cabinet 18.5”W 34”H 10”D 35 lbs

Build:

• Point to point construction on terminal strips *no circuit, eyelet or turret board*
  
• Custom Soursound output transformer
  
• Mallory 150 capacitors
  
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