NAD - 3rd Power Wooly Coats Extra Spanky

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Was really trying to sell my Dr. Z EZG-50 (great amp, but not quite right for me) before trying something new, but got an offer I couldn’t I couldn’t refuse on this Extra Spanky.  It was very appealing as a Princeton size and less than 35 lbs clean high headroom black panel voiced 6L6 amp so I took the plunge.

It has proven to be right on target.   It is taking a little dialing in to get my sound, but I’m close now after a few days of playing it for 30 minutes here and there in the evenings. It arrived on Monday.  Looking forward to this weekend when I’ve got a little more time.

The patented Hybrid Master is a really good feature.   Very effective at maintaining so  close to the same sound/tone at variable volume.  Seems like it will be highly  useful for gigging depending on the room, crowd noise, band volume, drummer’s mood, etc.  and at home for the sake of family harmony.  Another great  feature is that i’m not as scared that my back will give out when lifting it into the car.  That was my primary motivation in looking for something in a package like the Extra Spanky.  It was down to this one or an Allen Accomplice with the bigger transformer and 6L6 tubes.  That is also a great amp, but this one is almost 10lbs lighter.   I might put a neodynium  speaker in it to  save another 3-4 lbs. I use Eminence Deltalite 2512 in my other amps.  Great speaker for a clean jazz sound.