Product Description
Apollo X
If X marks the spot, then the spot absolutely has to be in this amp - 14 cranking watts of pure rock ‘n roll glory driven from two 6V6 output tubes, a 5Y3 rectifier tube and either one 12-inch or two 10-inch Jensen AlNiCo speakers. A hallmark of American rock heritage, the Apollo X drips attitude and is the ultimate choice for a low watt recording amp, just begging to be pushed into that sweet spot where compression, saturation and edgy overdrive combine into sonic heaven.
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Overview Hand-wired circuitry throughout. Output Power: 14 Watts Speakers - 1x12” Jensen P12R 8Ω 25w Traditional Dovetail Joinery Cabinetry Lacquered finish inside and outside on Tweed Cabinets Hand Signed Certificate with Production Number
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Standard Features Cloth Covered Solid Core Wiring Throughout Custom Wound U.S.A Transformers Output Tubes: 2x 6V6 Preamp Tubes: 1x 12AY7, 1x 12AX7 Rectifier: 1x 5Y3 Cabinet Material: Premium Select Pine, Birch ply backs and speaker baffle Voicing: Clean - Early Break up to Bluesy Overdrive Achillies Spec Tweed Woven Fabric Covering Lacquered Nitrocellulose Coating Achillies Chrome Dipped STAINLESS STEEL Chassis 51 x 24.5 x 41cm (20" x 9-5/8” x 16-1/8”) 12kg (26lb) |
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Electronics FR4 Eyelet Boards to tolerate heat and noise Optional Line Voltage with wall plug ready for your country Speaker Output Impedance 8Ω Extension speaker output jack wired in parallel 2 channels - Normal and Bright Channel, Two Inputs per channel High (1) and Low (2) Jacks Channel Controls: Volume, Volume Bright, Tone Cathode Bias Achillies Black Gold Capacitors (Made in Germany) Sprague Orange Drop Capacitors. |
Optional Features Head and Combo Available A wide selection of tolex covering, grille cloths, and handle colours are available; for a complete list of all the possibilities, please see our customs options page. Half Power output option. The switch is hidden from view beneath the chassis, in between the tubes. With this setting, the amp's power consumption is reduced by 40%. 2x 10” Jensen P10R, 1x12” Celestion Blue or 1x12” Celestion Ruby, more speaker options available upon request.
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Reviews
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Freakin Amazing
My son and I just bought this amp yesterday from Gladesville Guitar Factory. The guys there have been amazing. Very patient and enthusiastic! We wanted a hand wired amp.... A lifetime purchase basically. We tried the Fender 57 Custom Deluxe around Christmas time and was great.... We tried other brands too... This Apollo X came in recently so we rushed in to try it... Both of us are blown away!!!! It's everything and more than we expected. It has THAT tone and FEEL!!!! Very touch sensitive and reactive.... We have Tele's, Strats and Les Pauls at home... All sound awesome... It's so easy to get great tones out of it.... The other great thing is it doesn't get "flabby" or "boxy" at high volumes with drive... Great work Achilles!!!! And it's made here in Australia!!
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Apollo X
Ok, bought this, as a custom order from Labros, and being a Marshall man for ever, I wanted something different (but similar, if that makes sense) wanted more of that Billy Gibbons, Don Henley kinda sweet overdrive. The build quality is 10/10, the tone is 10/10 in accuracy to what I expected it to be. I ordered the Greenback vesion, and With my Strat, my Tele or Les Paul style guitars, this thing has the mojo. Blues Legend Chris Finnen gigged with my amp, and absolutely LOVED it. Great job Labros! Best amps ever.
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Rock n Roll
If you've seen an Achillies you know the build quality is phenomenal, but it's the tone you care about and these are that good. My 2020 built 5e3 has a Celestian Blue in it which brings up the headroom and makes it a serious amp. I use a 40w JMP style amp for 5 piece rock gigs and took this to rehearsal instead and blew the gang away. It's a rock n roll amp that can hang with the band and tone- wise just plug in and it has 'the sound'. If you're after a bedroom amp go one of the smaller wattage ones or keep the std speaker, but if you want a grab and go you could play a decent gig with this and it fits the bill. Grindy with your Telecaster and pure Hotel California solo with a Les Paul :-)
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Outstanding amp
Thank you Achillies for building such a superb amp. It's beautifully made, very quite and sounds amazing. I'm extremely happy with my amp.
