FACTOIDS & TRIVIA
The Guild amp designs of the early 1960s were loosely based on amp circuits made by Ampeg and Fender. The "J" series of amps followed the Masteramp series and the 66-J was introduced in 1957. The '50s models had trapezoidal grills while the '60s models were square. The 66-J amp is similar to its contemporaries, the tweed Fender Tremolux and the Ampeg Mercury, in that it is powered by 6V6 power tubes and has tremolo, but has a unique circuit. Still, it sounds a quite good and takes pedals well. Early 66-J amps had "Model 66" silk screened on the control panel, but this was omitted on later amps. It was discontinued in 1966.
GUILD 66J AMP (1961)
Power Amp: Tube; 2 x 6V6GT, 20 watts RMS
@ 8 ohms
Preamp: Tube; 3 x 12AX7
Rectifier: Tube; 1 x 5Y3GT
Speakers: 1 x 12" Jensen P12R
Channels: 2; 2 inputs for Channel 1 (Mic, accordion), 2 inputs for Channel 2 (Instrument, Instrument)
Effects: Tremolo
Controls: Volume for each channel, bass, treble, tremolo strength, tremolo speed
Dimensions: 17 1/4 H x 19 1/2 W x 7 7/8 D inches
Weight:
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