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Sommatone Slick-18

Designed exclusively for Earl Slick, David Bowie's guitarist, the Sommatone Slick-18 is a straight up “Class A” rock “n” roll machine. No overdrive pedal required with this amp! The Slick-18 is extremely responsive and touch sensitive - go from clean to dirty by adjusting your guitar's volume and pick attack. And don't let the name confuse you; the Slick-18 is not an 18-watt knock off!

Construction, Components & Features

The Slick-18 amplifiers are handmade and constructed using a tag board with point-to-point wiring. All components are the highest quality and tested for consistency and reliability.

  • 14 Gauge Aluminum Chassis
  • Stainless Steel hardware
  • 5AR4/GZ34 Rectifier
  • Pair of EL-84's
  • Two 12AX7's & one 12AY7
  • F&T and Sprague electrolytic capacitors
  • Silver-plated Teflon wire
  • Carbon film and metal film resistors
  • Tubular Polypropylene signal capacitors

Controls

  • High & Low Gain Inputs
  • Volume control
  • Tone controls: treble, middle & bass
  • Innovative presence control (settings from warm & smooth to chimey & edgy)
  • Impedance selector 4,8 and 16 ohm
  • Main and extension speaker jacks

Cabinets

  • 13-ply birch cabinets
  • Available in head and 1X12 combo
  • Open back 2X12 extension cabinet

Dimensions

  • Head: H=8” W=20” D=8 1/4”
  • 1X12 Combo: H=20" W=24" D=9"

Pricing

  • Head $1725
  • 1X12 combo $1895
  • 2X12 extension cabinet $650
  • $50 up-charge for custom tolex & grill

Chassis


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Earl Slick's Slick-18 Head w/Orange Tolex

Slick-18 Head w/Standard Tolex

Slick-18 1x12 Combo w/Standard Tolex & Grill

 


Check out the Guitar Player Magazine video review of the Slick-18

If you would like to hear what people are saying about Sommatone Amps go to the Gear Page and or Harmony Central and search "Sommatone".

Sound Samples
Clip Guitar, Pickups & Settings Player
*Little Wing 73' Reissue Strat w/Fralin Vintage Hot Pickups Jimmy Somma
*Clean to Dirty 73' Reissue Strat w/Fralin Vintage Hot Pickups (guitar volume on 5 then on 10 Jimmy Somma
*Overdriven Solo PRS SE w/Duncan Seth Lover Humbuckers (bridge pickup) Jimmy Somma
*Crunchy Rock Gibson Les Paul (bridge pickup) Jimmy Somma
*Slide Guitar Danelectro U3 (bridge and middle pickups) Jimmy Somma

*Sound clips recorded at Redemption Studios Clifton, NJ.

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