Chris Benson has been designing something cool with Tim Marcus from Milkman Sound. We present to you: Benson The Amp.
Using the same form factor as Milkman’s The Amp 100, Chris and Tim have combined a high voltage tube Chimera style preamp with a 100 watt class D solid state power amp. It is available from Milkman and Benson dealers today.
Benson The Amp’s feature set makes it versatile enough to handle live shows, silent stages, and direct recording situations with ease:
- High voltage Chimera style tube preamp
- Independent High and Low EQ controls
- Boost with dedicated footswitch (drives the preamp section)
- 100 Watts of class D power
- Built in digital Reverb (designed by Keeley Electronics)
- Direct out with bypass-able analog cab simulation and Room ambience control
- Headphone output
For more details and back story, check out this video from Milkman Sound.
Also, we’d be remiss if we didn’t inform you that our Oversized 1x12 cab with our Custom Ceramic speaker is the perfect companion to The Amp. In fact, it’s what the Benson The Amp’s cab simulation is modeled after (along with an AEA N22 ribbon mic). These two make a potent pairing that works for most any stage volume (we genuinely tried everything to make sure the Custom Ceramic speaker can handle Benson The Amp’s output without failing, and it performed like a champ).
To hear the OS 1x12 A/B’d with the cab sim, check out our latest episode of Bensayin…
For current ordering information on Benson The Amp, visit Milkman Sound here. The Oversized 1x12 cab is available directly from our online store (current build time is 8-10 weeks).
