Top Hat Club Royale 2005 1x12 Guitar Combo Amp Excellent

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The Top Hat Club Royale is a 20-watt, single-channel, Class A combo built around a pair of EL84 power tubes and a 5Y3GT rectifier — a configuration that produces the characteristic compression, harmonic bloom, and midrange sensitivity associated with British-influenced low-wattage designs. A Celestion G12H 12" speaker reinforces that character with its familiar tight low end and present upper midrange. This example is in excellent condition throughout — cabinet, chassis, grille, baffle, covering, and hardware all present cleanly with no repairs or modifications noted.

Top Hat Amplification was founded by Brian Gerhard in the mid-1990s and built a reputation for handwired, point-to-point construction at a time when that approach was rare in production amplifiers. The Club Royale occupies the lower-wattage end of the Top Hat lineup and has been a working musician's choice for studio and moderate-volume stage use. The EL84/5Y3 pairing, select hardwood cabinet, and all-hardwood baffle are consistent with the build quality Top Hat established across its range. This unit dates to 2005, confirmed by date stamps on both the cabinet and chassis, with a Pacific Transformers power transformer dated September 2005 and a Top Hat output transformer coded June 2005. 

All components are original: transformers, potentiometers, filter caps, knobs, leather handle, grille, baffle, and covering. Tubes have all been tested (Tung-Sol 12AX7 preamp, TAD EL84 power, Sovtek 5Y3GT rectifier). Tube sockets and pots were cleaned.  The burgundy vinyl covering is original and presents in excellent condition. No internal repairs have been performed. A fuzzy cover is included; no documentation is included. The amp comes in excellent condition with no issues to report.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Date: 2005
• Where Is Date Noted?: Cabinet, chassis
• Weight: 45lbs
• Dimensions: 20" H × 20" W × 11" D
• Watts: 20 watts
• Case/Cover?: yes
• Case/Cover Condition: excellent
• Covering Material: vinyl
• Covering Color: burgundy
• Covering Original?: yes
• Cabinet Material: select hardwood
• Cabinet Condition: excellent
• Cabinet Repairs/Changes: none
• Cabinet Original?: yes
• Grille Style: wheat
• Grille Condition: excellent
• Grille Original?: yes
• Baffle Material: select hardwood
• Baffle Condition: excellent
• Baffle Original?: yes
• Baffle Repairs/Changes: none
• Chassis Material: metal
• Chassis Condition: excellent
• Chassis Original?: yes
• Chassis Repairs/Changes: none
• Knobs Original?: yes
• Handle Material: leather
• Handle Original?: yes
• Speaker 1 Brand: Celestion G12H
• Speaker 1 Size: 12"
• Speaker 1 Cone Original?: yes
• Speaker 1 Condition: excellent
• Power Transformer Manufacturer: Pacific Transformers
• Power Transformer Date Code: sept 2005
• Power Transformer Original?: yes
• Output Transformer Manufacturer: Top Hat
• Output Transformer Date Code: 0605
• Output Transformer Original?: yes
• Reverb Onboard: no
• Tremolo Or Vibrato Onboard: no
• Pedal Included?: no
• Rectifier Tube: 5Y3GT
• Rectifier Tube Brand: Sovtek
• Power Tubes: 2 x EL84
• Power Tube Brand: TAD
• Preamp Tubes: 3 x 12AX7
• Preamp Tube Brand: Tung Sol
• Potentiometers Original?: yes
• Filter Caps: original
• Internal Repairs: none
• Power Cable: included
• Accessories Included: fuzzy cover
• Documentation: none
• Smells?: none
• Speaker 1 Original?: yes

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