Born from the Del Fuego, our amazingly popular 22watt, Class A, 2 channel fire-breather, the Assassin creates something new - an 18watt (although the measured output is 26watts) high gain, single channel, gigable and affordable amp suitable for nearly every situation. Covered in black, the Assassin is a quality, hand-built amplifier producing nothing short of ferocious gain and it is lightweight enough to save your back while still having the power to be gigable even in combination with 2 4x12"s. Like the Del Fuego, each Assassin is hand wired on a hand-built fiberglass eyelet board using components selected for reliability and superior sonic character. The Assassin features a full set of tone controls (Volume, Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble and Presence) along with a Gain Mode switch allowing for traditional or diode-clipping gain style. The Assassin uses three 12AX7, two EL84 power tubes, and a solid state rectifier. This amp is hand wired, Class A at it"s finest. You simply won"t believe it when you hear it.