Fender Greta 2 watt Tube Amp Pawn Shop Special First Impressions

In the playfully diminutive form of a vintage tabletop radio, the Pawn Shop Special Greta model is quite possibly the most unusual Fender tube amp ever. In fact, nobody would blame you if you saw a Greta and, not yet realizing its true identity, tried to tune in the local weather on it.

But an amp is exactly what it is-a two-watt tabletop beauty with a 4 Special Design speaker, old-school VU meter with clean to overload indicator display and simple volume and tone controls. Its charmingly vintage-style enclosure has front and rear wood panels finished in bright red, gold-finished metal top and sides for increased shielding, Greta script badge on the front panel and tabletop feet. Under the hood and on the back panel, the Greta features a single 12AT7 output tube and 12AX7 preamp tube, with a 1/4 instrument jack and 1/4 line out jack (for preamp use with another amplifier). Greta produces a variety of low-volume clean and overdriven guitar tones, but even if you never plug a guitar into it, the 1/8 back-panel auxiliary input is perfect for iPod or other media player use, with great mono tube playback sound thatll have you rocking right there at your desk.

[barry_hue]

Mine is sitting on a shelf looking pretty.

[goodtimefolkrock]

the current prices are way too high for a low watt amp for bedroom noodling say youd be better off with a vox pathfindr 15R from that era, that you can actually gig with in addition to practicing with in your bedroom bucks when new 12 years ago. they sound fabulous and can still can be had relatively cheap nowdays

[ianholmes]

Reverb is ridiculous. Prices are way out to lunch.