1960s Guild Thunder I 12w 1x12" & 1x8" Tube Amp Combo
I sold one of these fellas back in 2024 and I'm going to borrow my text from it as it was a good description of what these do:
If you're a fan of surf rock and associated bright-sounding, reverb-drenched, cheeky music, this thing was built for you. It's got a 12" main speaker driven by the "normal amp" and an 8" speaker that's driven only by a separate amp specifically running the reverb. What you're hearing, with the reverb on, then, is a mix of the "dry" amp with a separate reverb amp added to it, so the "original signal" is not cluttered but rather has the reverb added next to it. It's a pretty original take, I think, and I love the sounds you can get from this box.
This model also has a tremolo on-board and three input jacks -- each with their own padding and EQ. The "bright" sounds most like other amps -- Fender and maybe Magnatone-style amps come to mind when describing it. The "normal" jack has a much darker sound and would perhaps be what a jazz cat might like to plug into. The "mic" jack has a hotter and darker-sounding input and will overdrive the amp nicely when plugging a guitar into it. I'm guessing it was intended to make use of thin-sounding and quiet dynamic and crystal mics but if, say, you fit an A/B box in front of this amp with A in "bright" and B in "mic" you could easily have "B" be your boosted/lead channel. Just saying...!
Now I'm going to tell you the state of this amp:
It was serviced in recent memory and is working nicely. It comes with a footswitch (in good shape) and the tolex has wear and tear but looks good. It appears mostly original save a new 3-prong cable and (likely) some caps inside. The speaker for the reverb side of the amp is a newer replacement as well.
The two-tone grill and bright tolex is a great look, by the way. This is quite the snazzy amp in-person.
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