For years players have modded their older amps trying to achieve some of the great classic and hard rock tones heard on countless platinum albums during the late 70’s and on through the ’80’s. With the Nineteen80 all the tricks, bells and whistles of the day are already in the amp, giving players a ton of tonal options. Powered by two 6550 power tubes, this two channel 80W head has a sweet midrange roar through it’s matching 13-ply baltic birch 4×12 cab loaded with premium Eminence Governor speakers. You’ll find all the standard Krank features with a 3-band eq, presence, gain. sweep, and volume on the Krank channel, volume, treble and bass on the Clean channel, ohm selector and worldwide voltage switch. But new to a Krank is a tube-driven, footswitchable active effects loop with individual level controls for both the send and return of the loop. And because the loop levels can be controlled an added bonus is you can use the loop as a footswitchable lead boost even without any effects in the loop!
Two channel, footswitchable 80W head- Preamp five 12AX7 tubes, power section two Sovtek 6550 tubes
- Separate volume and eq sections per channel
- Footswitchable tube-driven active effects loop, gain, sweep control on Krank channel
- Global presence control, worldwide voltage use, ohm selector, footswitch
SOUND SAMPLES
Coming soon!
VIDEO:
Michael “Whip” Wilton of Queensryche performing at Krank’s booth at the 2010 Winter NAMM Show. Whip performed a medley of Queensryche favorites as well as some solo jams demonstrating the Nineteen80 head! MXR Carbon Copy in the loop.
Steve Brown of Trixter soloing on the Nineteen80 (Boss delay in the loop)
Michael Wilton talking about the Nineteen80 at NAMM 2010
GEAR USED: Chadwick, Nineteen80, Rev Cab, Nineteen80 cab, Rev 2×12 cab
This 28-year-old Nashville native has over a decade’s worth of...
Does the preamp actually use 5 12AX7 tubes? Or is that the total amount including the effects loop tube(s)?
That’s the amount including the fx loop…but realize that if you have no effects in the loop you can still use it as a footswitchable lead channel boost and utilize that extra tube as additional gain!
Commenting as a proud owner of one of these bad boys, I have to say I was absolutely floored by this amp! Krank description of this amp is spot on. It’s a hot rodded crunch machine. It has an awesome mid range snarl, great low end, and it cuts through a mix like a hot knife through butter. I am EXTREMELY pleased with this amp! (Playing it through a 412 Rev Cab)
Any idea on pricing and a release date for the 50 watt Jr. head and the matching cab? Pics would be great too!
We’re currently hoping for the Jrs that we can have them out in March, pics will be forthcoming!!!
That’s great! Can you ball park the prices for the head and cab?
Sure the Nineteen80 head is $1299 street price and $799 for the cab!
Sorry, I meant the Jr. head and Jr. cab!
Ah! Street prices are $599 and $699 respectively for the 20W and 50W versions, $249 for the cab!
Are the Jr. models still on track to be relased this month?
Will the Jr. versions have the chicken head knobs? I love those things!
I think the Jr. version will have the knobs!!
I LOVE THIS FREAKIN HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO MUCH POWER
I put my gain on 2-3 and use my DBA interstellar overdriver to get a nice crunch-aholic sound. I do wish you guys would make a slant cab in the near future.
Glad you like it that much bro! Prob won’t be making a slant but the straight matching cab sounds killer, deff worth the investment!!!!
Will the effects loop be foot-switchable on the Jr. versions as well?
Unfortunately no the Jr. design simply won’t allow for it space-wise…
…perhaps the Nineteen80 will be released in time for the winter holidays then? It’d make for a great stocking stuffer.
*crosses fingers*
Try more like Memorial Day! Deff coming out this May!
Any update on the release date of the Jr. version of this amp?
Early summer looks like…
Hey Chris…are you guys gonna have any printed catalog/materials available….with front and back shots of each amp…I’d like to see what the back panel of the nineteen80 looks like….as well as the Rev +.
Not sure when we’re going to have more catalogs done but I’ll see if we can post up some more detailed Nineteen80 pics in the next couple weeks…
Just ordered one of these bad boys! Can you provide the head’s dimensions? KRANK RULES!
It’s a great amp! The dims are 25 9/16″ x 10″ x 8 3/4″….
Thanks man! Coming from Rev1 combo I’m ordering this amp on spec and word of mouth alone but it sounds like its exactly what I want so I’m sure it won’t disappoint!
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Dude this amp will most deff not disappoint!!!!!
when is this coming to guitar center?
You should probably be able to special order thru GC now :) They may have to build the sku in their system but that shouldn’t be a problem! It’s a bad ass head btw, you will totally dig it…
This amp sounds amazing! I have been looking for a successor to my Marshall DSL 100 for a long time now, but everything has either been too hot, too loose, or too american. But this amp has everything! It has that snappy bottom end, smooth high end, and full british midrange that I love; Plus 6550 tubes will have a much longer life than EL34s. I cant wait to hit this amp with my tube screamer and shatter some eardrums!
You will 100% love it!
Are the Nineteen80 cabinets oversized?
The Nineteen80 cabs are oversized, being the exact same size as the Rev and Krankenstein cabs. The great thing about that cab is that with the Eminence Governor speakers, which sound like the good old broken in 70’s era V30s, the cab has all the same midrange as some of the classic rock cabs BUT can get that extra low end those cabs can’t. It’s awesome!
that’s what i’m thinking…i need one!
will it be possible to get these covered in white or red tolex?
Sure no prob! It’s a custom shop upgrade but yes it can be done for sure!
Potentially by month’s end…if not early April then!