1960s Vox Royal Guardsman V1131 Vintage Solid State Amp Head, Thomas Organ USA-Made

Up for sale, a 1960s Vox Royal Guardsman V1131 vintage solid state amplifier head in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Freshly serviced by our techs here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar, this vintage amp head was produced by Vox's USA distributor in the '60s, Thomas Organ.A replacement for the AC50 in Vox's lineup, the Royal Guardsman V1132 was rated at 60 watts, with three distinct channels (Normal, Brilliant, and Bass). The amp boasts built-in Reverb, Tremolo and Midrange Boost functionality. These heads do have a very cool clean sound and overdriven grit, with a chime and percussive tone that sounds decidedly vintage, yet within the realm of the solid state circuits that Thomas Organ was pioneering in the USA.The Tremolo is exclusive to the Normal channel, while the Reverb effect can be assigned to either the Normal or Brilliant channel and has its own dedicated Blend knob. A rotary tone control labeled "MRB" (Mid Resonant Boost) boosts specific frequencies for the Brilliant channel at either 450, 600, or 750 hz. The Normal channel includes a Top Boost rocker switch, while the Bass channel features a sweepable frequency tone control called "Tone-X." The amp also features a convention 1/4" speaker jack, replacing the oft-maligned proprietary XLR speaker jacks that were standard issue from Thomas Organ in this era.The trapezoidal cabinet retains its original black tolex and diamond lattice grillcloth, with raised Vox logo, one-pin corners (a couple of which have chips in the plastic), stock handle and even the small "Solid State" plastic badge on the amp's face, which is split in the middle yet still intact. All of the original chrome-plated metal knurled knobs are intact, and the faceplate is notably well-kept save for some scuffing near the "Super Reverb" text. The Vox model badge is also intact on the back panel.