1964 Epiphone Mighty Mite EA-22RVT Bell-Branded & Gibson-Made Vintage 1x12 Tube Amp, Reverb & Trem

Up for sale, a 1964 Epiphone EA-22RVT Bell-branded vintage 1x12 tube amp in exceptional condition and in perfect working order. An extremely rare Gibson-made amp, the Mighty Mite lives up to its name in every respect, delivering an incredible amount of power and versatility in a notably compact package.While most amps of this size are low wattage affairs, the Mighty Mite pushes roughly 40 watts via a pair of EL34 power tubes, with particularly robust transformers and a full-size two-spring reverb tank mounted to the lower back panel. The single channel design offers great clean headroom and plenty of muscle from 1-4 on the "Loudness" knob, achieving smooth overdrive characteristics further up the dial, from a nice bite when digging in hard to full saturation. A notably thick, rich roar is on tap with the amp dimed out, and while not an overly bright amp, the EQ controls do have a good sweep. The tremolo has dedicated Speed and Depth knobs, and the Reverb has plenty of splash and dimension.The circuit is very cleanly wired on two tag board strips, extremely original with only a few new components and electrolytic power supply caps as needed to ensure optimal operation. All transformers are original and date to '64, and all of the original CentraLab pots are present too, with visible date codes from the 35th week of '64. The speaker is a slightly later substitution, a heavy duty Oxford 12" driver with excellent wattage handling that dates to 1966.Cosmetically, this amp is a stunner with extremely clean chrome on the chassis and all silkscreen text retained on the faceplate, along with all of the original reflector cap knobs. The original gray tolex and wheat grillcloth are remarkably well-kept, and the "Bell" badge is original, an uncommon branding also sometimes seen on Gibson amps of the era. A luggage-style handle rounds things out.The original two-button footswitch is included.