Big and Bold.
Commissioned by Ultra Sound Music, Inc. in NYC.
Please contact Gene Sinigalliano at: ultrasound@ultrasoundrehearsal.com or Ken Volpe: kenvtech135@gmail.com for further details, ordering / purchasing info.
Photos and specs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vsFLdrkLmQAqn7L_6P7ViyR04PC4ERv3
January 2026 Tone Quest Reprt review: https://www.tonequest.com/backissues/tonequest-report-januaru-2026-vol-27-no-3/
Make it
your own.
Komet™ amplifiers are hand-crafted and are available in a wide variety of cosmetics. Each model is available with its own set of customizations such as levant tolex, colored aluminum control panels, and even different Komet logo-plate options — all available from select Komet dealers around the world.
Craft your signature tone and customize your Komet with your own look to boot.
Specifications
Tubes & Controls
TOTAL POWER
33 Watts RMS (with 1964 JMI VOX AC30 influences and specifications).
POWER Tubes
4 - EL84 / 6BQ5 Mullard (Electro Harmonix re-issue) power tubes (dual cathode biased)
PREAMP Tubes
3 - 12AX7 (Electro Harmonix) pre amp tubes
Rectifier tube
1 - T.A.D. GZ34
Controls:
Volume, Treble, Bass, Hi Cut
4 - 8 - 16 OHM selector
Two parallel speaker outputs
3 Amp Mains / 1⁄2 Amp H.T. fuse
Two position " voicing mode " selection switch (down position = lower power mode / up position - '64 J.M.I.
VOX AC30 Top Boost gain/mode).
Three way bright switch (middle position = off , i.e. no bright cap engaged, down = slightly bright, up = brightest)
Design
Dual cathode resistors for EL84 power section.
Custom proprietary designed transformers (made in California, U.S.A.)
Internally hand wired and meticulously assembled with the finest of components.
Silver tinned Teflon® wire - hand wired onto glass epoxy circuit board
1/8th" laser cut & welded aircraft grade aluminum welded chassis (manufactured in Lafayette, Louisiana)
Completely built in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Components
NKK switches (made in Japan)
F&T filter capacitors (made in Germany)
Sprague TVA series cathode capacitors (made in the U.S.A.)
CDE "orange drop" polyester film coupling capacitors (identical to the 1980s Mallory PVC polyester film capacitor
specifications)
N.O.S. Xicon coupling capacitors / circuit selection
N.O.S. Cornell Dublier silver mica capacitors
N.O.S. Xicon carbon film 1 Watt board resistors
Physical
Components assembled and mounted with stainless steel screws, bolts, washers and nuts.
Head Format: 20 5⁄8" W X 10" D X 9 1⁄2" H - made from Baltic birch ply (made in the U.S.A.)
Black aluminum control panels (made in the U.S.A.)
Levant style tolex (custom order color options available)
120V / 240V AC (internally hard wired for one voltage only)
Weight: 33 lbs.
Note: custom tolex colors available (long wait times).
