SLASH SIGNATURE COLLECTION
PURPLE PYTHON EDITION
Introducing the Lil’ Viper. A Big Amp in a Little Box with True Master Collection Tone.
The Lil’ Viper is an ultra-portable 8-watt combo designed by Slash and Magnatone Chief Engineer Obeid Khan to deliver the unmistakable Master Collection voice in a remarkably small format. Built to sound full, bold, and authoritative, it is equally at home in the studio, at home, or backstage before a show. Finished in Slash’s signature Purple Python cosmetics with gold-accented hardware and a backlit Magnatone logo, the Lil’ Viper makes a striking visual statement.
Inside, the Lil’ Viper is built like a true performance amplifier. A single 12AX7 preamp tube and a matched pair of NOS 6AQ5 power tubes deliver 8 watts of push-pull Class AB output through a Magnatone Custom 8-inch ceramic speaker. A High and Low gain switch provides two distinct voicings, ranging from classic, slightly broken-up tones to a more saturated and aggressive response. The tone control is voiced to add high-end clarity while tightening the low end as it is turned up.
Designed for real-world flexibility, the Lil’ Viper includes a speaker-emulated 1/4-inch headphone output that mutes the internal speaker, along with a 1/8-inch line input for playing with backing tracks. Hand-built in the USA, the Lil’ Viper delivers big-amp authority in Magnatone’s most compact Slash combo to date.
FEATURES
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Developed in conjunction with Slash
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British influenced 8 watts of power to 8” ceramic speaker.
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LO and HI gain
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Master volume and effects loop
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(1) 12AX7 and (2) 6AQ5 tubes
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1/4” Speaker-Emulated Headphone Output
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Hand-wired & Made in the USA
CONTROL PANEL
TECHNICAL SPECS
TUBE COMPLEMENT:
(1) 12AX7, (2) 6AQ5
POWER:
8 watts Push-Pull, Class AB
INPUT:
High-impedance 1 MΩ Input
GAIN SELECT:
LO or HI gain mode
IMPEDANCE:
8 ohm
SPEAKER:
Magnatone Custom 8" Ceramic Magnet
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
Backlit logo
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
1/4” Speaker-Emulated Headphone Output
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
1/8" AUX Line Input
COMBO DIMENSIONS:
16 1/2" x 13" x 8"
COMBO WEIGHT:
18 lbs.
“I’m not exaggerating when I say this is the most kick ass amp of its size I’ve ever heard. Its sound actually kicks the ass of amps 3 times its size.”
The classic, vintage tube amp of yesterday is back — made by hand, played by superstars.
Magnatone’s invention of the electrical vibrato amplifier circuit in 1957 was, and remains, the standard for true pitch shifting effects. Today’s line of Magnatone models incorporate that same vibrato circuitry which, as experts know, includes silicon carbide varistors, as well as vacuum tubes, to achieve the “True Dimensional Sound” for which Magnatone is famous.