Speaker Choice
The Hummingbird was designed and voiced with a slight bias toward British sounding speakers. Both the Royal and Jubilee are rated for 50W and improve upon their ancestors with warmer tones and harmonics, increased efficiency, and a smoother response across a wider power range.
- The Royal is great if you like greens or anniversaries. Low-volume cleans are rich and clear with a touch of grit when you dig in. As you increase volume and attack, the Royal transitions smoothly to a beautiful creamy breakup in tandem with output tube distortion. It’s a great all-rounder that can go heavy if desired.
- The Jubilee is the perfect drop-in replacement for gold or blue AlNico speakers, with its smoother top-end and more balanced overall sound. It has a similar presence as the Royal, but less grit and more overtones from the AlNico magnet. If you’re in search of the holly-grail of pedal platforms, the Hummingbird + Jubilee combination is hard to beat.
Feature Specs
- 15 watts (conservative)
- Volume, Low, High controls
- Cathode-biased
- 2 x 6V6 output valves
- 2 x ECC83s preamp valves
- Fully shielded enclosure with extremely low noise floor
- 8Ω speaker output
Components
- DIXON custom design power and output transformers by Mercury Magnetics
- Choice of DIXON Royal or Jubilee speaker
- Carbon composition and carbon film resistors
- Jupiter + Mallory capacitors
- Sprague + F&T Electrolytics
- Carling switches & jacks
Chassis Construction
- Point-to-point using military spec ETFE wire on chassis-mounted tag strips
- Decoupled / shock-mounted tube sockets for extended tube life and reduced microphonics
- Vibration dampening throughout chassis
- 16GA Stainless Steel faceplate
- 16GA Aluminum chassis, seam welded by hand (no tack welds)
Cabinet Construction
- Solid, AA Eastern Yellow Pine, finger-jointed
- AA Baltic Birch baffle and rear panels
- Poplar + pine interior bracing and cleats
- DIXON signature premium red leather handle
- 100% stainless steel hardware throughout
- 16GA stainless steel chemical-etched DIXON badge
- Heavy duty large rubber feet
The Box (and what’s in it)
- Custom 275lb double-wall recyclable cardboard box with built-in handles that promote safe lifting and the correct resting orientation
- Custom polyethylene formed corners for reusable superior fit and shock absorption
- Complementary DIXON Padded Cordura Amp Cover
- Sealed in 3mil plastic to block moisture during transport
- All packaging designed for multi-shipment reuse
Warranty
- Amplifier: 5 year warranty with free servicing
- Tubes + Speaker: 90 days
- Read the full warranty
Weights & Measures
- 30 lbs (unpackaged weight)
- Shipping box dimensions: 26W x 24H x 15D
- DIXON amplifiers and speakers are made 100% by hand in the USA.