This 30 watt head and 2x12 companion speaker cabinet is for players who love the unique tone and bread-and-butter simplicity of the Monarch, but need it in a louder package for the big stage. Like other Bensons, it is fully hand-wired point to point on terminal strips using premium components and transformers.  Instead of the British-American switch, the Chimera has a bass control that takes the differences between the voices of the Monarch and makes them variable.  The tone controls are musical and versatile… it is hard to find a harsh sound!  

Specs

• 4 x JJ 6V6, 2 x JJ 12AX7 preamp tubes, 5AR4 rectifier

• 30 watts

• Speaker outputs: 1 x 8 ohm, 1 x 16 ohm

Dimensions/weight

• Head 18.5”W 8”H 8”D 22 lbs

• Cabinet 18.5”W 34”H 10”D 35 lbs

Build

• Point to point construction on terminal strips *no circuit, eyelet or turret board*

• Custom Soursound output transformer

• Mallory 150 capacitors

• Dovetailed pine speaker cabinets

• Baltic birch head cabinet

• Benson Custom Ceramic Speakers

Customizations (selectable on order form)

    Speaker

• Benson Custom Ceramic - Well balanced, punchy and warm ceramic tone

• Amperian VSOP Alnico 30 - Sounds pretty darn close to a vintage Jensen P12N

Jay Leonard Juatco demos the Chimera loaded with Celestion G12H030 speakers.

A video of our friend Dillan Witherow playing into the Chimera.  John Mayer Strat > Keeley Deluxe Compressor > Analog Delay > TC x4 Looper > Tall Bird > Chimera