Kitty Hawk M3 - Clean preset

Verified · 88/100 confidence. Complete schematic. All component values readable. Parameters derived directly from the circuit.

The Kitty Hawk M3 is a 1987 West German 100-watt head, the simpler sibling of the M1. One treble, bass and middle stack sits right after the first ECC83 stage, then relays choose between a Clean channel with its own volume and master and an Overdrive channel with Overdrive and Overdrive Master controls. It adds presence, an op-amp-driven spring reverb with footswitch, a JFET-buffered effects loop and four EL34s, with a bias switch for 6L6s.

• Made in: Germany
• Wattage: 100W
• Channels: 2
• Preamp tubes: 3× ECC83
• Power tubes: 4× EL34

Tags: german, el34, two-channel, reverb, high-wattage, high-gain.

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