The Nifty Fifty recreates a mid-century model that never existed in the first place. 

In fact, Danelectro never made an amp that looked remotely like this, but they have done so now, and very well. 

With its butter-soft two-tone leatherette, cream-colored knobs and subdued plaid grille cloth, the Nifty Fifty maintains a vibe that’s distinctly Eisenhower era.

The sound, on the hand, could only be from the late Nineties. 

The Nifty Fifty recreates a solid Class AB tube tone when clean, but turn the wide-sweeping “dirty-sweet” knob to the right and the sound brightens considerably. It has a ''Dirty / Sweet'' knob for overdrive control and a level for volume knob and  a three band EQ 

While its eight-inch speaker and 15-watts of power never approach chest-thumping territory, the amp’s overall gain structure and tonal response is assuredly hot. If they’d thrown in extension speaker and line-out jacks, the Nifty Fifty could be another shoe-in for the studio toolbox. As it stands, this tiny titan is already guaranteed a place in the basement rec room or studio purposes.

30 years old and working still like a champ, little maintenance with a tube tone and loud enough for gigs. 

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