More news from Blackheart Engineering as Pyotr Belov is productively designing amps in a one-car garage in Austin, Texas. The spanking new Blackheart Handsome Devil is to the amplification world what J. Irving-Giles is to the human race -- quite possibly the most handsome of its kind on the planet.

With 15 watts of Class A, all-tube power, the Handsome Devil is more than just a great looking head on a body perfectly chiseled out of a regimen of crunches and inverted military press reps. The head comes alone for all you grim types out there or the Handsome Devil is available as a 1x12 combo.

Blackheart Engineering shoots for the classic workhorse tone of great tube-amps of the '60s. Let's go to Blackheart's Kevin Van Pamel for some insider insight:

"We truly believe that a Blackheart Engineering product may be the only lengthy and meaningful relationship you'll ever have. If you look at the statistics on marriage, you've got to agree. Well, we're not going to let you down like that. We're in it for the long haul. You come home at night and that Blackheart's going to be waiting there for you, as pretty as the day you met her and ready to cook."

Thanks, Kevin. As for specs, the Handsome Devil delivers 15 watts of RMS output power in Pentode Mode and seven in Triode Mode. Holstering a pair of 12AX7 tubes in the preamp section and a pair of EL84s in the power amp section as well as a solid-state rectifier with internal 6V - 2A rectifier tab for further modification, you could say that the Handsome Devil is armed to the teeth with weapons for your sonic assault.

The front panel controls include the rotary "chicken head" knobs for Drive, Level [Master Volume], Treble, Middle, Bass, and Presence along with flip switches for On/Off And/Or 15W/7W operation. The shiny red jewel power indicator adorns the front panel, and kids, please don't look up "chicken head" in the urban dictionary.