Check out the photos below of the very first Garnet amplifier! According to Gar, there were no more than 12 of these amplifiers called 'The Pro' built, around the spring of 1966. Now that's a collectible! Note the different style logo. Note also the very funky grille cloth, which was originally the seat cover from a 1930's Chevy! This amplifier was built on a prefabricated aluminum chassis, and used Hammond transformers. Note also that the front control panel looks suspiciously like the well-known BTO, and features pullout knobs for 'boosts' on the Treble and Bass, with the Volume having a 'pull-bright' function. The earliest Garnet amplifier models, called 'The Pro', 'The Assistant Pro', and 'The Rebel' all had the same panel layout. ('The Assistant Pro' had no 'Tremolo' or 'Stinger', while 'The Rebel' had no 'Tremolo'). The BTO was the 'Big Daddy' of the line (at the time), and put out 150 watts before clipping! The 'Stinger' distortion circuit can be seen on the left-hand side of the chassis, and the 'Tremolo' controls are on the right.