Description
BRAND NEW FROM A FACTORY AUTHORIZED 3RD POWER DEALER!
ALL New for 2026! The Performance Series Phantom Dragon 45! DRGN AMPLIFIERS are a vintage inspired, modern featured range of electric guitar amplifiers designed in collaboration with Joe Satriani and 3rd Power’s Dylana Scott. Its vintage inspiration comes from the legendary 1967/1968 Plexi Super Lead 100. Its modern features come from the vast combined knowledge and experience of Joe and Dylana.
- 45 Watts
- Hybrid Master volume
- Front Controls: Presence, Bass, Middle, Treble, Post Pre Level (Volume), Preamp gain, Tone stack (67′ JMP, 65′ JTM), +Gain mode (footswitchable)
- Rear Controls: Output Drive (Power amp saturation), Venue Mode attenuator
- FX Loop
- Single button FS included
- 28” x 18” x 13” (38 lbs)
From 3rd Power:
Phantom DRGN 45
Pure Dragon.
Earlier into the voice.
Built for players who want the core voice of the DRGN platform to arrive sooner—at more usable volume levels, with the same authority, feel, and harmonic complexity.
Phantom DRGN 45 carries the same direct, performance-focused design as its 100W counterpart, but shifts the power window for greater accessibility in real-world playing environments. It is not a smaller idea. It is the same instrument, meeting the player earlier.
WHAT IT IS
Earlier access. Focused control.
Phantom DRGN 45 is a focused expression of the Dragon platform, delivering the core voice with a power window that brings it into reach sooner.
It retains key elements of the architecture—giving the player control over gain structure, frequency shaping, and response—while maintaining a clear, direct path through the instrument.
Not the full expansion of the platform, and not a stripped-down version. A deliberate balance.
Where higher-powered systems extend headroom and scale, Phantom DRGN 45 meets the player earlier—offering immediacy, control, and a more accessible connection to the voice of Dragon.
This is the version for players who want to feel the amp working with them, without needing to push it to its outer limits.
ORIGIN & INTENT
Born from a tradition. Brought within reach.
Dragon begins with the late-’60s British amplifier language: commanding mids, explosive harmonic texture, fast attack, and the unmistakable sensation of an amp pushing back against the player in all the right ways.
Phantom DRGN 45 carries that foundation forward—shifting the power window so the interaction between player and amplifier happens sooner, at more usable volume levels.
The goal is not to reduce the experience, but to bring it closer—allowing the amplifier to respond, compress, and open up without requiring full stage volume.
The result is an amplifier built from lineage, designed for connection in real-world playing conditions.
CONTROL & RESPONSE
Where Dragon meets you sooner.
The difference in Phantom DRGN 45 is not just what it can do. It is how quickly the amplifier responds and begins to interact with the player.
Attack can be immediate or slightly more elastic.
The front edge of the note can strike with authority or give way to a more compressed, expressive feel.
Gain can move from articulate drive to saturated harmonic force while maintaining the identity of the amp underneath.
This is where Dragon comes forward.
Not as an open-ended system, but as a focused interaction between player and amplifier — where touch, phrasing, and dynamic intent are met with clarity, control, and a more accessible response window.
For the player who wants to feel the amp working with them, Phantom DRGN 45 brings that connection within reach.
WHY PHANTOM 45
Why this expression exists.
Phantom DRGN 45 delivers the essential voice of Dragon with a power window that brings the amplifier into its working range sooner.
It is different by design.
This is the version for players who want both immediacy and influence — where the amplifier responds quickly, but still allows key aspects of feel and tone to be shaped in real time.
That is what Phantom DRGN 45 represents.
Not reduced.
Not simplified.
Not a smaller version of the platform.
It is a deliberate balance — where the instrument meets the player earlier, with control intact.
For the player who wants connection without excess, Phantom DRGN 45 defines its own path through the Dragon platform.
REAL-WORLD PERFORMANCE
Built to hold up when it matters.
Great amplifier design is not proven in isolation. It is proven in the moment when the volume comes up, the band gets louder, and the part still has to land with authority, clarity, and feel.
Phantom DRGN 45 is built for that reality.
It is designed to stay musically intact under pressure — to keep its voice, preserve its dimensionality, and respond immediately when lesser designs begin to flatten out, harden up, or disappear in the mix.
This is not just about volume.
It is about consistency.
The ability to deliver harmonic complexity, front-edge definition, and real physical authority in the conditions that actually test an amplifier — at levels where the instrument can be fully engaged.
REFERENCE SPECIFICATIONS
- Output: ~45W (2x EL34)
- Preamp Tubes: 3x JJ ECC83S, 1x Sovtek 12AX7LPS
- Rectification: Solid-state diode
- Output Impedance: 16Ω / 8Ω / 4Ω
- Head Dimensions: 24″ W × 10.5″ D × 9.33″ H
- Head Weight: ~31 lbs
- 1×12 Combo Dimensions: 25″ W × 20.75″ D × 11″ H
- 1×12 Combo Weight: ~55 lbs
- Included: Single button footswitch with attached cable
