valve amplifiers

LOUD Technologies

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LOUD Technologies Inc. is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of professional audio and music products.

Blackheart Engineering

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Blackheart Engineering is a new guitar amplifier brand that combines the design expertise of Pyotr Belov and manufacturing capacity of Crate/LOUD Technologies Inc. Blackheart Engineering is dedicated to making affordable old-school, all-tube amplifiers.

Von-Slatt Guitar Amp

Von Slatt Steampunk guitar amplifier

This is a guitar amp by renowned steampunk craftsman Jake Von Slatt. The amp started life as a Crate 1215 tube amp, bought on Craigslist. The main cabinet is a 1930's radio rescued from the trash.

Orange Amps now in White

Orange Amplifier in limited edition 2009 white finish

Tradtitonally the unique selling point of Orange amps has been their bright orange finish. But this unusual styling, setting them apart from other amplifiers of the 1970s, is not to the taste of some guitarists.

Orange Tiny Terror Hard Wired Edition

Introduced in 2009, the Orange Tiny Terror Hand Wired Edition is all UK manufactured, point to point, all hand wired  version of the 15W Tiny Terror. It has high specification transformers, ‘carbon comp resistors’ and ‘mustard capacitors’ and  comes in a special leather padded gig bag.

Giant Amplifier Music Store

Southampton music shop shaped like Fender Super Champ amplifier

You can see this giant amplifier shaped music shop on Commercial road, Southampton.  It is based on a Fender Super Champ, and of course the knobs go up to 11. The giant amplifier is inhabited by resident luthier Jamie 'Razor' Goatley and his assistant Wesley. Jamie says that the red jewel light even comes on at night.

KRUNDAAL

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The Krundaal brandname was used on some guitars designed by Antonio Poli  (1926 - 2001; nicknamed “Wandre”  by his father) who was a luthier, artist and sculptor from Cavriago, Italy. The Krundaal models were manufactured by the Italian Davoli Krundaal company. Wandre also produced guitars under other brandnames.

VIBE AMPLIFICATION

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Galeazzo Frudua created Vibe Amplification brand to deliver a series of mono-channel all-tube amps. The Vibe Amplifiers are designed to deliver the best tone out of your stomp box overdrive and distortion pedals. The amps come in 3 different colours at competitive prices.

ORANGE TERROR BASS

The Orange Terror Bass is a 500-watt hybrid amplifier with a Class D solid state power section and a twin valve 12AX7 preamp. It weighs around 5 kilograms, lightweight for its power and sound.

ORANGE TINY TERROR SERIES

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The Tiny Terror amplifiers are simple stripped-down all-valve amps switchable between operating in 7 Watts class A or 15 Watts class A. First introduced in 2006, they have considerably more gain available than the vintage Orange amplifiers. Three new Terrors added to the line up as of January 2009

ORANGE DUAL TERROR

The Orange Dual Terror is a twin channel, 30-watt amplifier head, introduced in 2009. The 30 watt Class A dual channel amp incorporates the unique Tiny Terror channel and a new ‘Fat Channel’ bringing a new ‘fatter’ chunkier sound, whilst keeping the classic Tiny Terror sound. The Dual Terror is switchable between 30, 15 and 7 watts and between 4 and 2 output valves.

WEM - Watkins Electric Music

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Watkins Electric Music (WEM) is a British company founded in 1949 by Charlie Watkins and his brother Reg. WEM started as a record shop in Tooting Market, London, later moving to a small shop in Balham where the brothers began selling guitars and accordions.

FENDER SUPER CHAMP

This was the second Paul Rivera designed Champ. It was essentially a Champ II with a second, lead channel and reverb. These are great amps!

FENDER CHAMP II

In 1982 Fender hired Paul Rivera (of Rivera Amplification) to help design amplifiers with a modern sound. Amplifier sales were decreasing. One of the Rivera models was the Champ II, introduced in 1982. It had a 10 speaker, master volume and 18-watt output.

FENDER CHAMPION 600 REISSUE