valve amplifiers

Classic Amplificaton

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Classic Amplification (TM) is an enterprise run by Brad Burt (Burt Systems LLC) offering guitar/amplifier custom builds and repairs. Brad also makes, repairs and rewinds pickups and guitar electronics.

Classic Amplification (TM) is a registered trademark of Brad Burt / Burt Systems LLC. Guitar-list is not affiliated with either of these entities in any way.

Magnatone

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The Magnatone brand had its origins as a record player company, started in the 1930s by the Dickerson Brothers in Los Angeles. In the 1940s it became the Magna electronics company. Although the Magnatone brand is best known for their series of 1960s amplifiers, the company also marketed guitars from the mid 1950s to the late 1960s.

Hiwatt Custom 100 DR 103

HIWATTS DR 103 Custom 100 amp for sale.

Custom Kraft

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St. Louis Music is a long established musical instrument distributor (rather than manufacturer), founded in 1922 by Bernard Kornblum as an importer of German violins. By the 1950s St. Louis Music were distributingng Magnatone Hawaiian lap steel guitars as well as steels made by Harmony, Kay, Alamo, Supro, and Rickenbacker.  St.

Davoli

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The history of the Davoli brand began with Athos Davoli, a native of Correggio, near Reggio Emilia in Italy. Athos worked as electronics engineer in the Italian aircraft industry in the second world war. When the war finished he started a small workshop, and within a few years he was designing and building innovative vacuum tube devices.

Orange Thunder 30

Introduced in spring 2010, the Orange Thunder 30 is an all valve class A 30 watt, twin channel amplifier, powered by four EL84 power valves (two more than the Orange Rocker 30 model). It is available in head and 1 X 12 configurations and includes an F/X loop (not featured on the Rocker 30) and the 1x12 is front loaded.

ORANGE ROCKERVERB II

The Rockerverb II, introduced in March 2010, is an updated version of the classic Orange Rockerverb amplifier. The New Rockerverb II series includes the following new specifications and changes:

Mango Amplification

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Nigel Butters established the Mango Amplification brand for his range of all-valve guitar amplifiers. Each one is made to order with a range of speaker, fittings, covering and grille cloth options.

OAHU

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Harry G Stanley established the Oahu Publishing Company in the 1930s. Oahu brand instuments were made by a number of manufacturers including Kay (Harmony, Valco) and Rickenbacker. The brand originated in the era when Hawaiian music was fashionable, and they originally produced Hawaiian style guitars and 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.