Once upon a time, people really did think that tube powered amplifiers were dead. In the late 1960’s, the rise of powerful, lightweight, energy efficient solid state amps looked like the end for tubes. Solid state amplifiers are still both common and popular, even cheaper now, they can even offer frequency responses that exceed the capacity of human hearing. That said, they just aren’t as good, they don’t sound the same.
Dave’s amps are hand made from the chassis to the point-to-point wiring. They are faithful reproductions of his original 1950’s designs, using traditional processes bolstered by a few advancements in technology, and about 50 years of thinking about it. The result is a range of amplifiers that deliver pure, authentic, vintage tube sounds in compact, straightforward, affordable packages that professionals, passionate young enthusiasts, and starving artists alike can not only appreciate but attain.
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