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Where are we at now?

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:54:07 +0000

Hey there!

So here we are! 2010 and a whole year of new possibilities! What’s on the agenda for this year?
Well it’s obviously been months since my last update, but I have good reasons… been focusing on some great projects around the shop, and I’m currently working on a revamp of the whole site.
I’ve got a whole lot of pictures from what I’ve been working on lately, so I’ll start trying to get that stuff up on the site.
Also, I’ve got most of the year scheduled out on custom work right now, but I may have a low wattage amp for sale sometime in the early summer (I hope!). More on that later… So far I’m working on a 2×12 60watt combo for Jake from Prize Country (long time in the making) which I believe is my most intense design yet. It’s not even built and I’m already really proud of it. More on that as it comes together…
After that I hope to be putting together a tweed deluxe-ish amp for another friendly player by the name of Jake and after that I’m going to build 3 low wattage amps based entirely around old stock octal tubes.
Later in the summer I’m going to be assembling 3 of my 200watt bass amps (though I’m toying with upping the wattage a bit…). One of them for Peter Holstrom from The Dandy Warhols.

Stay tuned for more!

AMPEGS!

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:39:04 +0000

Everyone knows I love V series Ampegs to death.. but…

In the shot ->6 V4/V4B/VT22 + 1 B15N + 1 Gemini II
Not in the shot ->1 V4B + 1 V4 + 1 SVT + 1V2

Open during construction…

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:25:40 +0000

Looks like we’re getting a new driveway.

Back in the shop next week!

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:18 +0000

Wrapping up tour in Berkley this weekend and then heading back up to Portland! I’ll be back in the shop on the 13th.

Thanks!

Anger amp? + tour repost

admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:40:05 +0000

I’ll be ceasing to take in any more repair work around August 20th since I’m going to be out of town on tour from September 6th till October 12th. I’ll be back in the shop on October 12th.
I want to fix everyone’s gear and build everyone’s amps, but I have to do a few things for myself once in a while! I hope you understand…

Here’s some pics I took a while back of Stephen Malkmus’ “Anger” amp. (It’s actually a custom shop Orange, probably from the mid to late 90’s is my guess). Pictured is his vintage Marshall cabinet loaded with the original cream back celestions.

Tour (yes TOUR)

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:30:01 +0000

I’ll be ceasing to take in any more repair work around August 28th since I’m going to be out of town on tour from September 6th till October 12th. I’ll be back in the shop on October 12th.
I want to fix everyone’s gear and build everyone’s amps, but I have to do a few things for myself once in a while! I hope you understand…

Scheduling… Hiwatt Loudness

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:53:37 +0000

So my schedule is a little odd for the next several days. Today (FRIDAY) I’ll be taking off @ 2pm and tomorrow (SATURDAY) I’ll be out by 2pm as well. Also I’ll be out of the shop on TUESDAY for a recording session. Hopefully this doesn’t inconvenience anyone!
Nick over at CatalinBread brought over his late 70’s Hiwatt DR-103 with matching 4X12 (with the original Fane speakers!) to get an overhaul. I finally got this thing dialed in and managed to snap a few shots with my phone. Sorry for the lack of quality photographic skills…
This amp sounded like the hand of god. Absolutely amazing.

Open 11am - 1pm Tomorrow on July 4th

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:18:22 +0000

Gotta get my bbq on…

1959 Bassman / Sorry for the lack of updates!

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:47:40 +0000

Things have been quite busy of late and I’ve been neglecting my internet responsibilities (uhh my email box is scary).
Unfortunately we are still in a little bit of a holding pattern on these next boost pedals, but I think that will only be another week or 2.
After we make these, I’ll revise the board layout a little bit and then we’ll throw another 20 together. After that… well… Don’t think I’ll make em` anymore! Got too much to do! Though it will definitely be revisited, probably in a different form later.

Had this 1959 Fender tweed Bassman around for a little while. I managed to snap a few pics.

neewwwwwws!

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:59:51 +0000

I’m back in Portland!

and the shop is really busy….

that’s all… back to work!