The Twin Reverb is a favorite for musician’s who just want their amp to be loud and clean. Unfortunately modern reissues lack the reliability and repairability players require for a serious road-worthy amp. If endless repair bills and frustration have you on the verge of ditching your reissue amp, consider the possibility of a rewire. Rewiring an amp is amongst the least expensive ways to achieve a custom handwired amp. While the main...
This custom reverb head was designed for a musician that shares the stage with a variety of acoustic instruments including violin and woodwinds. The need to maintain a low stage volumes dictated a moderate wattage design to enable access to a full bodied clean tone that yields gently to a gradual breakup when pushed. We opted for a class A single-ended 6L6 output stage with a transformer set wound for slightly higher voltages. The amp runs in pure...
This stand-alone reverb unit started life as a reissue with a cheap PC board construction that simply wasn’t cut out for the abuse of modern rock and roll. We gave it a full overhaul salvaging only the original chassis, transformers and cabinet. Hand wiring the circuit on a custom turret board with new panel mounted jacks and pots resulted in vast improvements in ruggedness and reliability. Additionally, the hand wired circuit provided a...
Handwired custom amps for musicians
A great amp reacts to a musician's dynamics - fueling their creative impulsesSynaptic Amps specializes in handcrafting one-of-a-kind amplifiers for musicians. In stark contrast to production line alternatives, each amp we build can be extensively modified and tuned to achieve a player’s ideal sound and feel.
Learn MoreAll amps are built to order. Handcrafting each amp one-at-a-time gives us the flexibility to customize and voice it to the individual musician.
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