Description
The lovely Mr. Pete Krebs approached me a while ago to develop a custom amp for his upcoming tour with the newly reunited Hazel.
This amp is based on that circuit I designed for him.. A bit of vintage ampeg, fender and marshall crunch ala the first Wipers album was what he was after. This 5881 duet powered amp does loads of funn things with single coils, humbuckers and P90’s
this amp is best suited to someone seeking thick expressive indie distortion, marshall style crunch, and taut muscular cleans with even string response
-please watch the video to hear this unique creation speak- each amp is different, so make sure this one suits you!
The Caribou 2 channel head is my ultimate design. my goal was to create a unique amp that had all the capabilities in my head, with the cosmetic design as good as the sonic stature.
This is a 2 channel 2 octal power tube unit with 3 preamp tube sockets, a switchable tone stack architecture (changing from 2 knob baxandall to the omnipresent Treble Middle Bass 3 knob type) 1/2 power switch and speaker outputs from 16 to 4 ohms.
The Caribou has been my dream creation of a platform that allowed me to create virtually any amplifier architecture within its enclosure, and give maximum flexibility of interactive controls and voicing options without burying you with so many switches and dials that you always feel like you are trying to figure out your own amp.
This amp is designed to allow you to find dozens and dozens of inspiring and unique tones that express your art to its fullest capabilities and then get out of the way so you can concentrate on playing, not fiddling with controls chasing sounds. a good burger is a good burger. Get off on your ideas, not the ideological rat holing of “is it good enough?”
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This Amps Details:
stage III spec – custom pete krebs/wipers based circuit
pedal friendly gain structure
chrome NOS hiwatt handle brackets, chrome corners
cane MK1 orange amp style grillecloth faceplate
grey & off white streaked pattern tolex.
ampeg styled ‘ultra lo’ option switch
fender styled ‘brite’ option switch
bass/deep ‘bump’ option switch for adding a little more oomph when using smaller speaker cabinets
5881/6L6WGB power tubes, 3x12AX7 preamp – all hand screened and tested (ratings included in this amps ‘fettling sheet’ which details the qualities and technical info on this amp. no two amps are alike.
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