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Firebelly
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At "FIREBELLY", the father and son
team of Steven and Scott successfully "nail" the tone of vintage
tube amplifiers of the early 1950's and 1960's with upgraded and
enhanced re-creations of some of the finest hand wired Blackface
vintage tube amps ever produced. Hand wired, point-to-point
"style" guitar tube amplifiers are based on sought after vintage
tube amp circuits. |
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First Act |
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Image First Act amplifiers
eBay:
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First Man |
Japanese manufacturer - see
guitars
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Fischer Amps |
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Fishman |
2005 Fishman pricelist |
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Fisonic |
Fi-Sonic amps were made by Phil
Dreoni in a shop in Marrickville, Sydney, Australia.
[Source: Ozvalveamps]
Here are some
comments made by Phil at a
Harmony Central Review in 2007:
"I Philip Dreoni was the
manufacturer of the fi sonic range of amps and they were built
between 1959 and 1969 when the business was sold to a major
company who decided in their wisdom to stop making guitar amps
and concentrate on consumer product ( bad unwise mistake ) Any one
that need any technical support are quite free to contact me on pdreoni@bigpond.net.au . In Sydney I have a repairer that has a
lot of experience in these product (M B Electronics ph
(02)95683248.
It warms my heat to see some of my creations still in use"
1966 example
Reviews are at Harmony Central
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Retrovox:
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Flatstone |
"The history of Flatstone
Amplifiers covers a period of about thirty years. In about
1971Walt Gorgoschlitz, owner/builder, purchased a Gibson Super
Medalist Amplifier with 7591 power tubes and C12N Jensen
speakers and heard a certain warmth, clarity, and richness in
tone that he did not hear again for a few years until a friend
lent him a Fender Super Reverb.
During the next thirty years, what
would become Flatstone Amplifiers was the accumulation of Walt's
training and years of employment in metal fabrication and
electronics. At the same time, he operated a 4, then 8, then 16
track recording studio at night and on weekends. Once again,
after a long search for the perfect microphone it showed up in
the form of a Neumann U-67 vacuum tube mic. It seemed no matter
what the application, tubes always sounded much better.
While running the studio. Walt
studied electronics and began doing all of his own repairs. He
was then asked to set up an electronic repair shop in a music
store. Since 1990 he has been doing repairs for as many as six
music stores simultaneously, with the bulk of the repairs being
vintage vacuum tube guitar amplifiers - mostly Fenders. With
nearly 30 years of experience as a machinist, sheet metal
fabricator, and welder it only stands to reasaon that he would
accumulate the machinery and build his own amplifiers from bare
metal and wood - incorporating design improvements to rectify
problems he had encountered in his years of repair experience.
June 4, 2007
"I am writing this letter to inform all my Flatstone friends
that as of last week I ended my 16 years as owner of Flatstone
Amplifiers with the sale of the business to my friend Nic
Patullo who I personally trained out at my shop in Poplar,WI. I
feel I've left Flatstone Amplifiers in the absolute best hands
possible and that it has the best chance of continuing on with
Nic. In the recent years that I've known Nic starting from when
he began working for me he has always been the most honest,fair
person I could ever ask to deal with and caught onto tube guitar
amplifiers faster than anyone else I've known. Like me he plays
guitar and other instruments, runs a recording studio and enjoys
digging into the electronics and figuring out what makes things
really work. It's no wonder we never run out of things to talk
about.
I figured after about 37 years of
recording studios, electronic repairs and building custom guitar
amplifiers that maybe I would do something different with the
remainder of my life. Not to say that I'm out of all that, I
never could be. Just saying that I've scaled down alot. I
sincerely hope that all the friends I've made over the years
will keep in touch and I wish Nic all the luck in the
world...Walt Gorgoschlitz, Owner of Flatstone Music [Source and
images:
Wayback Machine]
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Flot-A-Tone |
Flotatone amps were made from 1946-1960s
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
USA
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Images Flot-A-Tone
amp from 1954 Lo Duca Brothers Catalog from eBay:
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Flynn Custom Amplification
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Flynn amps are custom amplifiers
from Glasgow, Scotland UK |
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Fonovox |
Fonovox amps were made in Canada.
This example of a Fonovox solid state amp Model GT501 from eBay:
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Ford
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Ford amps were made by Ford Music
Co, Montreal Canada. This one mid 1960s ? made by Pepco/Pine
electronics
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Forton Amplification |
Mike Fortin, Fortin Amplification,
Inc., Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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Fortune
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In 1978 Jim Kelley quit his band
and rented shop space from guitar luthier Dale Fortune, and
began doing business as Active Guitar Electronics in Tustin,
California - repairing and modifying amps. Built a series
of prototype amplifiers, assisted by Todd Wilson from Fortune
Guitars. The final design was showed at the 1979 Winter
NAMM under the Fortune name. [Source:
Jim
Kelley.com ]
Images of " proto type number 1 amp that Jim Kelley built in
Dale Fortune shop in Tustin Calif. The first 30 amps Jim built
had the Fortune Logo on the faceplate. He soon moved into the
building next door to the guitar shop and started producing
these amps for major artists from Bonnie Raitt to Mark Knopfler
of Dire Straits. This is an all tube amp with 30/60 watt
variations with 2 separate inputs of high & low. The controls
are volume, treble and bass. Each control has push/pull
operations that give lots of tone and volume range. The speaker
is a 12 inch JBL 120D from 1977...The tolex covering is light
tan color and the cabinet is Birch plywood with dovetail
joinery. [Source:
ebay Sep 2011]
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400 |
400 amps were made for Unicord
Corporation Westbury Newyork
Images Stage 400 combo ebay:
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Foxrox
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Reviews are at Harmony Central
Images eBay:
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fOXX
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fOXX amps were English-made Vox
AC30s imported into the US when Thomas Organ still owned the
rights to the Vox name and logo here. Name changed to avoid
legal issues.
They weren't JMI Vox, but "A Vox
Product" amps made after Jennings sold out. Most of them have
silicon diode rectifiers instead of the proper GZ34 tube
rectifier. Available from 1969 through the mid-1970s. [Source:
David Barnett TDPRI]
Dating fOXX
(and Vox) amplifiers
Foxx effects pedals. Ridinger
Associates Chatsworth California, USA. Made in the 1970s.
It appears that this line has been reissued around 2010.
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Framus |
1946-1977, 1996 to present. Amps
made in Markneukirchen, Germany.
http://www.framus-vintage.de/modules/modells/modells.php?classID=23&typeID=178,179,181&katID=4674&cl=EN
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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Frantone
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"From 1994 to 2000 there was no specific dating associated with
the serial numbers of Frantone pedals, but all pedals made after
2000 have the 6 digit date code in the serial number on the
inside of the baseplate. There is a one or two letter prefix
indicating the effect name, then the date code in month-day-year
, then the unit number from
that lot. For example, PF030305-12 = Peachfuzz made March 3,
2005,
unit number 12. The date code is usually also written on the box
if it
is with the pedal as well." [Source: Fran, Frantone pedals,
email 21/3/2008]
search at
http://www.vintageguitar.com
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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Fred |
1984-1986. Name used by Bedrock
Amps on first 50 amps. Flinstone fans will understand.
see Bedrock |
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Freedman |
Australian made speakers.
Image eBay:
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Frenzel |
Handwired tube amps made in USA
since 1952. Made by Jim Frenzel
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Image Frenzel preamp eBay:
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Fresher |
Fresher amps made in Japan by
Princeton Musical Amplifier - Prince Tushinkogyo Co Ltd.
http://www.sk.aitai.ne.jp/~luesan/AI13.htm
Images Yahoo
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Fretted Americana |
Fretted Americana is a vintage
guitar store located in Calabassa, California. USA. They sell
the John Kasak Evil Robot amplifier.
Images
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Frudua |
Frudua guitar works, bass
amplification. Made in Germany and Italy since 2008. [Source: Galeazzo Frudua, email
28/7/2010] |
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Fryette |
As of 1 July 2009 the name of VHT
amps.
see VHT |
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Fuchs
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Since 2000. Fuchs Audio Technology
started in 1999 as a repairer, before starting to make their own
line. Until 2007 located in Bloomfield New Jersey, currently
Clifton, New Jersey.
See manufacturer web site for
reviews.
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Fulltone
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"Manufacture commenced 1993.
Every
one has a date on the bottom plate and/or inside' [Source:
Michael Fuller, President Fultone Musical Products, email
19/3/2008]
OCD History and
versions P.A.S.
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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Fulton-Webb |
Since
1977.Steve Fulton and Bill Webb, Austin Texas.
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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Funkshun |
Funkshun amps were made by Roost,
Southend on Sea, England. [Source:
Andy-Duke]
Funkshun amps can be recognised by
the near unique fibre laminated wood cabinets with fibre angle
riveted on all edges. A limited run of these amps were made by
Roost for sale by the Funkshun music shop in Northampton. The
production is rumoured to be about 50 units. Late 1970s to early
1980s. [Source and images:
Dave Woolman, email 18/2/11]
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Futurama |
http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/gallery/gallery3/sel5.html |
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