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Palette
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Palette amps, Oklahoma USA
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Pallister |
Paul Pallister used to make
Pallister Custom Amplification on the north coast of New South
Wales, Australia. [Source:
Grouse
Guitars]
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PANaramic |
PANaramic amps
were built by Magnatone (Estey) in the
early 1960s and Audio Guild in late 1960s. Distributed by Ernest
Deffner Musical Merchandise, New York in the early 1960s.
[Source:
Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers
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http://www.vibroworld.com/magnatone/archive.html
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Paris |
Paris Corporation.
Paris amps were
a brand of LW Hagelin, Minneapolis, Minesota in the 1960s.
[Source:
Blue Book of Guitar Amplifiers ]
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Park
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Park Amps made 1965-1982 were real deal
made in UK Marshall amps. [Source:
Jim Marshall, Father of Loud, By Rich Maloof ]
See Cleartone Musical Instruments for more info.
http://www.rockometer.com/amps/parkind.html
Park amplifier schematics
http://www.schematicheaven.com/post70s.htm
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Park
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Paul |
Paul branded amplifiers were made
by Pepco Electronics in Canada in the mid 1960s.
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Paul Reed
Smith |
Paul Reed Smith played with amplifier production in 1991 with
the Harmonic Generator series made by Preferred Electronics.
[Source:
Pritchard Amps] Apparently only about 300 were made -
solid state. A new series of amps were introduced in 2009.
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Pearce |
Pearce Electronic Inc - early
1980s to 1993. [Source:
Pearce amplifiers tribute page ]
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Pearce
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Pearl |
Pearl amps and guitars - from the same company that made the
drums.
http://www.geocities.com/stompbox2001/pearl.htm
http://tix.gozaru.jp/stompbox.html
Pearl
effects schematics
http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schempage.php?cat=1
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/brand/Pearl
Images 1982
Pearl Chorus eBay: Pearl amp Yahoo auction
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Peavey
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Peavey story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peavey_Electronics
http://www.classic400.com/
Dating
Peavey amps
In response to a question on the
peavey Forum is the following response "If you post the serial
numbers Roger will tell you when it was made. There is no secret
code or way to de-code the date of production."
http://forums.peavey.com:8080/~amps
Peavey reference books
The Peavey Revolution: Hartley Peavey: The Gear, The Company and the All-American Success Story
Peavey
amplifier
schematics
http://www.freeinfosociety.com/electronics/schempage.php?cat=1
http://www.blueguitar.org/schems.htm
http://www.schematicheaven.com/post70s.htm
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Peavey |
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Pedalgear |
Pedal Gear make JuiceBox pedal
power supplies and 20" Modular Pedalboards since 2005 in the
USA. [Source: Tony Shannon, PedalGear, email 25/8/2010] |
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Penn Instrument Company |
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Penn+Instrument+Company |
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Pennington |
Pennington amps.
Frank C. Matunas
In 1982
Borough Acoustics was born, a
part-time business geared toward repairing vintage tube amps and
designing speaker cabinets and sound systems. In 1992, the
business name was changed to The
Vintage Amp Shop to better reflect my ever growing
interest in vintage tube amplifiers. Pennignton amp name
was introduced to celebrate 20th anniversary. Suspect they
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Pepco |
PEPCO brand name, amps made in
Canada by Pine Electronics in Canada.
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Pepco
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Peters |
http://www.guitaramplifiermagazine.com/pub/2005/premier_issue/peters_3cp1.htm
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Peters+Amplification |
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Phaez |
Phaez amps
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Phaez
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Pharaoh Amplifiers |
Name is a little misleading.
Pharaoh Amplifiers is an effects pedal manufacturer. |
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Phoenix Amplification |
Phoenix Amplification by British
Music Strings Limited.
British Music Strings
(a London string maker) was founded in 1918. a London string
maker [Source:
Vintage
Drum Guide]
I came across this 1977 Phoenix
Valve Pre Guitar Amplifier on eBay: Perspex front.
These were endorsed by Ritchie Blackmore and were made in the
United Kingdom.
It has a Valve Pre stage matched
with a solid state amplifier, there is an AUX control which
either hints at it having an aux circuit for adding effects.
 

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Phoenix
Amplification |
Based in Winnipeg, Canada, Phoenix
Amplification started out in 2002 as a custom guitar pedal
service, servicing and building effects pedals. Run by Nishant
Balakrishnan, the company has now expanded to build custom
analog solutions for musicians, and has several lines of quality
hand-built amps and effects. [Source: Company website April
2010]
Dating Phoenix amps
I keep a signed plate on the
bottom of all of my amps that contains a serial number
(sequential, starting with PHX000-PHX115, etc..) and also
contains the date of manufacture. I keep a detailed listing of
all amps as well, so customers can always email me for details!
[Source: Nish, Phoenix Amplification, email 24/4/2010]
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Pierson |
Tweed amp reproductions by Ludovic
Pierson. |
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Piggy |
http://tix.gozaru.jp/amp.html |
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Pignose
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Made since - 1972.
Terry Kath and other members and associates of the band Chicago
(then known as Chicago Transit Authority) introduced The
Legendary Pignose Amplifier at the 1973 summer NAMM show.
Now made
in Hong Kong &
China.
Dating Pignose amplifiers by serial number
The 7-100 ( since 1985 ) the first two numbers are the year of
manufacture. The other models since 1996, the first two numbers
denote the year of manufacture.
[Source: HOWARD @ PIGNOSE, email 8/4/2008]
Pignose amplifier schematics
http://www.schematicheaven.com/post70s.htm
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Pignose
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Pigtronix |
Pigtronix effects
"We
started in 2004
There is a serial number sticker (in most cases) on all of our
pedals.
Additional info:
EP-1 Phaser
ver. 1 serial #s = 1-500
ver. 2 serial #s = 501 - 1500
OFO Disnortion
ver 1 (heavy chassis) serial #s = 1 - 650
ver 1.2 serial #s = blank (up to 1000)
ASDR Attack Sustain
ver 1 (gloss) serial = #1 - 200
ver 1.2 serial # 201-1000
PHI Echolution
ver 1 serial = #1 - 150
ver 1 .2 serial = #151 - 250
ver 2 serial = #250 - ...
PSO PolySaturator
ver 1 (handpainted by Myrold) - serial #1-500
ver 1.2 - serial #501 - ...
MGS Analog Synthesizer - coming in September 2008
[source: David
K, Pigtronix, email 6/7/2008 ]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigtronix
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/brand/Pigtronix |
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Pine |
Pine amps made in Canada. See
PEPCO above
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Pine+Electronics-PEPCO |
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Plush |
New York City.
? Related to Earth Sound Research.
Plush Amps Tribute Site.
Includes catalogs, pricelists, schematics
Plush Catalogs at Vintaxe
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Plush+FX+Pedals
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PMP |
PMP catalog 1982
http://brochures.yokochou.com/effector/pmp/198x/index.html |
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PMS |
?PMS Music, New York
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Poltava |
Soviet analog pedals, 1970s.
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Polytone Amps
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1968 to present. North Hollywood,
California, USA
http://www.terra.dti.ne.jp/~kaztak/amps/amps.htm
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Polytone
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Port City
Amplification |
North Carolina, USA |
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Porter Pickups |
Hand made pickups since 2008. USA |
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Premier Amplifiers
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Premier amplifiers were made by Multivox Corporation,
New York USA
1962 Premier amp catalog
http://www.harpamps.com/premier/premier.html
Premier/Multivox schematics
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Premier
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P50R, and label from 1958 Premier amp eBay:
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Prenton |
Prenton Sales
Co, Pentron Electronics Corporation, Chicago USA
There are many references on the
web to Pentron recording equipments (as early as 1949 if not
before). This combo amp appears to be quite rare.
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Prescription Electronics |
Prescription Electronics, Portland
Oregon USA
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/brand/Prescription+Electronics
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Pritchard |
Pritchard amps have been made
since 2002 in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA.
"Eric Pritchard is the founder,
owner, and manufacturer. I have degrees in mathematics and
electrical engineering. I also have more patents in the
amplifier arts than any company. And these patents have the
advantage of actually producing great tone.
My greatest influence was finding
that engineering had made a bad assumption which adversely
affected the way they approached guitar amps -- the electronics
were not supposed to part of the art.
I began my seach in 1988. At that
time a tube engineer said that at the end of his career the
biggest problem was obtaining sutiable materials to make tubes.
Today, with the advent of the flat panel displays, there are no
big markets for low current tube materials. The tube market is
disappearing for lack of supplies. My amps can fill the gap with
better tone, lighter weight, and greater reliability.
Pritchard Amps are assembled by
hand, although some compents are machine made. The cabinets are
substantially hand built.
Pritchard Amps offers
customization of their basic products as well for dual voltage
operation, special speakers, custom tones, etc.
Dating Pritchard amps
The amplifier has front panel
engraving. The serial number and date is written on a tag on the
inside of the amp." [Source: Eric Pritchard, email 30/11/2009]
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/brand/Pritchard+Amps
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Pro Analog |
Authentic copies of some classic
pedals using original transistors.
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/brand/Pro+Analog
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Proco |
Born 1978 Pro Co Sound factory in
downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan. the Rat series of pedals.
Dating Proco Rat pedals
There is no accurate way of dating
a RAT pedal by its serial number alone, but a timeline at the
web site can help determine the general age of your pedal - see
Rat
Distortion.
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/brand/ProCo
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Profile |
Profile effecst pedals were made
in Japan in the 1980s.
Reviews
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/brand/Profile
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Providence |
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PRS |
see Paul Reed
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Pure Sixty Four |
Mark Giammattei is the owner and
creator of Pure-Sixty Four Amps, LLC.
Pure Sixty-Four
Amplifiers and products are sold direct, from the shop and show
room in
Selkirk
New York, USA.
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