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info    updated 13/1/2012

 

Wharfedale

Wharfedale was founded in  1932 by Gilbert Briggs in England. Focus was Hi Fi and Home Cinema Loudspeakers. Wharfedale Musical Instruments (WMI) Division in August 2008.

Wharfdale Music Instrument brochure 2009

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White

The White amplifier was an instrument amplifier made by Fender, named for the company production manager Forrest White and designed as a surprise by Leo Fender. It was sold together with the matching steel guitar in 1956 only. Approximately 1500 copies were made. [Source: Wikipedia]

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White Amplification Reviews are at Harmony Central
Whitehorse amplification

A brand of Gear4music.com

Whitney

Michael Whitney formed Whitney Amplification in 2001

Wilder

Wilder guitar amplifier

Wilder amps based in Chicago 1960s to 1972.

Wilder amp catalogs (paid)

http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_ampgear_wilder.htm

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Image eBay:

Wilder amp Wilder amplifier and speaker cabinet

Wildflower Amplification Australian amps

Wilson Effects

Wilson effects forum Exile central

Winfield Thomas

Winfield amps are made in Cochise, Arizona - that would have to be the coolest sounding place name in the universe. All hand-wired using circuit boards and Teflon wire.

Winfield amps have been produced since about 1998. Currently made in Arizona but formerly in Vermont.

Dating Winfield amps

The tube chart will have a date on it [Source: Winnie Thomas, email 13/7/2010]

Winsan

Images Winsan amplifier, Made in USA eBay:

Winston

Winston amps made in USA

Images from 2 different Winston amplifiers eBay:

Winston guitar amplifier

Wizard

"Wizard begun manufacturing in 1988.

 Wizard amps & speaker cabinets are manufactured in Vancouver BC & Cornwall Ontario, Canada.

The date of manufacture can be determined by emailing the serial number to us." [Source: Rick, Wizard Amps, email 6/1/2009]

Wizard amps forum

http://www.rig-talk.com/forum/

Reviews are at Harmony Central

WKZ amps

 

Wolftone pickups

Edmonds, WA, USA. WolfeTone Pickups first saw the light of day early in 1995 when Wolfe was doing small pickup repairs and got its real start in 1996 while he was employed at Warmoth Guitar Products. Brett Faust, Warmoth's fret-man and an ex-Fender custom shop employee named my pickups "WolfeTone". [Source: Wolftone]

Woodson

 

Woodson amplifiers were made in the late 1960's and early 1970's in Bolivar, Missouri USA [Source: Broadway Music Co]

Woodson amplifier catalogs (paid)

http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_ampgear_woodson.htm

Reviews are at Harmony Central

see Kustom

Image 1974 Woodson ad from eBay

Woodson amplifier advertisement 1974

Woodstock Amps

All Woodstock products are boutique-quality featuring point-to-point wiring and based on the legendary 1960s design. Since 1963, Woodstock products have been hand-built to the highest specifications, using only the best components available.

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Woodstock amplifier head

Woogie Amps

Woogie amps are made by Frank at Custom Music, Adelaide, South Australia.  Apparently the style pictured were transistor amps made in the 1970s.  Nowadays Woogie makes Mesa Boogie style amps.

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Workhorse

Workhorse amps by Visual Sound

Working Dog

see Alessandro

Workin Dog Amplifier Alessandro

Wort

http://tone-lizard.com/Wort_Amplifiers.htm

http://www.fenderbronco.com/id14.html

Reviews are at Harmony Central

Wurlitzer

Wurlitzer amp schematics

http://www.kbapps.com/schematics.html

Image Wurlitzer 7100 solid state amp head from the 1960s eBay:
Wurlitzer 7100 solid state amplifier

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