Are you in the market for a “boutique” guitar amp? Something different, something that allows you to express your character and personality? Something that not just every swinging Richard, toting a gig bag, has in his back line arsenal?
I’ll tell you what, the folks at Radar Music have a knack for running across the unique.
The coconut shell amp.
Sure to be a hit on the tiki torch circuit.
And, the Balven Amp.
Made from an old box that originally contained a nice 12-year-old single malt whisky, the amplifier’s maker declares that “there’s a lot of low-end distortion, but at low volumes the treble is actually quite clear.”
Class A? Class A/B? Neither; single malt.
Looks kind of small; I wonder if they make a bigger model say, a 1.75 liter?
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Tags: Balven, coconut shell, Found Object, Guitar, guitar amp, Radar Music
chris wrote,
Bigger is not allways better, It’s clearly labeled DoubleWood, what more can you ask for?
Link | June 1st, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Pribek wrote,
More is more, as they say Chris.
Link | June 2nd, 2008 at 12:20 am
Gary wrote,
Maybe you should plug one of these guitars into it:
http://thumbrella.blogspot.com/2008/05/whisky-guitar.html
Gary’s last blog post..Jim Fleeting wins scholarship
Link | June 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 am
Pribek wrote,
Wow, that’s a pretty cool looking guitar Gary. I love old wood. I don’t think I’ve ever played any guitar made of oak. The maker says it’s similar to ash which, is a common guitar wood. I wonder how it sounds.
Link | June 2nd, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Gary wrote,
there’s another uk guitar maker - Fylde - who made some acoustics from similar recycled whisky wood, but they aren’t on their website anymore. there’s a picture here: http://www.guitargal.com/gifs/singleclose.jpg
Gary’s last blog post..RIP Bo Diddley
Link | June 3rd, 2008 at 5:50 am
Pribek wrote,
That’s another eye-catching piece there. Looks like the fretboard is made of the same wood.
Link | June 3rd, 2008 at 9:16 am