Blackface Style Amps

The blackface era of the early 1960’s represents the pinnacle of Leo’s amplifier designs. He’d been developing his circuits for 20 years at this point and had achieved something truly special and timeless. To this day, they are still some of the most popular, versatile, and just plain musical amps available for electric guitar. You can refine them, you can add to the feature set, but you can’t really improve on the fundamental sound of the blackface amps.

I offer a number of blackface style amplifiers. I strive to capture the tone of the very best vintage examples, while adding a few refinements to improve reliability as well as a few enhancements to increase versatility.

Building a great vintage reproduction is all about sweating the details. One has to combine top quality components and great workmanship with a generous helping of experience. I consider my amps to be among the very best reproductions available. I simply pay attention to the details, maintain the very highest standards of quality, and draw on my years of experience. And I always seek – with every component choice and build decision – to match the performance, character, and tone of the old amps.

These amps are built to look, sound, and feel like the very best examples of the vintage amps, while providing the reliability and peace of mind that comes with new construction.

I strive to keep my prices as low as possible. Never by cutting corners on components and construction, but by keeping all other costs down. The final cost of your build will be determined by your component choices. Follow the links below for more details.

Model                                                         Price Range

• Model Number Two                              $1600
• Model Number Two Reverb                  $1700
• Model Number Three Reverb               $2300
• Model Number Eleven Reverb             $1900
• Model Number Fourteen Reverb          $2000
• Model Number Seventeen Reverb       $1700