Renny’s “Big Iron” BBB-30

Some time around February 2019, my old school friend Renny got in touch, saying he’d like to pop over to see me and have a look at some amps. He was getting a bit weary of lugging his 3 channel Mesa Dual Rectifier around and wanted something a bit lighter, but with a load of […]

The one and only Dominator

Watkins Dominator rebuild I’ve wanted a Dominator since I repaired Tim Branston’s 50s / early 60s one back in 2013. Once you get over the weird shape, and the blue wallpaper effect… well that only happens when you hear it “Grrrrrowllll!” Back in the autumn of 2018 I found a Watkins Dominator chassis on ebay, […]

Joe’s “Custard PYE”

This Joe’s 2016 TrailBlazer SCS-50. The chassis was assembled in January 2016. Its beautiful walnut cabinet was built by Joe, starting late October 2016, and the main work finished in January 2017. It has been tweaked and modified over the years, right up until the photos you see below, taken in January 2020. More of […]

The Kick

Featured image Copyright Owen de Visser Photography 2017. There’s a feeling I get when I first try out a finished amp. It starts from the first moment I look at it, touch the cabinet, hold the handle, lift it up, feel the balance, and put it down on top of a cab. I hook up […]