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Highest quality, hand built, all-tube guitar amplifiers for the discriminating player.
Swampdonkey Amplifiers are lovingly crafted by hand in the Alberta Foothills using the highest quality components available. Our designs are all-tube with NO digital electronics and NO switching electronics in the critical signal path. Our amplifiers are all individually hand inspected by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and are approved under SPE-1000. Our design philosophy is to provide players with a versatile, reliable, well built product with a unique sound that will stand up to years and years of professional use. And to keep you looking and sounding good on the road, all our amplifiers & speaker cabinets come standard with a full ATA flight case.
At Swampdonkey Amplifiers, we realize that "tone" is an esoteric quality that consists of basically three things; the art and skill that the player seeks to express, the instrument chosen to channel the creative forces that flow through the player and the means to communicate that to the world by amplifying and manipulating that expression. We think that every player who seeks their own amplifier tone needs to be able to control the signal path with as much flexibility and simplicity as the builder can provide without adding noise or other artifacts. That being said, the basic platform for an amplifier must be able to deliver it's own unique expression of amplification and tone generation. The inspiration, the player, the instrument and the amplifier are all essential and when properly combined are a force of nature. Our designs are originals, just like you are. We realize that many players are after something different. Something unique to call their tone. Our products are designed with a 100 year lifespan in mind and we offer a 3 year warranty on all chassis.
Click here to find out why you should consider a Swampdonkey when buying a Boutique Amp
Click here for information on our Sales Referral Program... Click here for directions to our shop (free Hotel or Airport pick up in the greater Calgary area). Swampdonkey Amplifiers supports our local musicians !!!
Matching Speaker Cabinets -We are offering 4 x 12" and 2 x 12" and custom combinations of various drivers (i.e. a 10" Alnico and a 12" ceramic) in our exclusive matching cabinets made from 3/4" Baltic Birch plywood or select solid woods with your choice of speakers installed. We offer speakers from Celestion, Jensen and Tone Tubby to suit all musical tastes. Pricing available upon request. Our stock speaker suggestion for use with the M50 in our 2 x 12" cabinet is the Jensen C12Q. I would best describe what these speakers deliver as "buttery vintage tone" - smooth breakup and no "ear spike". Ask about tone testing with several different speakers. (You've gotta hear the Tone Tubby's -- click here to read my review on Tone Tubby's website...)
New Designs -We are presently working hard to bring many other models to market. Please check our "New Designs" page to keep up with our progress and feel free to ask about features, or make suggestions for stock designs or enquire about custom work. If you would like to stay informed of the development of any of our designs, please click here to send us an e-mail. Those who do, will be first on the list to preview these amps and certainly be placed at the top of the list when they are available for purchase.
The Swampdonkey name and logo design are Trademarks of Moose Meadow Enterprises Ltd.
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Dealer inquiries welcome!
We also offer repair and modification services for vintage
amplifiers and custom amplifier design upon request.
WANTED: Non-working / Basket case tube amps of all sorts for rebuilding & collecting. Cash paid ! This website is under construction and updates and specifications will be
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