#1939646 - 05/09/08 07:04 AM
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Just got off the phone with Adam Palow in Florida, the owner and only builder of these amps.
Super nice guy, answered all the questions I had and then some, and you could just hear that "no compromise in quality" coming through the phone! 
GEEZ...these amps are dripping with some mighty fine tone!  
http://www.tungstenamp.com/home.htm
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/revie...+112+Combo/10/1
I can't believe the prices of these amps either...but, they won't stay that way for long.
Man, these are hand built, point to point, hand wired amps with all the high end electronics and speakers you could ask for.
Of course, they're only single channel amps and are without reverb.
Adam says he has no plans to put reverb in them but that he may build an outboard reverb unit in the future.
Go to the website and check out the audio clips on these amps.
The guy playing works his guitar volume knob up and down and the amp goes from pristine clean to a beautiful scratchy, gritty gain that just sings!
Hey Dawg, thanks for turning me on to these amps.
This may be one!
Randy
 
Edited by Strategery (05/09/08 07:26 AM)
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#1939654 - 05/09/08 07:16 AM
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How can you go wrong following the classic vintage Fender formula! The only place he dropped the ball was not having a single 15 amp! Good stuff!
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#1939659 - 05/09/08 07:19 AM
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Holy crap, Randy! Those things sound great! And look great too. And some mighty fine playing by our fellow forumite, Yze! Thanks for the link.
Reverb, I don't need no stinking reverb! Not with an amp that sounds that good!
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#1939675 - 05/09/08 07:30 AM
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I'm confused...which Tungsten are you looking at that you can buy two for $1500...?
They are all over $1k from what I saw...?
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#1939730 - 05/09/08 08:39 AM
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Hmmm... The Mosaic is not too expensive....
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#1939954 - 05/09/08 05:48 PM
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Hey, when I was talking to the guy this morning and he was describing how he was the owner, builder, the MAIN MAN...and I was thinking...."HELL YEAH, now this is what I'm looking for!" 
I mean, here's a guy that knows what the hell he's doing, absolutely refuses to sacrifice quality, and he builds the amps his damn self!
I told him that he was going to have to expand soon and hire some folks.
He told me...he didn't really want to get into that because then he couldn't keep a handle on quality control, because he trusts his own work.
I'm telling you, hearing those words impressed the hell out of me.
I'm thinking I may be ordering a couple of Cortez's or maybe even a single Blue Point.
Oh yeah, there's about 4 sound clips on that website if you check them out.
Randy
Edited by Strategery (05/09/08 05:50 PM)
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#1939961 - 05/09/08 06:02 PM
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Yeah...Brian Gerard of Top Hat Amps is the same way.
I've called Top Hat about 5-6 times...and he is the only one that ever answers the phone.
So...how much tone differences are there between the small/large Cortez amps, I wonder?
I love the sound clip tones of the smaller Cortez...very sweet...I may go for one.
I was just checking out the Sligo Amps... http://www.sligoamps.com which is yet another small builder doing high-end amps. His are even a bit less $$$ than the Tungston ones.
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#1940057 - 05/10/08 03:09 AM
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Hey Dawg, thanks for turning me on to these amps. This may be one! Randy
My pleasure Randy... I had the tech at Legends in Tampa put the Antiquitys in my LP and while I was BS'in with him I saw those amps in the demo room... I asked about them and they told me they were sweet and built the way they should be built... I had plans on test drivin' them but I didn't have time so I looked em' up on the net... I saw that Yze did the clips and review for them and if they're good for Yze then that's good for me... I may get one in the future but I don't need one... I think they have a good return policy too Randy...
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#1943021 - 05/16/08 10:29 AM
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Thanks for the kind words, guys.
I have built a few 15" amps (5E5-A, 15" Mosaic) and am glad to do them on request. Special order cabinets can take up to 30 days for delivery.
It was good to talk to you Randy. My cabinet order will be arrive within days, reducing the lead time on those amps significantly.
Also, if you'd like to hear a Cortez in action, tune into Conan O'Brien tonight and hear Joel Graves of the band Everest playing the Cortez w/Alnico Blue speaker.
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#1943032 - 05/16/08 10:52 AM
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+100 on the 15 inch speaker option Adam!!
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#1943109 - 05/16/08 01:25 PM
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Thanks, guys. I'm going to drop off a couple amps to Geoff (yZe) next week, one of them being a 25 watt Cortez. Look for new sound clips in 10-14 days or so.
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Your amps really caught my eye at Legends... I wish I could have driven a couple but Yze did a good job of leaning on em'... They are sweet lookin' and they ARE built the way they're supposed to be... Keep up the good work and stop in here once in awhile... 
