Buffalo Amps Labtone
I always enjoy seeing what Rob at Buffalo Amps has come up with next.

I am a big fan of the Lectrolab's especially the 600 line. These are powerful little amps with those intriguing Lectrolab tweaks that make the amps unique. These amps have made great harp amps as well as good guitar amps with a clean deep tonality, described as dark and full.

Although Rob is trying to sell his amps to the discerning harmonica crowd, these amps should go over big with guitar players who are looking for an alternative to the the glassy and nasal 59 deluxe clones that you see everywhere. The Lectrolab tone begs for a good vintage Gibson hum-bucker pick up, almost as much as an old Shure Controlled Reluctance.

Although originally a mellow 6V6 amp, with 12AX7s, Rob offers his usual variety of preamp and power tubes to customize the tone of the amp with the player's needs. I am a big advocate of the EF86 replacing multiple preamp stages for harp like in VOX and Premier amps and I bet that Rob could come up with something for an EF86 in no time. 
¶ Monday, October 29, 2007