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Check out the build quality of Bartel Amps. Mark Bartel has been hand making every part of the amps he designed for over 20 years. He is an EE who makes product

Check out the build quality of Bartel Amps. Mark Bartel has been hand making every part of the amps he designed for over 20 years. He is an EE who makes product decisions based on science - not marketing https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpP0IugJqZ/?igshid=1gns8qkaz6ou5 https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpP0IugJqZ/?igshid=1gns8qkaz6ou...

JoachimS 7y ago
That is a work of art. The cable post and how everything is layed out and tightened down looks fantastic. I haven't opened my Orange Tremlord. I expect it to look nice, but not nice like this. The Orange Tremlord has a very nice reverb with a real reverb tank. And is imho a very nice amp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3mc5oZC_vM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3mc5oZC_vM
- asmithmd1 7y ago
  I agree the amps are art. Compare the Bartel amp to this https://www.designboom.com/art/leonardo-ulian-technological-mandala-06-29-2017/ https://www.designboom.com/art/leonardo-ulian-technological-... - cool, but they don’t work
52-6F-62 7y ago
Oh that's just great. So an MSRP of ~ $6375 CAD. They're beautifully done—guess it goes on the bucket list. Here I thought the wiring job on my AC30 was the nicest I'd seen in a long time (http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac30hw2_2010.html http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac30hw2_2010.html - also w/ tremolo and spring reverb tank)
- asmithmd1 7y ago
  I am friend of Mark Bartel and helped him a little with the "wire trees" that he custom molds. I made many suggestions along the lines: "Why don't you just..." He constitutionally can't - he is the definition of uncompromising. I don't play guitar, but I want to buy one of his amps because of how it is made. Take a look at this: https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bartel-amplifiers-roseland-circuitry@1400x934.jpg https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bartel-amplifi... And every one is exactly the same because he writes and then follows explicit directions for making every connection.
  - 52-6F-62 7y ago
    He must have an extraordinary amount of patience! Doesn't even look like he has any dealers up here—but I was able to find a Premier Guitar demo video from last year's NAMM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkaCKtUd79M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkaCKtUd79M Didn't realize he was from Tone King previously.

JoachimS 7y ago

That is a work of art. The cable post and how everything is layed out and tightened down looks fantastic. I haven't opened my Orange Tremlord. I expect it to look nice, but not nice like this. The Orange Tremlord has a very nice reverb with a real reverb tank. And is imho a very nice amp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3mc5oZC_vM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3mc5oZC_vM

asmithmd1 7y ago
I agree the amps are art. Compare the Bartel amp to this https://www.designboom.com/art/leonardo-ulian-technological-mandala-06-29-2017/ https://www.designboom.com/art/leonardo-ulian-technological-... - cool, but they don’t work

52-6F-62 7y ago

Oh that's just great. So an MSRP of ~ $6375 CAD. They're beautifully done—guess it goes on the bucket list. Here I thought the wiring job on my AC30 was the nicest I'd seen in a long time (http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac30hw2_2010.html http://www.voxshowroom.com/uk/amp/ac30hw2_2010.html - also w/ tremolo and spring reverb tank)

asmithmd1 7y ago
I am friend of Mark Bartel and helped him a little with the "wire trees" that he custom molds. I made many suggestions along the lines: "Why don't you just..." He constitutionally can't - he is the definition of uncompromising. I don't play guitar, but I want to buy one of his amps because of how it is made. Take a look at this: https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bartel-amplifiers-roseland-circuitry@1400x934.jpg https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bartel-amplifi... And every one is exactly the same because he writes and then follows explicit directions for making every connection.
- 52-6F-62 7y ago
  He must have an extraordinary amount of patience! Doesn't even look like he has any dealers up here—but I was able to find a Premier Guitar demo video from last year's NAMM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkaCKtUd79M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkaCKtUd79M Didn't realize he was from Tone King previously.