Custom : An old-school amp head, but with lots of options…![GuitarPoppa, ampli 15W Custom](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Nicolas-Vitas-Tête-15W-Custom-3-PM-vue-de-face-dans-le-foureau-bois-15x5.jpg)
La reprise…
A musician’s order based on the 1963 AC15 pentode channel, with lots of options…
Getting the Covid, I had to stop manufacturing during the spring and summer of 2021.
Here it is finally finished, with gain control and presets, a complete tonestack, an effects loop and a speaker attenuator…
My amps 10 to 25W …
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
Project : An echo box that saturates like Little Walter used to do…![actuality : project to come](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LittleW-Etiquette-de-boîtier-Rendu-graphique-perspective-15x5.jpg)
Get the joyful grit of the Chicago Southside harps !
Little Walter’s echo is like the reverb of punk-surf groups: it is as much a matter of timbre and sound texture as of pure delay. So I thought to add a SpanishMoss overdrive to the echo to get back that special sound… I’ll tell you what it’s going to be !…
Contact me for more information…
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
Custom actuality : An old-fashioned amp head, with plenty of options![guitar poppa's actuality : a project to come](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Nicolas-Vitas-Tête-15W-Custom-Préparation-6-carte-pricipale-détail.jpg)
A development of the Vox AC15…
Initially, a musician’s command based on the original AC15, with lots of options:
A 3-band tone, a booster, a line output with HP simulation, an attenuator …
And all built old-fashioned way on a turrets card (except for the effect loop).
My amps 10 to 25W …
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
Project : a Di-Box that make your sound before injecting it into the PA.![SimSymBox : boîte de direct qui met en valeur la couleur et le grain de l'instrument](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SimSymBox-Mk1.1-0-Rendu-boîtier-bandeau-15x5.jpg)
To be sure of the sound quality you will send to the sound system of the bar …
Imagine an instrument preamp with adjustable tone and overdrive …
Add a speaker simulator, and a balanced output to the mixer …
You have everything you need to get your sound and send it directly to the sound system!
Contact me for more info and custom realization…
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
New : preamps for harp with solo Boost and balanced output to PA.![preamps for harp with solo Boost and balanced output to PA](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CurvyMamaCabSimXLR3-Mk1.0-3-Boîtier-PM-de-biais-recadrée-3x1.jpg)
What it takes to be independent on small stages
Initially, an order from harmonica player Vincent Bucher … He wanted a CurvyMama preamp followed by a speaker simulator and a balanced output to the PA …
And also with a chorus push button, and an output for stage amp (if necessary) …
The “CurvyMama SimSym” product page
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
New : a 3W microCombo with 13cm speaker
![3W microCombo with 13cm speaker](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MicroCombo3W-Mk2.2-3-Montage-quasi-terminé-PR-12x4.jpg)
The MicroCombo range now has a big brother
A greedy sound for the guitar or the harp in a beautiful solid walnut box.
The watts are real, as well in clean sound as in light crunch or in total saturation.
Speaker on your choice: Celestion, Sica or Jensen, depending on the desired sound color.
MicroCombo 3W product page
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
News from the workshop: pedal modifications
![pedal modifications by Guitar Poppa](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DSC1068.jpg)
Gain and roundness improved in a Fuzz Face Lift from Big Knob.
It is a Californian artisanal stompbox, which updates the Tone Bender II Professional with a silicon buffer and a fuzz circuit equipped with Russian germanium MP39A.
I bring more body, a better polarized buffer, progressive gain pot, adjustable bias …
Modifications and customizations by GuitarPoppa
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
Custom : a 25W Silicium / Germanium hybrid amp head
![25W Silicium / Germanium hybrid amp head](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SweetGerm25-Mk1-3-façade-PE-de-biais-bandeau-15x5.jpg)
SweetGerm +25W
Association of the SweetGerm preamp and a 25W hybrid PowerAmp.
Germanium brings its color and the grain of overdrive, silicon improves reliability.
Customizable connections: lines, loop, phones etc …
Facebook review from the first client behind the project
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
Now available:![](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CurvyMama-Mk2.0-4-Boîtier-PM-présentation-bandeau-15x5.jpg)
CurvyMama, a fleshy overdrive that moves like a round lady !
A preamp-overdrive designed for juicy guitars and harmonicas.
Single pedal or large format, with speaker simulator and XLR3 symetrical output. Interactive and nuanced Contour and Bite settings… And a special germanium grit !
CurvyMama’s product page
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
Custom : Pedal duos in a single box
![Duos pédales - The Scream + VintageBoo](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Duo-The-Scream-VintageBoo-3-boîtier-vu-de-dessus-PM-en-biais-15x5.jpg)
The [S]cream + VintageBoo
Initially, custom orders from friends … We have selected complementary pedal duos … With an additional economy of scale: a duo is less expensive than the two pedals that it brings together, because some circuits do not need to be repeated.
Contact us to discuss your desires and projects…
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
First Germanium Micro-combos from 1W to 3W RMS
![Germanium Micro-combos, from 1W to 3W RMS](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MicroCombo-Boîtiers-190-et-230-montage-et-tissus-façade-Fender-paille-H-15x5.jpg)
On the workbench…
These will be two Micro-Combos for harmonica or guitar, respectively 1W and 3W…
The electronics are traditional, without integrated circuits. All germanium power amplifier and selected NOS speaker : The clear or overdriven sound will be lively, warm and rich!
MicroCombo1W product page — MicroCombo3W product page
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
A speaker attenuator with line output and bypass![speaker attenuator with line output and bypass](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/2017-10-Atténuateur-HP-ligne-Montage-arrière-sur-Champ-57-Bandeau-de-com.jpg)
CoolCrunch fits in a box to be placed in the bottom of combos …
Realization on request of a harp friend for his Champ 57 reissue …
Two models, dedicated to 5W or 30W power amplifiers.
Continuous volume adjustment, byPass switch and line output always available…
CoolCrunch5 and CoolCrunch30 product page.
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
Guitar Poppa likes to repair or update vintage amps![Guitar Poppa likes to repair or update vintage amps](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Stimer-Garen-Nuance-avant-de-face-recadré-15x4.jpg)
Review and restoration of a french amp from 56/65 …
Renowned French brand: Stimer amplified the great Django, then the first french rockers …
I can repair or transform these old amps with all due respect.
But only small models, less than 25W: my workshop is very small!
(and international transport is so expensive!)
![Bandeau fin gris moyen - L15](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Bandeau-fin-gris-moyen-L15.jpg)
Pedal mods
![GuitarPoppa, modifications, customisations, performances, ergonomie, usages spéciaux](http://guitarpoppa.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Transformations-bandeau-de-présentation-4x15.jpg)
Technical and ergonomic improvements; adaptation to personal uses.
Recently I adapted a [good] copy of TS9® for bass …
At the moment, I am modifying a Metal Zone® for the harmonica …
If your pedal is correctly designed and manufactured, we can customize it to your wishes!
Modifications and customizations by Guitar Poppa