{"title":"Bartel Amplifiers","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBartel Amps are built under one person’s eye. Mark Bartel, best known as the founder of Tone King, designs every amplifier and personally oversees every step of construction at his shop in Baltimore, and the work shows in places most builders never touch. Circuits are all-tube and hand-wired on turret boards made in-house, where they are cut, drilled, routed, and polished. The transformers are paper bobbin and layer wound, the panels are silkscreened in the shop, and even the leather handles are handmade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRefinement runs through the cabinet as much as the chassis. Solid Eastern White Pine bodies use finger joints and a unified body and baffle with no screws or cleats, then get a sizing compound, natural hide glue, and hand-brushed lacquer in place of shortcuts. The idea is that the cabinet should behave like an acoustic instrument, so notes bloom full and resonant, with harmonic color and without glare or constriction, as Bartel puts it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese are purist designs, from the Multi-Voice preamp to the transformer-coupled phase inverter, for players who notice the details and want an amp finished to the same standard as their guitar. Browse more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/guitar-amps\"\u003eguitar amps\u003c\/a\u003e, compare a Bartel with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/two-rock-amps\"\u003eTwo-Rock\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dr-z-amps\"\u003eDr. Z\u003c\/a\u003e amplifiers, pair one with a boutique \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pedals\"\u003epedal\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/visit-us\"\u003estop by the shop\u003c\/a\u003e and play one.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bartel-amps-swingland-combo-vintage-black","title":"Bartel Amps Swingland Combo - Vintage Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eSwing into this! The Bartel Amps Swingland is a mighty 3w combo amp that punches WAY above its weight. This think is loud, harmonically rich, and super fun to play. Sometimes you just need a low wattage amp you can crank to the max and not kill everyone in a 20-mile vicinity. Great for studio recording, home use, and even with a drummer if you can get them to settle down a bit. Check it out!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFROM BARTEL AMPS: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter nearly three years of development, the Swingland grew out of a single question I kept coming back to: how to capture the harmonic complexity and playing experience of a high-powered vintage amplifier at genuinely low listening levels.  The result is an original circuit architecture that treats low-volume performance as a primary design problem, rather than an add-on to a conventional design.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Swingland’s proprietary design architecture is engineered to shape the harmonic content, dynamics, and touch response and add refinement and expression while maintaining all the color and character that define vintage tube amp tone.   It goes beyond the usual treatments such as master volume circuits, power scaling, and attenuators in its ability to get the harmonic content right, eliminate harshness, and deliver an engaging and satisfying playing experience even at very low volume. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat same design approach also shapes how the Swingland voices a wide range of classic tones.  The new preamp design makes it easy to dial in a wide range of classic voicings reminiscent of popular amps of the 50s, 60s, and 70s using its wide-ranging midrange voicing control and tilt-eq style tone control.   Additional controls such as presence, harmonic balance, and headroom provide fine control over tonal detail.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeatures such as tube-driven spring reverb and line-out capability round out the design, giving the Swingland the versatility required for both home playing and serious studio use.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatts: 3w\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTubes: 1 - 6SN7, 1 - 12AX7, 1 - 12AT7, 1 - 12AU7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker: Celestion Alnico Blue \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage Black \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 32 lbs \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 16W x 19H x 11D\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControls: Volume, Midrange, Tone, Mix, Dwell, Volume, Presence \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bartel Amps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67987875135730,"sku":null,"price":4195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/0713\/5218\/files\/bartel-swingland-black.jpg?v=1793216982"},{"product_id":"bartel-amps-starwood-combo-vintage-black","title":"Bartel Amps Starwood Combo - Vintage Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eBig tones from our new friends at Bartel Amps! We've been digging Mark Bartel's amps for a long time, and we are proud to carry them at High Voltage Guitars. The Starwood is a 28w beast that does great cleans, great pushed\/edge of breakup, and gets surprisingly crunchy when the pre-amp is cranked up! Killer classic tones and a mammoth reverb that can take you all the way there. If you are looking for a Tweed monster that holds up way better when cranked to the max, we've got the amp for you! Featuring a Fane A60 12\" speaker, and the insane build quality that Mark is known for. Get in there and get your Starwood on! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFROM BARTEL AMPS: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 28W Starwood is a purist design, all tube 1×12 combo with reverb powered by a pair of 6L6 tubes.  Its’ single channel Multi Voice preamp offers an incredibly wide range of voicings ranging from sparkly cleans to thick, woody tweed to driven plexi crunch and grind.   It includes tube driven spring reverb with both mix and dwell controls to fine tune the reverb sound to be as splashy or subtle as you choose.  The solid wood cabinet with unified baffle\/body construction delivers a lively, deeply resonant, and unconstricted sound.  A unique master volume circuit is extremely transparent, maintaining the same sound and vivid presence all the way down to bedroom volume.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatts: 28w\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTubes: 2 x 6L6, 3 x 12AX7A, 2 x 12AU7, 2 x 12AT7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectifier - 1 x 5AR4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker: 12\" Fane A60\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage Black \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 42 lbs \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 22.5\"W x 18\"H x 11\"D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eControls: Volume, Treble, Bass, Mix, Depth, Volume (Master)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessories - Footswitch (Reverb)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bartel Amps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67989179695346,"sku":null,"price":4895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/0713\/5218\/files\/bartel-starwood-black.jpg?v=1793217010"}],"url":"https:\/\/highvoltageguitars.com\/collections\/bartel-amplifiers.oembed","provider":"High Voltage Guitars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}