Yes, yes I know almost a month since the show... it was a helluva ride home! So as most of the show goers found out, we debuted our new Steamroller 200 amp at the Nashville Guitar and Amp show. This is a monster of an amp suitable for guitar or bass, delivering a solid 200 [...]
By far the most time consuming and formidable project to date, the Steamroller 300 is here! Six KT88s deliver a whopping 300 watts into 2 or 4 ohms- enough to level buildings, or at least to peel the paint off the walls. This monster was commissioned by another Houstonian, Erik Ingram of the punk band Landfill, always [...]
This is another custom amplifier incorporating features from the Steamboat Classic series with some really useful add-ons. Namely, Reverb! This is the very first Reverb amp I've built from scratch and I'm very satisfied with the outcome. Just one simple level control moves your tone from small rooms to giant chambers. In addition to the Reverb control [...]
As exhausted as I may be, Summerfest was a blast! We provided all of the guitar and bass amps for both the Rudyard's stage and the Warehouse Live stage. Thanks to Free Press, Steve Bundrick and his awesome sound company, and all of our friends who helped load gear and hung out at our tent. [...]
The Dallas International Guitar Show was a blast!Here's some pictures of the Atlas Speaker / Steamboat Ampworks boothBrothers in arms!
Finally... an entry about the Steamboat Classic 18. This amp is the culmination of many years tweaking on various 18 to 25 watt circuits. From the Fender Deluxe, to the Marshall 18 watt, from the Traynor Guitar Mate to the Vox AC15, the heritage of "small" amp designs is very rich. A little flavor of [...]
Here's a Custom 18 watt and matching D112 we built in the Fall of 2010. This one was the first 18 watt to feature a switchable tube or solid state rectifier. It also features a three-way mid switch (Scoop, Flat, Boost), Volume, Treble and Bass controls, as well as a Hi/Lo gain switch and Single [...]
This project began well over a year ago, transforming and shape-shifting along the way. Ultimately we ended up with "Hi Gain #3" in all of its distorted glory. This custom build features four EL34 power tubes pushing 100 watts with four 12AX7 tubes in the pre-amp and driver positions. This one ended up in the hands of [...]
I hope everyone is having a fun and safe holiday season. I should be adding more to the blog by the end of the year as I corral new clips of custom amps and sort through the photos of all the stuff we've been working on.Cheers!
Welcome to Captain Jake's Steamy Boats!This blog is about the custom tube guitar amps I build, who I build them for, why I build them the way I do, and what kind of inspiration I draw from when I come up with a new design to satisfy the requests of the customer. The name of [...]