pittsboro north carolina united states products guitar amplifiers guitars website http www.carramps.com carr amplifiers is a pittsboro north carolina manufacturer of high end hand wired tube guitar amplifiers . contents 1 critical reception 2 models 3 notable players 4 references 5 external links critical reception edit carr s amplifiers are praised for their workmanship and high end components ; guitar player said the rambler s layout and wiring are absolutely flawless . 1 russell carlson in jazztimes remarked on the carr rambler s top notch craftsmanship hand wired electronics and thoughtful well researched design . 2 the carr amplifiers with 6l6 tubes are compared to classic fender amps ; the slant 6v which offers 6l6 or 6v6 power tube options also has 12ax7 and 12at7 tubes was praised as an amazingly useful and versatile amp and was a guitar player editors pick in 2009 . 3 the exceptional vincent was praised for its rich tone variable power and compact size . 4 many of carr s amplifiers have switchable power outputs adding to their versatility according to professional reviews . 5 carr amplifiers were praised for having the retro good looks of the elvis era while offering crystal clear sound in their selection as a runner up in garden & gun magazine s made in the south 2010 2011 competition . ed king of lynyrd skynyrd john fogerty joe perry of aerosmith billy gibbons of zz top jorma kaukonen canned heat jefferson airplane keith richards of the rolling stones eric clapton paul simon joe walsh eric johnson bob mothersbaugh of devo jay jay french of twisted sister and jeff tweedy of wilco own guitar amplifiers from this boutique brand . founder steve carr said of the company we try to figure out the great things about forties fifties and sixties amps and throw in some new twists . but our amps don t have a whole lot of knobs or switches . they re super useful but very simple . 6 models edit carr amplifier models include impala 44 watts 2 x 6l6 s 5751 12at7 2 x 12ax7 1x12 eminence elsinore sportsman 19 watts two 6v6 s three 12ax7 s one 12at7 one eminence red white & blues speaker 1x10 jensen jet raleigh 3.5 watts one el 84 two 12ax7 s 1x10 jensen jet viceroy formerly the vincent 7 33 watts two 6l6 one 12at7 and three 12ax7 tubes and a 12 eminence speaker 4 5 rambler 14 28 watts two svetlana 6l6 tubes . 1 slant 6v 18 22 40 watts four 6v6 or 6l6 four 12ax7 and four 12at7 tubes and a 12 eminence speaker 3 mercury 1 10 8 watts one el34 7 or kt66 8 one 12at7 and two 12ax7 tubes and a 12 carr kingpin speaker 7 skylark 12 watts switchable variable attenuator 1.2 watts down to zero two 6v6gt two 12ax7 two 12at7 1x12 celestion a type notable players edit coco montoya 9 10 references edit a b buddingh terry august 2000 . tones from the unknown six new boutique amps . guitar player . 34 8 116 22 134 . access date requires url help gearhead carr rambler amplifier . jazztimes . october 2009 . retrieved 2010 01 23 . a b fox darrin ; guitar player staff february 2009 . 8 new amplifiers . guitar player . 43 2 120 34 . access date requires url help a b leslie jimmy december 2007 . carr vincent . guitar player . 41 12 158 62 . access date requires url help a b burtell julian march 2008 . mode versatility the carr vincent . vintage guitar . 22 5 188 90 . access date requires url help made in south award winners 2010 page 4 dec jan 2010 garden & gun a b thompson art february 2006 . five low wattage tube combos . guitar player . 40 2 146 58 . access date requires url help buddingh terry september 2003 . carr mercury . guitar player . 37 9 126 27 . access date requires url help rubin dave may 2007 . riffs coco montoya . guitar player . 41 5 62 64 . access date requires url help hammond shawn january 2010 . features coco montoya . guitar player . 44 1 30 34 . access date requires url help external links edit carr amplifiers retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title carr amplifiers & oldid 730865527 categories guitar amplifier manufacturersguitar manufacturing companiesmanufacturing companies based in north carolinahidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no url navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 july 2016 at 13 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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