verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message gallien krueger type private industry amplification founded san jose california united states 1968 ; 48 years ago 1968 founder robert gallien and rich krueger headquarters stockton california united states key people robert gallien and rich krueger products amplifiers website official site external video oral history bob gallien talks about the equalizer in his amps that accommodates a wide range of instruments . interview date january 20 2007 namm national association of music merchants oral history library gallien krueger also referred to as gk as in their logo is a bass amplifier and speaker cabinet manufacturer . the company is based in stockton california and was founded in 1968 . history edit robert gallien started his company then named gmt from his garage in san jose california while working as an engineer for hewlett packard . his first amps were the gmt 226a and 226b named after their power output and were unconventional in their design because they were built around transistors instead of tubes . carlos santana was one of the first to buy a gmt 226a serial 6 citation needed and it can be clearly seen in the woodstock movie . in the early 70 s bob gallien teamed up with fellow hp engineer rich krueger and the company was renamed from gmt gallien martin taylor to gallien krueger . although rich krueger is no longer involved in the company it has retained his name . in 1983 gallien krueger launched the bass amplifier that would define the future of the company namely the 800rb . the gk sound is defined by a dry growl and a quick reaction from the class h power amplifier . the company stopped producing guitar amplifiers in the early nineties but continues to make bass amplifiers and cabinets . in november 2013 the company paid a fine to the fcc for producing non compliant digital radio products . 1 references edit gallien krueger to pay 18.5 k to settle equipment marketing probe . fcc.gov . federal communications commission . 2013 11 14 . retrieved 2013 12 09 . external links edit official site about gallien krueger retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gallien krueger & oldid 733703261 categories american musical instrument makershidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2014all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from december 2013 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 fran aisportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 9 august 2016 at 15 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view