The second installment of the Carr Amps video series is here! In Biasing Your Carr Amp
, our intrepid leader demonstrates setting the bias of a Raleigh, a Slant 6V, and a Mercury.
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Carr Amps Video #2
Carr at XX Merge
Lambchop, stealing the show at XX Merge. (Photo by Brad Searles)
Carr Amplifiers provided amps for XX Merge, a five-day, 33-band music festival celebrating Merge Records‘ 20th anniversary. Most bands used some combination of the three amps we provided: a Slant 6V 1×12 combo, a Viceroy 1×12 combo, and a Hammerhead MkII head and 2×12 cabinet. The amps performed admirably through a range of musical styles from delicate to aggressive, even surviving an onslaught of half-full PBR cans during Pipe‘s raucous set.
This article from the Washington Post includes photos of the bands playing our amps:
The Reptile-Brain Activator™
The Reptile-Brain Activator™
A while ago Steve Carr built a thing that has become known as The Reptile-Brain Activator™. Hmmm. Best to let Chris Stamey describe it in this article from Magnet Magazine:
From The Desk Of Holsapple & Stamey: The Reptile-Brain Activator™
Carr Amps on Facebook
Yep, we’ve got a Facebook page. As of this post, there isn’t much there, but we’ll be adding photo galleries, discussions, and all the other bells and whistles in short order. You can, however, become a fan of Carr Amplifiers right this minute! Show your support for Carr Amps while showing your friends that you have superior taste in guitar amplifiers.
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This is Point-To-Point, the spot for fun, educational Carr Amps Videos, articles, news, and oddities!
What are Carr Amps Videos, you ask? We are embarking on an ambitious project to produce at least one video per month on subjects like amp building, the Carr Amps shop, how-to’s, and more. The first one is already up: Carr Video Series #1.
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In other modern improvements, we now have a Carr Amps YouTube Channel. There you can find, in addition to our Carr Amps Videos, collections of others’ videos that feature Carr amps.
Enjoy, and check back often!
Best,
Steve Carr and the Carr Team
Carr Video Series #1
First in a series of Carr Amps videos, Steve talks about prototyping amps. He shows his favorite guitars for prototyping and an amp in the middle of the process.