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:
Franz Ferdinand performed No You Girls on the April 17, 2009 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. They used at least three Carr amps–we’ve identified two Slant 6Vs and a Viceroy. Naturally, the band sounds great.
Neko Case’s guitarist, Paul Rigby, used a Viceroy and a Slant 6V on the March 4, 2009 episode of The Tonight Show. To watch the performance, follow the link below and select the last chapter of the show.
Sorry, the episode seems to have been removed from NBC’s website.
Carr Amplifiers premiered the new Raleigh practice amp and the updated Slant 6V workhorse at the Summer NAMM 2008 trade show in Nashville, where we shared a booth with cable manufacturer Analysis Plus. Among the hot players who visited the booth were Reggie Young, Danny Flowers, Chris Leuzinger, Steve Wariner, John Sebastion, Johnny Highland, and Bob Carlin.
Bob Carlin plays electric banjo through a Raleigh.
John Sebastian and a Raleigh.
Reggie Young and Steve Carr.
The Visible Viceroy.
The Carr Amps booth with Carr employee Philip Sullivan.
Danny Flowers, Steve Wariner, and Chris Leuzinger.
Danny Flowers, Lou Gagliano, John Sebastian, and Steve Carr.
Philip Sullivan, Steve Carr, Mark Markel, Johnny Highland, and Lou Gagliano.
Due to trademark issues we’re changing the name of The Vincent to The Viceroy. Within a few months we will be shipping Vincents with the new Viceroy nameplates. The Viceroy will be the same as the Vincent in all respects; only the name will change.
