The Artemus is an 4x EL-84-driven combo. The details are on our Home page.
We have two new coverings: Alligator and Ostrich. Our Home page has photos.
There are three–count ‘em three–new variations on the Slant 6V:
Slant 6V Lt – Clean channel only version. Same as the classic, just no OD channel.
Slant 6V HP – High power version. With 4 6L6s making 100/55/35 watts.
Slant 6V HP Lt – High power, clean channel only version.
More info will be added to the Slant 6V page soon.
And lastly, sadly, we are discontinuing the Hammerhead. It was a great but misunderstood amp, and orders have been few and far between. So long lil’ buddy. *sniff*.
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.
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:
Chris Funk of the The Decemberists added his newly-acquired Slant 6V head to his stage-rig for a show in Raleigh, NC. Watch the video of Chris and the Slant 6V in action as The Decemberists cover Heart’s Crazy on You. Chris is on the right.
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.
In the spring of 2008, the Slant 6V was updated to include independently adjustable reverb in both channels and circuit tweaks to improve its already outstanding tone. Guitar Player magazine reviews the updated Slant 6V in the February 2009 issue, earning the Guitar Player Editors’ Pick. Reviewer Darrin Fox writes, Big props to Carr for churning out an amazingly useful and versatile amp that celebrates tube-tone nerdiness in an ultra-gig-worthy package.
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.
