Guitarist and producer David Carr (no relation to Steve) helped create the iPhone App Talkbox. He played the guitar tracks for the App using his Hammerhead Mk II and Flaxwood guitar.
Point-To-Point
News and interesting stuff from Carr Amps.
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:
New Carr Owner
Chris Funk with his Slant 6V Head
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 and Carrs on Kimmel
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.
Carr, Neko, Leno
Rambler at Musicians Hall of Fame Induction
Photography by Daniel Giles/TimesDaily.com
Rambler player Will McFarlane (at left) with fellow Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section players Jimmy Johnson and David Hood perform “When a Man Loves a Woman” with Percy Sledege after being inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville. 28 Oct 2008. (The Rambler is behind Will’s legs.)
Go Will! Go Rambler!
Story and photos at TimesDaily.com.
Wilco Uses Carrs on Colbert
Despite what it says, the video is still available. Just click play.
Wilco guitarists Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline play a Mercury and a Rambler on the October 30, 2008 episode of the The Colbert Report.
Summer NAMM 2008 Photos
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.
Visitors and Updates
Bill Frisell tries out a Mercury at Carr Amps
Jazz guitarist and composer Bill Frisell stopped by the shop last week. He played through all the models and settled on a Mercury. It was a pleasure to meet him and listen to him play.
The website has been updated. A handful of reviews have been added to the Press page, and more photos have been added to the Users area.
Happy holidays!