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News and interesting stuff from Carr Amps.
In this video Guitar World’s gear editor Paul Riario demonstrates the features of the Carr Raleigh 1×10 combo amp.
As some of you have noticed, we are a little short on Raleigh sound files. If you’ve yearned to hear more of the Raleigh, this video demonstration provides a good overview of what the amp can do.
By the way, we pronounce it RA-lee
not Rally.
JazzTimes, Oct 2009
This month’s issue of JazzTimes has a review of the Rambler. Reviewer Russell Carlson writes:
I’d say what you’re paying for–beyond the great tone–is top-notch craftsmanship, hand-wired electronics and thoughtful, well-researched design that adds up to a solid piece of dependable equipment.
Incidently, the cover story is on Nels Cline, who plays a Raleigh and a Rambler.
Update – 4 Nov 2009: JazzTimes has put the review online at http://jazztimes.com/articles/25115-gearhead-carr-rambler-amplifier.
Pasadena Guitars, Pasadena, CA
Hey Pasadena! New Carr amplifiers will be arriving in your town at our newest dealer, Pasadena Guitars.
Pasadena Guitars
27 N. Mentor Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91106
626-405-2999
Put those electrons to work! Nifty RCA promo video from 1942 showing how vacuum tubes work and how they are made.
In the third installment of the Carr Video Series, Steve presses boldly forward into the murky haze of tube biasing. Armed with diagrams and can-do spirit, he attacks the difficult subject matter. He emerges 9:39 minutes later, battered but victorious, and ready to begin sparring with video #4.
DHR Music Experience,
Cincinnati, Ohio
DHR Music Experience is a new Carr dealer (and a dealer in new Carrs) located in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are currently our only dealer in the Buckeye state, so we call upon you, the people of Ohio, to head on down, over, or up to DHR Music for all your Carr needs.
DHR Music Experience
9466 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
513-272-8004
www.dhrmusic.com
Vintage Guitar Cover, Oct 2009
The Raleigh gets a mighty fine review in the October 2009 issue of Vintage Guitar Magazine. Reviewer Sean O’Bryan Smith writes:
Through rigorous use on a number of recording sessions, it was obvious there’s a lot of tone in this little guy. Dirty or clean, the Raleigh held a great amount of warmth, but was surprisingly transparent. It did not overly color the natural tone of the guitar unless called upon to do so, yet retained the natural characteristics of an EL84 amp. This is a very cool balancing act. And clean tones are full of shimmer.
On newsstands now.
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.
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: