Currently on Newsstands
The Mercury is reviewed in the March 2008 issue of Premier Guitar. Pick it up at your newsstand or read the review on their website: Carr Mini-Mercury.
The Vincent (now The Viceroy) is reviewed in the March 2008 issue of Vintage Guitar.
The book contains song arrangements for solo electric guitar, and the Mercury was used to record many of the tunes on the included CD. Also, the arranger and guitarist, Yasushi Suehara, owns a Hammerhead Mk II. Electric Guitar Solo music book (JP), Dec 2007
The Vincent (now The Viceroy) is included in this book of amplifiers and sample sounds on the accompanying CD. Carr amplifiers feature prominently in the Shop Guide section, a boon to those seeking a fine Carr amplifier in Japan. Amplifier Book (JP), Nov 2007.
Carr Amplifiers Press
Reviews
These are among the fine publications that have reviewed Carr amplifiers:
- 20th Century Guitar
- Down Beat
- Dream Machines
- Fretboard Journal
- Gitarre & Bass (DE)
- Guitar One
- Guitar Player
- Guitar World
- Guitarist
- Guitarist Handbook (JP)
- Guitarist Magazine (JP)
- JazzTimes
- Player (JP)
- Premier Guitar
- Rock Dad (JP)
- The Small Amplifier Book (JP)
- Sound and Recording (JP)
- TapeOp
- ToneQuest
- Vacuum Tube Valley
- Vintage Guitar
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Hammerhead Mk II
- Guitar Player, Jul 2006 (935kb pdf)
- Guitarist Handbook (JP), 2006 (1.04mb pdf)
- Guitarist (JP), Dec 2005 (826kb pdf)
- Sound and Recording (JP), Dec 2005 (835kb pdf)
- Sound and Recording (JP), Sep 2005 (2.74mb pdf)
- Guitar One, Feb 2004 (1.07mb pdf)
Mercury
- New Guitar World, Holiday 2007 (1.21mb pdf)
- New The Small Amplifier Book (JP), Oct 2007 (1.25mb pdf)
- Guitarist Magazine (JP), May 2007 (1.48mb pdf)
- Rock Dad (JP), vol. 1 2007 (1.25mb pdf)
- Guitar Player, Feb 2006 (2.71mb pdf)
- Guitarist Handbook (JP), 2006 (1.04mb pdf)
- Guitarist Magazine (JP), Dec 2005 (826kb pdf)
- Sound and Recording (JP), Dec 2005 (835kb pdf)
- Sound and Recording (JP), Sep 2005 (2.74mb pdf)
- Vintage Guitar, Jul 2005 (4.99mb pdf)
- Guitarist Magazine (JP), Apr 2005 (875kb pdf)
- Guitarist, November 2004
- TapeOp, Jan/Feb 2004 (1.27mb pdf)
- Guitar Player, Sep 2003 (2.15mb pdf)
- Vintage Guitar, Jun 2003 (922kb pdf)
- ToneQuest, Jan 2003 (1.83mb pdf)
Rambler
- Guitarist Handbook (JP), 2006 (1.04mb pdf)
- Guitarist Magazine (JP), Jan 2005 (924kb pdf)
- 20th Century Guitar, July 2004
- Vacuum Tube Valley, #20, 2004 (2.83mb pdf)
- Dream Machines, 2002 (1.01mb pdf)
- JazzTimes, Dec 2001 (.99mb pdf)
- ToneQuest, Mar 2001 (2.82mb pdf)
- Guitar Player, Aug 2000 (5.88mb pdf)
Slant 6V
- Guitarist Handbook (JP), 2006 (1.04mb pdf)
- Guitarist, Oct 2005 (2.97mb pdf)
- Player (JP), Mar 2005 (2.97mb pdf)
- ToneQuest, September 2002
- Vintage Guitar, Nov 2001 (1.10mb pdf)
- ToneQuest, Mar 2001 (2.82mb pdf)
- Guitar World, Jun 2000 (1.21mb pdf)
The Viceroy (formerly The Vincent)
- New Guitar Player, Dec 2007 (4.09mb pdf)
- New Guitarist, Oct 2007 (3.26mb pdf)
- Gitarre & Bass (DE), Aug 2007 (431kb pdf)
- Guitar World, Aug 2007 (1.13mb pdf)
- ToneQuest, Jan 2007 (4.32mb pdf)
All Press Chronologically
These are among the other fine publications that have reported on Carr Amplifiers:
- Billboard
- Business Integration Journal
- Chapel Hill Herald
- The Independent Weekly
- The News and Observer
- The Sanford Herald
- New Vincent (now The Viceroy) review (4.09mb pdf) - Guitar Player, Dec 2007
- New Mini-Mercury review (1.21mb pdf) - Guitar World, Holiday 2007
- New
Vacuum Packed
, company profile (6.59mb pdf) - Fretboard Journal, Fall 2007 - New Mercury review (1.25mb pdf) - The Small Amplifier Book (JP), Oct 2007
- New Vincent (now The Viceroy) review (3.26mb pdf) - Guitarist, Oct 2007
- Vincent (now The Viceroy) review (431kb pdf) - Gitarre & Bass (DE), Aug 2007
- Vincent (now The Viceroy) review (1.13mb pdf) - Guitar World, Aug 2007
- Mercury review (1.48mb pdf) - Guitarist Magazine (JP), May 2007
- Vincent (now The Viceroy) review (4.32mb pdf) - ToneQuest, Jan 2007
- Char with Mercury (1.25mb pdf) - Rock Dad (JP), vol. 1 2007
- Hammerhead Mk II review (935kb pdf) - Guitar Player, Jul 2006
- Factory tour (8.30mb pdf) - Guitarist Magazine (JP), Apr 2006
- Mercury review (2.71mb pdf) - Guitar Player, Feb 2006
- Buyers guide w/ Slant 6V, Rambler, Hammerhead Mk II, Mercury (1.04mb pdf) - Guitarist Handbook (JP), 2006
- Char's recording equipment: Mercury, Hammerhead Mk II (826kb pdf) - Guitarist Magazine (JP), Dec 2005
- Char Interview: Mercury, Hammerhead Mk II (835kb pdf) - Sound and Recording (JP), Dec 2005
- Slant 6V review (2.97mb pdf) - Guitarist, Oct 2005
- Char's New Studio: Mercury, Hammerhead Mk II (2.74mb pdf) - Sound and Recording (JP), Sep 2005
- Mercury review (4.99mb pdf) - Vintage Guitar, Jul 2005
- Slant 6V review (2.97mb pdf) - Player (JP), Mar 2005
- Mercury review (875kb pdf) - Guitarist Magazine (JP), Apr 2005
- Rambler review (924kb pdf) - Guitarist Magazine (JP), Jan 2005
Amp Maker Makes Noise...
, company profile (2.18mb pdf) - Chapel Hill Herald, 18 Dec 2004- Mercury review - Guitarist, November 2004
- Rambler review - 20th Century Guitar, July 2004
Philosophy of IT
, Steve Carr interview (1.90mb pdf) - Business Integration Journal, Aug 2004- Steve Carr interview, Rambler review (2.83mb pdf) - Vacuum Tube Valley, #20, 2004
Handmade Gear...
, boutique market (833kb pdf) - Billboard, 08 May 2004- Hammerhead Mk II review (1.07mb pdf) - Guitar One, Feb 2004
- Mercury review (1.27mb pdf) - TapeOp, Jan/Feb 2004
- Mercury review (2.15mb pdf) - Guitar Player, Sep 2003
- Mercury review (922kb pdf) - Vintage Guitar, Jun 2003
Amp Maker's Success...
, company profile (2.42mb pdf) - The Sanford Herald, 02 Feb 2003- Mercury review (1.83mb pdf) - ToneQuest, Jan 2003
- Slant 6V review - ToneQuest, September 2002
Thick and Juicy
, company profile (848kb pdf) - The Independent Weekly, 21-27 Aug 2002- Rambler review (1.01mb pdf) - Dream Machines, 2002
- Rambler review (.99mb pdf) - JazzTimes, Dec 2001
- Slant 6V review (1.10mb pdf) - Vintage Guitar, Nov 2001
- Hammerhead review (4.31mb pdf) - Guitar Player, Jul 2001
- Imperial review (1.09mb pdf) - Down Beat, Mar 2001
- Product profiles: Rambler, Hammerhead, Imperial, Slant 6V, El Moto (2.82mb pdf) - ToneQuest, Mar 2001
Finally - Somebody Got it Right
, company profile (1.80mb pdf) - ToneQuest, Feb 2001- Rambler review (5.88mb pdf) - Guitar Player, Aug 2000
The Quest for Tone
, company profile (1.41mb pdf) - The News and Observer, 17 Jul 2000- Slant 6V and El Moto review (1.21mb pdf) - Guitar World, Jun 2000