Amps that look like vintage '30's art deco radios

[Jon Silberman]

What are the options? I'm looking for something like a '30's wooden art deco portable (not floor) radio. NOT a Fender Greta-type cheapo superficial replica. This is my only hope to keep an amp full time in my living room so all ideas welcome!

 

[slagg]

D lab amplification

 

[Trout]

Trillium?
http://www.trilliumamps.com/
They have a couple really deco looking amps.

Vintage47, a few more
http://www.vintage47amps.com/files/
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/459819

Lots of really cool deco cathedral radios still floating around, it wouldn't be to hard to re-home an amp into a real old radio cab.

Or Get Crazy??
http://electronluv.com/html/guitaramps/My Gallery/index.html

 

[Atlas Stands]

http://www.HumphreyAmps.com/

http://www.HumphreyAmps.com/Gallery_8RU1.php

 

[woad_yurt]

I just looked at the Trillium site; I hadn't heard of them until reading this thread. Wow, they are beautiful. I'm curious; does anyone know what they sell for?

 

[dazed1]

I always thought that Swart amps had a pretty cool retro look to them. Knobs on the back gives it a very clean look. My ast pro in dark tweed is a looker.

http://swartamps.com/amplifiers_swart_AST_PRO.htm

 

[Trout]

Ark would also be an ok choice in my book.
http://www.arkamps.com/gpage.html
http://www.arkamps.com/gpage1.html

Not exactly deco radio but definitely living room worthy.

 

[Jon Silberman]

Wow, these are all beautiful amps. The Ark ones are quite interesting - modern deco, very cool. Prices tend to be astronomical on most of them, though. I'm thinking it might be more cost effective to just buy an old non-working radio in good external condition and pay my tech to build me amp guts in the chassis.

 

[Bluzeboy]

Look @ vintage47 .

 

[Onioner]

Wow, these are all beautiful amps. The Ark ones are quite interesting - modern deco, very cool. Prices tend to be astronomical on most of them, though. I'm thinking it might be more cost effective to just buy an old non-working radio in good external condition and pay my tech to build me amp guts in the chassis.

Yes, this. Probably put a head together for less than $500, then just get a nice finished wood cab w/ an old timey cloth.

Though if you can spare the bucks, there are some awful nice looking amps floating around ...

 

[Satchmo]

Look @ vintage47 .

+1 That's what I would do.

 

[Jon Silberman]

I respect vintage47 tremendously for their focus and commitment

http://www.vintage47amps.com/files/index.php?id=40

but for the same reasons it would probably be my last choice for this project.

 

[Humphrey Amps]

Hi Jon,
Here's some info in an earlier thread on our amps. You didn't say what kind of guitar - our is really for acoustic/archtop or for very clean sounds with electric (I'm told it's awesome with Tele-style guitars), so no overdrive, distortion etc.
Best
Gerry Humphrey
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/1116809

 

[nmiller]

You might want to check out Vero amps:

 

[keto]

Top Hat Vanderbilt?

 

[Trout]

I have an old Bakelite " Jewel " radio I have been planning on putting a 6aq5 Champ based amp in.
I was going to set up the pointer as a volume knob.

Same as the picture below except mine still has the purple ink in the engraved labeling.

Mine is slightly older by maybe a year or 2, it has a smooth top instead of the ridge/peak.
It is hard to get these without cracks, that was the original reason I popped the $2.00 at a garage sale for it. (plus it powers up)

 

[Jon C]

You might want to check out Vero amps:

Little Charlie (Baty) had one the last time he played here before retiring from the Nightcats, of course anything he ever played sounded great to me.