Blunt Instrument Guitar Amplifiers

High-spec boutique guitar amplifiers custom-built for serious musicians.

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Emulation or Not? Blunt Answers

Emulation or Not? Blunt Answers #music #amplifiers #guitar amps #guitarists

Recently we were asked why we did not put more controls or emulation on our tube amplifiers as some other well known manufacturers do, one assumes, in order to make an ‘All Singing, All dancing‘ amplifier, a Jack of all trades but perhaps master of none. Here is the answer from Mike Blunt:

“Having played in several bands in my younger days, it was often necessary to alter the amps settings…

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Guitar Amplifiers: Price vs. Quality

Guitar Amplifiers: Price vs Quality #music #amps #guitarists #amplifiers

It has been suggested by some, that perhaps our amplifiers are a bit on the expensive side of the fence, to which I have replied that, firstly, our amplifiers are all hand built at every stage from the ground up and that this is no idle boast but an actual fact, so that you can be assured that you are getting a quality piece of kit.

Secondly, every step of the build is checked over…

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Dan Baker

Dan Baker, a talented musician and teacher in South West England. #amps #amplifiers #music #guitarists

Dan Baker is an accomplished and well respected musician in the South West of England. As well as being a music teacher, Dan also does session work and is regularly gigging in clubs and pubs. It would appear that there are no instruments that Dan cannot play, which in itself speaks volumes for his virtuosity.

Having said that, we would like to confirm here that Dan Baker is in no way…

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Gypsy Jazz

Dan Baker Plays Gypsy Jazz #amps #amplifiers #guitarists #music

Dan Baker Plays Gypsy Jazz

Dan Baker displays the extraordinary versatility of the VS-20C, playing some gypsy jazz with a selection of different semi-acoustic guitars, and finally in a duet playing fiddle with Jipe Gerardin accompanying on guitar.

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You can find out all about the VS-20C ‘Red Devil’…

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Rusty Screws

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Although I was a member of several bands in my younger days , nobody could accuse me of being a successful musician, however, during that time I owned quite a few amplifiers made by various well known manufacturers, all second hand, some of which were very old and quite frankly, looked it.

What struck me…

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Music Lovers Applaud the ‘Red Devil’ Dan Baker asks the audience at a live gig if they like the 'Red Devil' guitar amp.

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Bob Shearn tries the VS-20C 'Red Devil'

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Bob Shearn tries out the VS-20C

Bob Shearn tries out the VS-20C

Bob Shearn is a renowned guitarist from the south of England. He joins Dan Baker to try out the Blunt Instrument VS-20 ‘Red Devil’ in comparison to a valve amplifier.

The VS-20 ‘Red Devil’ is a 20 watt rms practice amp / small venue amp with a big sound. For more details see: https://www.bluntinstrument.rocks/vs-20c-the-red-devil/

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VS-20C – The Red Devil

“A mini amp with a MAXI presence” Hot from the development lab, Blunt Instrument showcases a small but highly competent little amplifier, the VS-20C, Rated at 20 watts RMS. This little …

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Real Tube versus NuTube

Real Tube versus NuTube

It all goes around in circles once again. Some of you may remember all of the excitement over the arrival of MOSFETs in the 70’s and how they would revolutionise the humble guitar amplifier, relegating the out-moded tube to the trash can but, subsequently and perhaps not surprisingly, it soon became apparent that they were not the answer. That precious panacea that they were being touted…

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