Ampeg
+ Fender + Gibson + Magnatone + Valco = Warbler /
Juke
The Vintage/Boutique
Recipe
For A Feast Of Musical Flavors !
Warbler
The
original idea was to incorporate features from my
favorite amps and call it the Warbler. The issuing
design yielded an amp with qualities unlike any amp
that I had heard or owned and ended my twenty five
year quest for the elusive magic amp. In time, I
began to study my creation, researching the
circuitry of the amps that influenced its
conception. It became apparent that my design
subtly colored harmonic content as a function of
frequency. This essentially opened the door to
formulating an amp strategy and sparked a
synchronistic process which lead to developing and
building the Juke, a remarkable piece of
equipment that has exceeded all my egocentric
expectations.
AMPS
1989-2000
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- G. R.
Croteau
- Graduate:
- NH Technical
Institute
- Electronic
Engineering
- Concord, NH
1966
- Institute of
Audio Research
- Recording
Engineering
- New York, NY
1973
- Amps:
- Tube audio
hobbyist 1958-66
- Tube
electronic repairs since 1966
- Specializing
in Musical Electronics
- Service and
Repair
- Full Vintage
Restorations 1988-Present
- Building
Amps Since 1989
- Musician:
- Trombone
1956-62
- Harmonica
1962-Present
- Vocalist
1958-Present
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Trivia
-Amps
which influenced the Warbler
Design-
Ampeg
- Reverborocket R-12-R
Gibson - Tweed Falcon and GA-30RVT
Fender - 5E4 Super Amp, Princeton Reverb
Magnatone - Troubadour 213-A and MP13-A
Valco -Several Supro, Gretsch, Harmony and
Airline models
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- warbler
(wôr' blõr) n. music. a singer;
one that warbles; to sing
with trills, quavers, or melodic
embellishments
muse
(myáz) n. a source of
inspiration; guiding spirit
juke
(ják) Southeastern U.S. n.
musical happening; a roadhouse
with music for dancing. intr.v. To dance,
especially in a
roadhouse or to the music of a
jukebox.
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- Special
Thanks To:
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- Jeff
Firestone of Retro
Music
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- T-Bone
Wolk, Say See Bone
Records
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- John
Sprung, Parts is Parts for the great
photos.
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- Jimmy
Gordon, Gordon Custom
Harmonicas
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Disclaimer
Warbler
Muse and Juke Amplification
are not affiliated with Ampeg.
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.,
Gibson Musical Instruments or
Vibroworld.
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