Take the genius that went into the single ended amp made famous by Shawn Lane on Powers of Ten – and add thirty years of amp design expertise.

Early in his career, Bob created an amp line to capture the sounds he loved by Clapton, Hendrix and others. Yet unlike other builders, Bob focused on the sound of those recordings - not the sound of the raw amps used on the records.

The result? The large, 8-power tube equipped single ended amp embraced by Shawn Lane on Powers of Ten. It dwarfed other amps in tone and harmonics - and it’s the inspiration for Bob’s new 30-watt single ended amp to be offered by PBG.

The new amp sacrifices none of the thick harmonic content of its big brother while offering the same crushing tone at a more reasonable volume. It is being produced by PBG Amp Master Builder Mark Bartel at the Tone King workshop in Baltimore. Mark and Bob are in contact at every stage of the build. Stay tuned.