Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
This is a fairly obscure solid-state guitar amplifier from New Zealand – I don’t know exactly when it was made, but it does scream the 1970s. I bought it a few years back and have been using it as my test amp in the workshop/garage. I haven’t been able to track down a schematic, … Read more
I probably said enough about the Crowther Hotcake (and New Zealanders) in the previous post – so I’ll stop now. Short story – it’s straight op amp clipping with some filtering. Although I should say that this has an unusual bypass system – it’s not true bypass, note the switching. I’ve included a modded layout … Read more
Invented in the late seventies by Paul Crowther, the drummer from Split Enz (yes, the drummer). As an Australian, I can only say that this was almost certainly invented by an Australian and then stolen by a crafty New Zealander – just like the Pavlova, ANZAC Biscuits, Lamingtons, the Flat White and Phar Lap. But … Read more