September 16th 2009
Verellen in the Press
By Seattle Weekly and The Stranger
Ben Verellen Amp Maker, Meat Smoker article from The Stranger: CLICK HERE
Best Amplifier Maker and Formidable Shredder article by The Seattle Weekly: CLICK HERE
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February 15th 2009
Introducing the Verellen Product Line, available now in NW shops
By Ben Verellen
After surviving a year and a half of building whatever crazy idea came our way, we've decided to design and "mass" produce a non-custom Verellen Amplifiers product line. You can find out all about the line By Clicking Here
Our amplifiers are available for viewing, playing, and purchasing at the following Northwest area stores....
Tommy's - Everett
Trading Musician - Seattle
American Music - Seattle
Emerald City Guitars - Seattle
Guitar Maniacs - Tacoma
Capitol City Guitars - Olympia
Briz Loan - Vancouver, WA
Eastside Guitar Repair - Portland, OR
Rocker Guitars - San Francisco (soon!)
You can also buy from us direct via the website, or just drop by the shop (call ahead first, please) for a demo. We're at 4033 Aurora Ave N., Seattle, WA 98103.
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February 14th 2009
In house, full service repair and mod shop!
By Ben Verellen
That's right... Verellen Amplifiers now has a full blown amplifier repair and mod shop via the talents and experience of Nick Czajka who cut his teeth building, designing, and repairing at a better known amplifier company. If you're in the seattle area and have a tube amp in need of some special attention, or want to "blackface" your silverface or add a gain stage to your JCM 800, etc.., please bring it by the shop.
We're at 4033 Aurora Ave N. Seattle, WA 98103.
At $25/hr, Nick's skills couldn't be a better deal.
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January 6th 2009
Coming to a shop near you
By Ben Verellen
If there's a shop in your town that you'd like to see Verellen Amplifiers, please email the name and city of the shop to verellenamplifiers@live.com |
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August 7th 2008
This amp goes to Verellen,
By Daniel Spils
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I can't write a review about my new Verellen AC30-style guitar amplifier (spoiler alert: it is AWESOME!) without talking a bit about Ben Verellen. I first met Ben at his home/workspace in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood He was running off to class at UW where he's finishing a degree in electrical engineering. But before he hit the bizooks, we spent a good deal of time communing on the perfect amp that he would build for me...zMore |
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July 12th-13 2008
Gear and Guitar Bazzar!
Verellen Amplifiers will be showcased at the Gear and Guitar Bazaar this weekend.
At the Gear and Guitar Bazaar, you can browse exhibits; attend a wide variety of clinics;
watch some great players perform; and buy, sell or trade guitars and gear. Fun for the whole family and the whole band!
May 21st, 2008
The Business of Booming
Ben Verellen's Basement Amp Factory
by Br Cook
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My first guitar amp was a solid-state Peavey bought brand-new from the big music store next to the mall. For the non–guitar players out there, that's like if your first car was a Toyota Tercel. It was a piece of shit, and I could never quite dial in a good tone on the damn thing. Technique and knob-twiddling is only part of the equation. At some point you can't polish a turd. And that Peavey was a particularly stinky turd... More |
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Welcome
6 years of electrical engineering school, 12 years
of playing music, and an obsession with the
sounds on my favorite records could only bring
me here. A mountain of debt, a basement full of
amp parts, and a business building custom tube
amplifiers and speaker cabinets. Please drop us a
line and let us know about your dream amplifier,
be it a mountain of high-gain full stacks or the
perfect combo amp. This is custom so please, by
all means blow our minds with your ideas.
-ben
Appreciation for their enthusiasm goes to:
Brian Cook, Erik Parr, Scott Yoder, Aaron Roder, Aaron Walters, Jon Weisnewski, Kurt Ballou, Nilz Peteresen, Evan Patterson, Ryan Russell, Rob Moran, Jared Sletager, Matt Judge, Dan Fried, David Bilbrey, Nick Merz , Johnathan Nunez, Jimmy Van Galder, Andy Crawshaw, Eric Balcom, Adam Paysee, Nick Czajka, Dana James, Bridget Smith, Jim, and Claud.
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