Re-Amping


The main focus is on vintage guitar tones from the unique SoundRay amplifiers and speaker cabinets using vintage microphones.

The amps fall in two main categories

Vintage Recreations

These are as close as possible recreations of vintage guitar amplifiers with 3 main additional features.

1. Lower background noise: Background noise and hum are quieter than the originals, particularly useful in recording

2. Higher quality components: Some parts of the original designs were sacrificed to early cost saving measures.

3. Additional modifications that can make the amps more versatile for recording.

New Designs

These are new designs based on classic valve design with variations and additions

Amp Heads

SoundRay 18 Watt

Classic Two channel with a with a valve driven Tremolo

Audio Examples with The SoundRay 1 X 12 Mini Classic Cabinet with vintage Celestion Pulsonic Cone Greenback (G) Speaker. Recorded with a mix of Vintage Shure USA 545 and Echolette ES14 Microphones. Numbered G1 TO G5

G1 Gibson 335 Bridge Pick up SoundRay 18 Watt Norrmal Channel Volume 10 Treble 5 Low Input Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 microphone mix
G2 Stratocaster Neck Pick Up (Bareknuckle Apache) SoundRay 18 Watt Norrmal Channel High input Volume10 Treble 5 Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 microphone mix
G3 Gibson 335 Neck Pick up SoundRay 18 Watt Tremolo Channel Volume 5 Treble 5 speed 0 Intensity 5 Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone mix
G4 Strat Middle Pick Up SoundRay 18 Watt Tremolo Channel Volume 10 Tone 5 Speed 5 Intensity 7 Echolette ES14 + Shure 545 Mix
G5 Strat Bridge Pick Up SoundRay 18 Watt Tremolo (off) Channel Input High Volume 10 Tone 5 Echolette ES
14 + Shure 545 Mix

Audio Examples with The SoundRay 1 X 12 TV Cabinet with Celestion Blue (B) Alnico Speaker. Recorded with a mix of Vintage Shure USA 545 and Echolette ES14 Microphones. Numbered B1 TO B5

B1 Gibson 335 Bridge Pick Up SoundRay 18 Watt Normal Channel Volume 10 Tone 0 Low Input Blue Shure 545 + Echolette ES14 Mix
B2 Strat Neck Pick Up SoundRay 18 watt Normal Channel Volume 10 Tone 0 High Input Blue Shure 545 + Echolette ES14 Mix
B3 Gibson 335 Neck Pick Up SoundRay 18 Watt Volume 5 Tone 5 Speed 0 Intensity 5 Blue Shure 545 + Echolette ES14 Mix
B4 Strat Middle Pick Up SoundRay 18 watt Tremlolo channel Volume 10 Tone 0 Speed 5 Intensity 7 High Input Blue shure 545 Echolette ES14 Mix
B5 Strat Bridge Pick Up SoundrRay 18 Watt Tremolo Channel Volume 10 Tone 0 f Trem Off High Input Blue shure 545 Echolette ES14 Mix

SoundRay Vibro Special

Vibrochamp with a blackface (normal mode) and an extra Tweed mode, Half way towards the Tweed Sound (more mid focused)

Audio Examples with The SoundRay 1 X 12 Mini Classic Cabinet with vintage Celestion Pulsonic Greenback (G) Speaker. Recorded with a mix of Vintage Shure USA 545 and Echolette ES14 Microphones. Numbered G6 TO G10

G6 Gibson 335 Neck Pick up SoundRay Vibro Special BF Mode Input 2 Volume 10 Treble 4 Bass 2 Speed 1 Intensity 6 Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone MIX
G7 Stratocaster Neck Pick Up SoundRay Viibro Special BF Mode V6 T6 B3 No Tremolo Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone MIX
G8 Stratocaster Middle and Neck Pick up SoundRay Vibro Special BF Mode Input 1 V4T 6 B3 no Tremolo Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone MIX
G9 Gibson 335 Bridge Pick up SoundRay Vibro Special Tweed Mode Input 2 V10 T1 B10 no Tremolo Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone MIX
G10 Gibson 335 Both Pick ups SoundRay Vibro Special BF Mode Input 1 V5 T6 B4 No Tremolo Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone MIX

Audio Examples with The SoundRay 1 X 12 TV Cabinet with Celestion Blue (B) Alnico Speaker. Recorded with a mix of Vintage Shure USA 545 and Echolette ES14 Microphones. Numbered B6 TO B10

B6 Gibson 335 Neck Pick Up SoundRay Vibro Special BF Mode Input 2 Volume 10 Treble 4 Bass 1 Speed 1 Intensity 6 Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone Mix
B7 Strat Neck Pick Up SoundRay Vibro Special BF Mode Input 1 Volume 6 Treble 6 Bass 3 No Tremolo 6 Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone Mix.
B8 Strat Middle and Neck Pick Up SoundRay Vibro Special BF Mode Input 1 Volume 4 Treble 6 Bass 3 No Tremolo 6 Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone Mix.
B9 Gibson 335 Bridge Pick Up SoundRay Vibro Special Tweed Mode Input 2 Volume 10 Treble 1 Bass 3 No Tremolo Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone Mix.
B10 Gibson 335 Both Pick Ups SoundRay Vibro Special BF Mode Input 1 Volume 5 Treble 6 Bass 3 No Tremolo Echolette ES14 + Shure USA 545 Microphone Mix

SoundRay Silver Arrow – New design ultra pure signal path

Audio Examples with The SoundRay 1 X 12 Mini Classic Cabinet with vintage Celestion Pulsonic cone Greenback Speaker. Recorded with a mix of Vintage Shure USA 545 and Echolette ES14 Microphones.

Strat Neck Pick Up SoundRay Silver Arrow Volume 5 Fat Switch Off Pulsonic Speaker ES14 + 545 Mix
Strat Neck + Middle Pick Up SoundRay Silver Arrow Volume 5 Fat Switch Off MIX

Vox AC15 Heritage Head

Cabinets

SoundRay 1 x12 Mini Classic Cabinet with Vintage Celestion 1970 Greenback (pulsonic Cone) speaker

SoundRay 1 x 12 TV Cabinet with Celestion Alnico Blue speaker

Combo Amps

Fender Deluxe Reverb II

This Fender amp is the 1980’s Paul Rivera designed mark two amp featuring 8 valves. This was the last of the hand wired amps.
The amp has two channels. Channel one (volume with bright pull, treble, bass) is similar to the mark one with a faster attack from the silicon rectifier.
The second channel features a channel designed for overdriven sounds (volume, gain, master, treble, mid, mid boost pull, bass and presence)
this was in place of the 1960’s Deluxe Reverb tremolo circuit. The spring reverb is available on both channels. The amp is fitted with a Jensen Alnico speaker.

SoundRay 64 Time machine – Leo Fender VibroChamp recreation

This amp is as close as possible, a recreation of the 1964 Fender VibroChamp with lower background noise for recording.

SWR Blue baby 2 bass amp

Guitar Effects Pedals

Available for Re-amping with the amps

ADA MP1 Preamp

SansAmp – Original

Crowther Hot Cake – Overdrive Pedal
T-Rex Moller – Overdrive Pedal
Toadworks Mad Dog – Fuzz Pedal
T-rex Tremster – Tremolo Pedal
T-rex Replica – Delay pedal
T-rex Room Mate – Reverb Pedal