PRODUCT REVIEW
Studio2 and 1x10 Combo
BY CHARLES SAUFLEY
EAST Amplification
www.premierguitar.com
Whether it’s the ongoing fascination with
home recording, the relative ease of build-
ing a simple low-watt amplifier circuit, or
just the need to rock without waking the
neighbors, the small amp industry keeps
growing. These days, the market ranges
from budget to boutique. But by percent-
age, most of these amps are exceedingly
simple and built around control sets that
can be as basic as a single volume knob.
When Jeff Bober started EAST Amplification,
he saw the opportunity to do something
much more than crank out another no-frills
low-watt amp. His work at Budda Amplifiers
made him an expert at applying more
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modern tone circuits to classic-voiced 6V6,
6L6, and EL84 amps. He also recognized what
a full-featured low-watt amp with greater
tone shaping capability could mean to players
in recording situations. (Full disclosure: Bober
writes our monthly Ask Amp Man column,
but we submit his products to the same scrutiny as those from any other manufacturer.)
