Louis Electric Amplifiers

[Lazarus1140]

Anyone have any experience with this manufacturer's products ... more specifically the Columbia Reverb model?

[jeremy]

Re: Louis Electric Amplifiers

i havent tried that model but the few lewis electric amps ive played have been wonderful. id be happy as hell to own one

[Wattage]

Blast from the past

Anyone get their hands on a Louis Cobra?

[jeremy]

ha! no. my wife wouldnt be happy if i bought another expensive amp that just lives in my office

[Ewizard]

Is that the guy that used to paint the inside of his amps with red spray paint?

If so, he still makes great amplifiers, and he stopped painting the turret boards years ago. Most of his amps are straight up copies of your favorite amp du-jour with minor tweaks ( most of which are fairly standard ). I would be proud to own one, as he certainly is a true boutique maker and the amps are built with pride.

[jeremy]

the ones ive played are mostly tweaks of classic circuits, but they have all been great amps

[Wattage]

I've only played one that was clearly very blackface influenced, the Cobra is supposedly voiced like a Dumble with a pretty broad gain structure. Heard some stuff recently that was recorded with a Cobra and I was very intrigued. Lotta coin but I was impressed to say the least.

[Lazarus1140]

Re: Louis Electric Amplifiers

i havent tried that model but the few lewis electric amps ive played have been wonderful. id be happy as hell to own one

I ended up buying one and absolutely love it. I guess it's basically a hotrod Princeton wit a mid control. I went the 6V6 route and the clean tone is sweet and it's an outstanding pedal platform.

[jeremy]

sweet! glad you got yourself a great amp, enjoy the hell out of it!

[Wattage]

that's fantastic!