Original Nomad amplifiers.
The original Nomad amplifiers were built in Berkeley and later Hayward, California, beginning in 1985.
About 500 original Nomad amps were made and the majority of those are still in service today.
The specifications shown here are general guidelines for each model. Most Nomad amps were hand tailored to a specific player's needs, and only a few were sold through dealers as stock items.
Approximately 12 to 20 All-Star amplifiers were hand built in Berkeley. Each amplifier was individually voiced for its owner, making every example unique.
Specifications and history coming soon.
Specifications and history coming soon.
The Mustang 130 shared the same 100-watt output stage as the Hi-Gain, but its preamp was modeled after a classic 50-watt Plexi head rather than the modified Fender-inspired preamp used in the Hi-Gain, giving it a distinctly British voice.
Despite its name, the Bass 300 was not a 300-watt amplifier. The "300" referred to the approximate weight, in pounds, of a complete Bass 300 system consisting of the amplifier and its matching speaker cabinets.
The original Rebel was built in 1986 for Billy "Hey Joe" Roberts. Every Rebel received a hand-tuned preamp section matched to the player's style and preferred microphone, making each amplifier unique.
The use of 6K6 output tubes allowed the amplifier to be driven harder at lower volume, producing the warm compression and natural overdrive favored by many blues harp players.
With both preamp channels operating simultaneously (A+B), the out-of-phase relationship between the two signal paths allowed the player to shape the frequency response through phase-cancellation effects, creating a unique form of EQ control unavailable on conventional amplifiers.
The Channel Switcher was the original Nomad model. Approximately 60 amplifiers were built.